Linux Security


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number


Overview/Description
To describe methods for securing Linux system resources.

Target Audience
Students wishing to acquire the intermediate skills required as a Linux system administrator.

Prerequisites
A knowledge of basic Linux system administration

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Linux Security

  • recognize how to configure NIS
  • recognize how to install and configure an LDAP server
  • recognize how to configure PAM authentication
  • configure LDAP and PAM authentication
  • recognize the characteristics of IP chains and IP tables
  • identify methods for restricting access to FTP servers
  • recognize how to configure OpenSSH
  • configure TCP wrappers
  • restrict access to system resources using OpenSSH and TCP wrappers

    • Course Number:
    lu_lalp_a08_it_enus