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The Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) program is designed to certify the competency of IT professionals using the Linux operating system and its associated tools.

This LPIC-2 Intermediate Level course covers the syllabus for the LPI-202 examination:

The following topics are covered: Course Format; Product Development; Structure; Objectives; Conventions; Introduction to Labs; Introduction to Lab Solutions; and Lab Conventions.

• Lesson Two – Networking

The following topics are covered: Objectives; Configuring the Network Interface – (The Loopback Interface; Ethernet Interfaces) Routing Through a Gateway; Virtual Private Networks; What Is A VPN; VPN Types; SSH and PPP The Server; The Client; IPSEC; Authentication Over PPP Secrets Files; The CHAP Secrets File; Troubleshooting – (ifconfig; ping; route; traceroute; arp and arpwatch; tcpdump; nc); and Summary.

• Lesson Three – DNS

The following topics are covered: Objectives; BIND 8; named.conf; Syntax;The options Statement; The directory Statement; The forwarders Statement; The forward Statement; The version Statement; The dialup Statement; The logging Statement; Predefined Zone Statements; Converting BIND Configurations; The named Name Server Daemon; The ndc Program; Signals to named; Controlling named with a Start/Stop Script; Zones and Reverse zones; The db.local File; The db.127 File; The hints File; Zone Definitions in named.conf; The $TTL Statement; Resource Records; SOA Record; A Record; CNAME Record; NS Record; HINFO Record; MX Record; MXing a Domain; Reverse Zone Files; PTR Record; Master and Slave Servers; Configuring a Master; Configuring a Slave; Creating Subdomains; Delegating a DNS Zone; DNS Utilities – (dig; host; nslookup); Internal DNS; Limiting Negotiations; Split DNS: Stand-Alone Internal Master; Configuring the Master on privdns; Configuring DNS on liongate; Alternatives; Split DNS: Two DNS Servers On One Machine; Two Name Servers On One Host; Configuring the Internal Name Server; Configuring the Visible Name Server; A Problem; and Summary.

• Lesson Four – DNS Security

The following topics are covered: Objectives; DNS Security Strategies; Making Information Harder to Obtain; Hiding the Version Number; Limiting Access; Limiting Queries; Limiting Zone Transfers; Controlling Requests; Turning Off Glue; Mitigating the Effects of an Intrusion; Running BIND with Less Privileges; Running BIND in a chroot Jail; Preparing a chroot Jail; Running BIND chrooted; Configuration for a chrooted BIND; Combining Special User and chroot; Securing Name Server Connections; Using the dnskeygen Command; Generated Key Files; Using the Key; and Summary.

• Lesson Five – DHCP & NIS

The following topics are covered: Objectives; What is DHCP?; Configuring the Server; Global Parameters; Shared-network Declarations; Subnet Declarations; Group Declaration; Host Declaration; Sample DHCP Scenario; Available Network Services; Subnet Independent Services; Subnet Dependent Services; Building the DHCP Server’s Configuration File; The Global Parameters for Services; The Company's Shared Networks and Subnets; Static Hosts; Static BOOTP Hosts; Controlling the DHCP Server’s Behavior; Leases; Interfaces; Restarting the DHCP Server After Making Changes; DHCP Relaying; Configuring a System as a NIS Client; Setting Up NIS Master and Slave Servers; Configuring Master and Slave Servers; Creating NIS Maps; NIS Related Commands; NIS Related Files – (nis.conf; nsswitch.conf; ypserv.conf); Pluggable Authentication Modules; Authentication; Authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow – (Account; auth; password; and session); Configuring Authentication via NIS; Configuring Authentication via LDAP; and Summary.

• Lesson Six – Mail & News

The following topics are covered: Objectives; Majordomo; Creating a Mailing List; Aliases; Majordomo Files; Maintaining a Mailing List; Configuring Sendmail; Mail Aliases; Procmail; Recipes; Internet News; Installing INN; Configuring INN; Creating News Groups; Newsfeeds; and Summary.

• Lesson Seven – LDAP

The following topics are covered: Objectives; LDAP; Installing and Configuring an LDAP Server; Obtaining the Software; Configuring a Directory Hierarchy; Editing the ldif File; Adding Data to the Hierarchy; Changing Data in the Hierarchy; Additional Information; and Summary.

• Lesson Eight – Web Services: Apache & Squid

The following topics are covered: Objectives; Installing the Apache Web Server; Configuring Apache Server Options; Modularity; Run-time Loading of Modules (DSO); APache eXtenSion (APXS) Support Tool; Encrypted Web Servers: SSL; Public Key Cryptography; Various Apache and SSL Related Projects; Apache-SSL; Apache with mod_ssl; Monitoring Apache Load and Performance; Restricting Access; The access_log File; Restricting Client User Access; Configuring Authentication; User Files; Group Files; Configuring mod_perl and mod_php; Virtual Hosting; Name-based Virtual Hosting; IP-based Virtual Hosting; Setting Up Multiple Daemons; Setting Up a Single Daemon; Customizing File Access; How to Create a SSL Server Certificate; Proxy Servers: Squid; The squid.conf File; Sections in the squid.conf File – (http_port; cache_dir; http_access, acl; and authenticate_program); Redirectors Authentication; Security Issues; Access Policies; Memory Usage; and Summary.

• Lesson Nine – System Security

The following topics are covered: Objectives; Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks; Protecting Against DoS Attacks; routed; Sentry Tools and PortSentry: Preventing Port Scans; Installation and Configuration; Securing FTP Servers; Installing ftpd; Creating an “ftp” User For Anonymous FTP; Welcome Message For All FTP Users; Successful Login Messages; Directory Specific Messages; Preventing All FTP Connections; Preventing Specific Users From Using FTP; Restricting Specific Users to Their Home Directories; Restricting Groups; The Washington University FTP Server; Creating an “ftp” User For Anonymous FTP; Welcome Message For All FTP Users; Login Message For All Non-chrooted Users; Directory Specific Messages; Preventing All FTP Connections; Preventing Specific Users Or Groups From Using FTP; Restricting Specific Users To Their Home Directories; Additional Precautions; TCP Wrappers; Configuring TCP Wrappers; xinetd; Testing for Open Mail Relays; Keeping Track of Security Alerts; Bugtraq; Subscribing to the Bugtraq Mailing List; CERT; Subscribing to the CERT Advisory Mailing List; CIAC; Subscribing to the Mailing List; and Summary.

• Lesson Ten – Security Programs

The following topics are covered: Objectives; Kerberos; Preparing the Installation; Kerberos Realms; Mapping Hostnames on to Kerberos Realms; Ports for the KDC and Administration Services; Slave KDCs; Hostnames for the Master and Slave KDCs; Database Propagation; Installation and Configuration; Installing and Configuring the Master KDC; Edit the Configuration Files; Create the Database; Add Administrators to the ACL File; Add Administrators to the Kerberos Database; Create a kadmind Keytab; Start the Kerberos Daemons on the Master KDC; Install and Configuring the Slave KDCs; Create Host Keys for the Slave KDCs; Extract Host Keytabs for the KDCs; Set Up the Slave KDCs for Database Propagation; Back on the Master KDC; Propagate the Database to Each Slave KDC; Finish Installing the Slave KDCs; Create Stash Files on the Slave KDCs; Start the krb5kdc Daemon on Each KDC; Add Kerberos Principals to the Database; Limiting Access to the KDCs; Switching Master and Slave KDCs; Snort; Installation and Configuration; Rules; Tripwire; Installation; The Tripwire Configuration File: twcfg.txt; Required Variables; Other Variables; The Tripwire Policy File; Comments; Directives; Variables; Rules; Nmap; Using the nmap Command; and Summary.

• Lesson Eleven – Secure Shell

The following topics are covered: Objectives; Secure Shell (ssh); Configuring sshd; Allow or Deny root Logins; Allow or Deny Non-root Logins; Enabling or Disabling X Forwarding; Keys and Their Purpose; Creating Public and Private User Keys with ssh-keygen; Using the Keys; Configuring the ssh-agent; ssh-add; Enabling X-sessions; Tunnelling with ssh and Port Mapping; The .rhosts and .shosts Files; and Summary.

• Lesson Twelve – IPCHAINS and IPTABLES

The following topics are covered: Objectives; Private Network Addresses; IP Masquerading with IPCHAINS; IP Forwarding with IPCHAINS; Port Redirection with IPCHAINS; IPCHAINS; The Firm’s Network with IPCHAINS; IPTABLES; Tables and Chains; The MANGLE table; The NAT Table; The FILTER Table; Connection Tracking: Stateful Firewalling; Adding Extra Functionality; Adding Targets; Adding matching modules; The Firm’s Network with IPTABLES; Creating the Firewall; Saving And Restoring Firewall Rules; and Summary.

• Lesson Thirteen – Secure Shell

The following topics are covered: Objectives; Troubleshooting Network Issues; Cost Effectiveness; Getting Help; Troubleshooting Tools – (netstat; hostname; dmesg; lsdev; lsmod; modprobe; insmod; uname; /proc; strace; ltrace; strings; fuser; lsof); An Example Situation; and Summary.

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