UNIT 1 - Introduction to System Services
       Objectives
       Agenda
       Service Management
       Services Managed by init
       System V service Management
       Chkconfig
       Xinetd managed Series
       The xinetd Daemon
       The/etc/sysconfig/ files
       Fault Analysis
       End of Unit 1
       Lab: Introduction to System Services

UNIT 2 - Organizing Network Systems
       Objectives
       Agenda
       Domain Name SystemDNS
       Zones, Domains & Delegation
       Name Server Hierarchy
       The DNS Server
       Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)
       Service Profile: DNS
       Configuring BIND
       Global Options
       Address Match Lists and ac1
       Rndc
       Master and Slave Zones
       Reverse Lookup Zones
       Special Zones
       Zone Files
       Resource Records (RR)
       SOA (Start of Authority)
       NS (Name Server)
       Main Record Types
       Example Zone File
       Round Robin Load Sharing through DNS
       Delegating Subdomains
       BIND Syntax Utilities
       Caching-only Name Server
       BIND Utilities
       Advanced BIND Features
       DHCP Overview
       Service Profile: DHCP
       Configuring a DHCP Server
       End of Unit 2
       Lab: Organizing Networked Systems

UNIT 3 - Network File Sharing Services
       Objectives
       Agenda
       NFS File Service (NFS)
       SFS Server
       Client-side NFS
       FTP
       Service Profile: FTP
       Samba Services
       Samba Daemons
       Service Profile: SMB
       Configuring Samba
       Overview of smb.conf Sections
       Configuraring File and Directory Sharing
       Printing to the Samba Server
       Authentication Methods
       Passwords
       Samba Client Tools: smbclient
       Nmblookup
       Smbmount
       Samba mouts in /etc/fstab
       End of Unit 3
       Lab: Network File Sharing Services

UNIT 4 - Electronic Mail Services
       Objectives
       Agenda
       Sendmail Features
       Security and "Anti-Spam" Features
       An Email Review
       Server Operations
       Service Profile: Sendmail
       Main Configuration Files
       Other Configuration Files
       Sendmail Configuration with the m4 Macro Language
       Sendmail m4 Macro File: Introduction
       Sendmail m4 Macro File: Features
       Sendmail Client Configuration
       Other Valuable m4 directives
       Additional Sendmail Configuration Files
       /etc/mail/virtusertable
       /etc/mail/access
       Blacklisting Recipients
       Debugging Sendmail
       Using alternatives
       Postfix
       Service Profile:Postfix
       Configuring postfix
       Additional Postfix Configuration
       Enhanced Postfix Configuration
       Procmail Delivery
       Procmail sample Configuration
       End of Unit 4
       Lab: Electronic Mail Services

UNIT 5 - The HTTP Service
       Objectives
       Agenda
       Apache Overview
       Service Profile:HTTPD
       Apache Configuration
       Apache Server Configuration
       Virtual Hosts
       Apache Namespace Configuration
       Apache Access Configuration
       Using .htaccess Files
       CGI
       Notable Apache Modules
       Apache Encrypted Web Server
       Squid Web Proxy Cache
       Service Profile: Squid
       End of Unit 5
       Lab: The HTTP Service

UNIT 6 - Security Concerns and Policy
       Objectives
       Agenda
       Definition of Security
       Attacks from the Network
       Principles of Security
       Security Practices
       Diagnostic Utilities
       Which Services Are Running?
       Remote service Detecting
       Isolate Vulnerabilities
       Security Policy: the System
       Security Policy: the People
       Response Strategies
       Additional Resources
       End of Unit 7
       Lab: Security Concerns and Policy

UNIT 7 - Authentication Services
       Objectives
       Agenda
       Authentication Basics
       Service Profile: PAM
       PAM Operation
       /etc/pam.d/system-auth
       Core PAM Modules
       Authentication Modules
       Miscellaneous PAM Modules
       Password Security
       Password Policy
       Resource Limits
       User Access Control
       Single User Mode
       Sudo
       Authentication Troubleshooting
       NIS Overview
       Service Profile: NIS
       NIS Server Topology
       Configuring an NIS Server
       NIS Client Configuration
       NIS Troubleshooting
       End of Unit 8
       Lab: Authentication Services

UNIT 8 - System Monitoring
       Objectives
       Agenda
       Introduction to System Monitoring
       File System Analysis
       Set User and Ground ID Permissions
       Typical Problematic Permissions
       EXT2 Filesystem Attributes
       System Log Files
       Syslogd and klogd configuration
       Advanced syslogd configuration
       Log File Analysis
       Monitoring and Limiting Processes
       Processes Monitoring Utilities
       System Activity Reporting
       Process Accounting Tools
       End of Unit
       Lab: System Monitoring


UNIT 9 - Security Networks
       Objectives
       Agenda
       Routing Principles
       Net filter Overview
       Net filter Architecture
       Net Filter Tables and Chains
       Net filter Packet Flow
       Rule matching
       Rule Targets
       Simple Example
       Basic Chain Operations
       Directional Filtering
       Connection Tracking
       Network Address Translation (NAT)
       Rule persistence
       The "Bastion Host"
       End of Unit 10
       Lab: Security Networks

UNIT 10 - Securing Services
       Objectives
       Agenda
       System Startup Control
       Securing the Service
       Tcp-wrappers Configuration
       Daemon Specification
       Advanced Syntax
       Options
       Example
       Securing xinetd-managed services
       Xinetd Access Control
       Host Patterns
       Advanced security Options
       End of Unit 11
       Lab: Securing Services

UNIT 11 - Securing Data
       Objectives
       Agenda
       The Need for Encryption
       Cryptographic building Blocks
       Random Numbers
       One-Way Hashes
       Symmetric Encryption
       Asymmetric Encryption l
       Asymmetric Encryption ll
       Public Key Infrastructures
       Digital Certificates
       Generating Digital Certificates
       OpenSSH Overview
       OpenSSH Authentication
       The OpenSSH Server
       Service Profile:SSH
       OpenSSH Server Configuration
       The OpenSSH Client
       Protecting Your Keys
       Applications: RPM
       End of Unit 12
       Lab: Securing Data