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Summary
Summary
This Cisco text offers study tools for Cisco certification exam preparation, with tutorial learning of all topics for the relevant exam and self-assessment pedagogical tools. Chapters are written in modular fashion, breaking down the topics covered into easily absorbed blocks of information.
Author Notes
Greg Bastien , CCNP(r), CCSP, CISSP, works as a senior network security engineer for True North Solutions, Inc., as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State. He holds a position as adjunct professor at Strayer University, teaching networking and network security classes. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University while on active duty as a helicopter flight instructor in the U.S. Army. Greg lives with his wife, two sons, and two dogs in Monrovia, Maryland.
Christian Abera Degu , CCNP, CCDP(r), CCSP, works as a senior network engineer for Veridian IT Services (VITS), as a consultant to the Federal Energy Commission. He recently held a position as an adjunct professor at Strayer University, teaching computer information systems. He holds a master's degree in computer information systems. Christian resides in Alexandria, Virginia.
Table of Contents
Introduction |
1 Network Security |
Vulnerabilities |
Threats |
Types of Attacks |
Network Security Policy |
AVVID and SAFE |
Q&A |
2 Firewall Technologies and the Cisco PIX Firewall |
How to Best Use This Chapter |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
Firewall Technologies |
Cisco PIX Firewall |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
3 The Cisco Secure PIX Firewall |
How to Best Use This Chapter |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
Overview of the Cisco PIX Firewall |
Cisco PIX Firewall Models and Features |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
4 System Maintenance |
How to Best Use This Chapter |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
Accessing the Cisco PIX Firewall |
Installing a New Operating System |
Upgrading the Cisco PIX OS |
Upgrading the OS Using the copy tftp flash Command |
Creating a Boothelper Diskette Using a Windows PC |
Auto Update Support |
Password Recovery |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
5 Understanding Cisco PIX Firewall Translation and Connections |
How to Best Use This Chapter |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
How the PIX Firewall Handles Traffic |
Address Translation |
Translation Versus Connection |
Configuring DNS Support |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
6 Getting Started with the Cisco PIX Firewall |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
Access Modes |
Configuring the PIX Firewall |
Configuring DHCP on the Cisco PIX Firewall |
Configuring Time Settings on the Cisco PIX Firewall |
Sample PIX Configuration |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
7 Configuring Access |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
Configuring Inbound Access Through the PIX Firewall |
TurboACL. Object Grouping |
Using the fixup Command |
Advanced Protocol Handling |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
8 Syslog |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
How Syslog Works |
Configuring Syslog on the Cisco PIX Firewall |
Configuring a Syslogd Server |
Configuring SNMP Traps and SNMP Requests |
How Log Messages Are Organized |
How to Read System Log Messages |
Disabling Syslog Messages |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
9 Cisco PIX Firewall Failover |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
What Causes a Failover Event |
What Is Required for a Failover Configuration |
Failover Monitoring |
Configuration Replication |
Stateful Failover |
LAN-Based Failover |
Configuring Failover |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
10 Virtual Private Networks |
How to Best Use This Chapter |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
Overview of VPN Technologies |
Configuring the PIX Firewall as a VPN Gateway |
Cisco VPN Client |
Configuring PIX Firewalls for Scalable VPNs |
PPPoE Support |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
Scenario |
VPN Configurations |
Completed PIX Configurations |
How the Configuration Lines Interact |
11 PIX Device Manager |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
PDM Overview |
PIX Firewall Requirements to Run PDM. PDM Installation and Configuration |
Using PDM for VPN Configuration |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
12 Content Filtering with the Cisco PIX Firewall |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Filtering Java Applets |
Filtering ActiveX Objects |
Filtering URLs |
Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
13 Overview of AAA and the Cisco PIX Firewall |
How to Best Use This Chapter |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
Overview of AAA and the Cisco PIX Firewall |
Cisco Secure Access Control Server (CSACS). Foundation Summary |
Q&A |
14 Configuration of AAA on the Cisco PIX Firewall |
How to Best Use This Chapter |
Do I Know This Already? Quiz |
Foundation Topics |
Specifying Your AAA Ser |