SNPA: Securing Networks with PIX and ASA

SNPA: Securing Networks with PIX and ASA Course Description

Intended Audience for the SNPA: Securing Networks with PIX and ASA Course

• Cisco customers who implement and maintain PIX and ASA Security Appliances; Cisco channel partners who sell, implement, and maintain PIX and ASA Security Appliances; and Cisco systems engineers who support the sale of PIX and ASA Security Appliances.

SNPA: Securing Networks with PIX and ASA Course Objectives

• Describe the Security Appliance features, models, components, and benefits
• Discuss Security Appliance interface security levels
• Configure a Security Appliance for basic network connectivity
• Configure the Security Appliance to send syslog messages to a syslog server
• Describe how the TCP and UDP protocols function with the Security Appliance
• Describe how static and dynamic translations function
• Explain the Security Appliance Port Address Translation (PAT) feature
• Configure and explain the function of ACLs and NAT 0 ACLs
• Configure active code filtering (ActiveX and Java applets)
• Configure the Security Appliance for URL filtering
• Describe the object grouping feature of the Security Appliance and its advantages
• AAA protocols supported by the Security Appliance.
• Configure AAA authentication for Security Appliance access
• Define and configure cut-through proxy authentication and tunnel access authentication
• Define and configure AAA accounting
• Install and configure basic Cisco Secure ACS functions
• Describe how the Security Appliance implements FTP and HTTP protocol inspection
• Describe how the Security Appliance implements remote shell (rsh), SQL, SMTP, ICMP, and SNMP protocol inspection
• Identify the tasks and commands to configure Security Appliance IPSec support
• Describe and configure the Easy VPN Server for remote access VPN using the Cisco VPN Client
• Configure WebVPN general parameters, servers, URLs, and port forwarding
• Monitor and maintain transparent firewall mode
• Configure and manage a security context
• Define the Security Appliance hardware failover requirements
• Configure Active/Standby Failover
• Configure Active/Active Failover
• Install ASDM and use it to configure the Security Appliance
• Configure the AIP-SSM setup parameters
• Configure a security policy on an ASA Security Appliance using ASDM
• Configure Telnet and SSH access to the Security Appliance console
• Recover the Security Appliance passwords using general password recovery procedures
• Use TFTP to install and upgrade the software image on the Security Appliance

The SNPA: Securing Networks with PIX and ASA Course prepare students for the following Exams

• 642-523 SNPA : Securing Networks with PIX and ASA Exam

SNPA: Securing Networks with PIX and ASA Course Outline

1. Course Introduction
2. Cisco Security Appliance Technology and Features
3. Cisco PIX Security Appliance and ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Families
4. Getting Started with Cisco Security Appliances
5. Translations and Connections
6. Access Control Lists and Content Filtering
7. Object Grouping
8. Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
9. Switching and Routing
10. Modular Policy Framework
11. Advanced Protocol Handling
12. Virtual Private Network Configuration
13. Configuring Security Appliance Remote Access Using Cisco Easy VPN
14. Configuring ASA for WebVPN
15. Configuring Transparent Firewall
16. Configuring Security Contexts
17. Failover
18. Cisco Security Appliance Device Manager
19. AIP-Security Services Module-Getting Started
20. Managing Security Appliances
21. Configuring PIX Security Appliance Remote Access Using Cisco Easy VPN
22. Firewall Services Module

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  Michael G. - Over 22 years of professional experience in the IT field, including more than a decade as a Certified Trainer. - An expert in Cisco's Routing, Switching, Security, Voice and Wireless areas, as well as select Microsoft, Novell, CompTIA, Sun and CWNP courses. - High-skilled and acclaimed instructor. Has trained over 900 students at Netcom Learning. Bio: Michael has over 22 years of professional experience in the IT field, including more than a decade as a Certified Trainer. An expert in Cisco's Routing, Switching, Security, Voice and Wireless areas, Michael also teaches select Microsoft, Novell, CompTIA, Sun and CWNP courses. Michael's dedication and passion for teaching is unmatched. He has trained over 900 students at Netcom Learning since 2006 and his evaluation scores average 8.7 out of 9.

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