This course is ideal if you are seeking Novell Certified Linux Engineer 9 certification or want to improve your skills in planning, designing and managing a secure SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 environment. If you are seeking Novell Certified Linux Engineer certification, please note that you are required to complete Novell Certified Linux Professional certification first.

A detailed understanding of network protocols is essential for the design and configuration of firewalls. If you lack this critical knowledge, we strongly recommend that you complete Fundamentals of Networking to prepare for the topics of this course. Additionally, the information found in SUSE Linux Network Services is key to performing effective security tasks.:

This course covers a broad range of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 security topics, many of which are listed below:

• Creating a security concept
• Understanding frequently used security terms
• Partitioning the hard disk and ensuring file system security
• Understanding Linux user authentication
• Configuring security settings with YaST
• Applying security updates
• Reviewing cryptography basics and practical application
• Securing access with the TCP wrapper
• Using SSL to secure a service
• Understanding firewall concepts and purpose
• Understanding packet filters and network address translation
• Configuring application-level gateways
• Configuring an IPSec connection using the command-line interface
• Configuring IPSec using YaST
• Performing host-based intrusion detection
• Performing network-based intrusion detection