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Introduction

• RH253 arms students with in-depth knowledge needed to configure common Red Hat Enterprise Linux network services. Network and local security tasks are also topics of this course.

Prerequisites

• RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration or equivalent experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, LAN/WAN fundamentals or equivalent, internetworking with TCP/IP or equivalent.

Goal

• Upon completion of this course, individuals can set up a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server and configure common network services and security at a basic level.

Objectives

• Networking services on Red Hat Linux server-side setup, configuration, and basic administration of common networking services: DNS, NIS, Apache, SMB, DHCP, Sendmail, FTP. Other common services: tftp, pppd, proxy.
• Introduction to security
• Developing a security policy
• Local security
• Files and filesystem security
• Password security
• Kernel security
• Basic elements of a firewall
• Red Hat Linux-based security tools
• Responding to a break-in attempt
• Security sources and methods
• Overview of OSS security tools