Sun Certified Security Administrator for Solaris 10 Certification Success Package - Classroom Edition (PK-CSPS-IL5)

Package Description

This Certification Package is for experienced system administrators who are responsible for implementing, administering, and maintaining security on one or more Solaris OS systems.

To demonstrate proficiency, you can use the exam voucher to get certified and obtain the Sun Certified Security Administrator for Solaris 10 Certification. This package includes Sun Authorized courseware, practice certification exam delivered over the web and a voucher for the actual certification exam.

Components of the package:

• classroom courseware SC-301-S10
• corresponding practice exam WGS-PREX-S303C
• corresponding certification exam CX-310-303

This package includes Sun authorized courseware, Web-based practice certification exams, and a voucher for the certification exam. As an added bonus in select countries, should you need it, you will also receive a free retake exam. » See participating countries and terms and conditions.

Package Skills Gained

• Principles and features
• Installing systems securely
• Principle of Least Privilege
• File integrity and privacy
• Application and network security
• Auditing and zone security

Package Components

• Configuring Security on the Solaris 10 Operating System (SC-301-S10)
• ePractice exam for the Sun Certified Security Administrator for Solaris 10 OS (WGS-PREX-S303C)
• Sun Certified Security Administrator for the Solaris 10 Operating System (CX-310-303)

Configuring Security on the Solaris 10 Operating System (SC-301-S10)

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Skills Gained

• Describe the security features of the Solaris 10 Operating System
• Configure the security features relevant to Solaris 10 system administrators
• Configure the security features relevant to Solaris 10 network administrators

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Related Courses

Before:

• System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System Part 2 (SA-202-S10)
• Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System on x86 Based System (SA-203-S10)
• Network Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (SA-300-S10)
• Administering Security on the Solaris Operating System (SC-300)

After:

• Solaris Operating System Network Intrusion Detection (SC-345)
• Enterprise Security Using Kerberos (SC-360)
• Computer Security Forensics and System Recovery (SC-410)

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Course Content

Module 1 - Describing Basic Security Principles

• Describe Security Principles
• Describe the Need for a Security Policy
• Describe the Need to Securely Configure Systems
• Describe the Need for Auditing
• Describe the Need for Patching

Module 2 - Listing Applicable Solaris 10 Security Features

• Describe Security Enhancements Relevant to System and Network Administrators

Module 3 - Describing Minimization

• Minimal Installation
• Software Installation Clusters (Meta Clusters)
• Loose Versus Strict Minimization
• Providing Consistent, Known Configuration for Installations

Module 4 - Managing Patches

• Describe the Update Manager
• Signed Patches
• Verifying Signatures
• Specifying a Web Proxy

Module 5 - Performing Hardening

• Preforming Hardening
• Implementing the Solaris Security Toolkit (SST)

Module 6 - Implementing Process Rights Management

• Describe PRM
• Process Privileges
• Determine rights required by process
• Assign minimum rights to a process
• Debugging Privileges

Module 7 - Implementing User Rights Management

• Access Control
• RBAC
• Implementing Password Strength, Syntax Checking, History and Aging Improvements

Module 8 - Utilizing the Solaris Cryptographic Framework

• Describe the Solaris Cryptographic Framework (SCF)
• List the Basic administration tools for SCF
• Use SCF with a Web Server
• Use SCF with a Java-based application
• Use SCF with a Sun Crypto Accelerator
• Using the SCF User-Level Commands Management

Module 9 - Managing File system Security

• Signed ELF Objects
• Implement the Basic Audit and Report Tool (BART) for File Integrity
• Describe Validated Execution

Module 10 - Using the Service Management Facility

• Describe Using the SMF
• Describe the Concept of Least Privilege
• Describe Authorizations Limit Service Privileges
• Determine a Current Service s Privileges
• Configure a Service to use Reduced Privileges

Module 11 - Securing Networks

• TCP Wrappers
• Implement the IPfilter Stateful Packet Filtering Firewall
• Kerberos
• Implementing the Solaris Secure Shell (SSH)
• Describe NFSv4

Module 12 - Implementing IPsec

• Describe IP Security
• Implement IPsec
• IPsecs position in the Solaris OS Cryptographic Framework
• Configuring IPsec
• Describe IKE
• Configure IKE
• Troubleshoot IPsec and IKE

Module 13 - Performing Auditing and Logging

• Describe Solaris Audit
• Configure Audit Policy
• Implement Solaris Audit
• Configure for Zones
• JASS Audit
• Review Audit Logs
• Learning from Audit Trails
• Tamper Proof Logging

Module 14 - Implementing Security in Solaris Zones

• Describe Security Characteristics
• Describe the Global Zone
• When/How to use Zones
• Resource Management
• Zones and Auditing
• Zones and Network Security
• Patching Zones

Module 15 - How Security Components Work Together

• Describe how Security Components Work Together
• Describe how Technologies Interact
• Infrastructure Requirements

Appendix A - Managing Resources

• Resource Controls
• Resource Exhaustion Attack Prevention

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ePractice exam for the Sun Certified Security Administrator for Solaris 10 OS (WGS-PREX-S303C)

Course Length

40 hours

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Sun Certified Security Administrator for the Solaris 10 Operating System (CX-310-303)

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