2011
LinuxCBT
40hrs
English
LinuxCBT Deb6x Edition focuses primarily on the open-source Debian Linux 6 operating system.
LinuxCBT Deb6x Edition prepares you or your organization for successfully deploying and managing business-critical Debian GNU/Linux-based server solutions.
Let LinuxCBT Deb6x Edition teach you what traditional training outlets and other CBTs do not; solid Debian GNU/Linux skills!
Recommended Prerequisites:
- Open mind & determination to master Linux and related open-source applications
- Basic Computing Skills
- Basic understanding of networking concepts
- Access to Linux to perform all of the installations and exercises

Introduction to & Installation of Debian GNU/Linux
Installation of Debian GNU/Linux
Peruse network topology
Identify Debian GNU/Linux distribution sites
Explain various methods of obtaining Debian GNU/Linux
Explain the various branches
Discuss features and benefits of the distribution
Perform distribution upgrade
Prep the Intel-based system for a PXE network installation
Installon in VMWare virtualized environment
Evaluate results
Debian GNU/Linux Fundamentals
Peruse Rescue Mode
Explore Linux boot sequence
Basic Debian GNU/Linux Skills
Demonstrate usage of the following useful commands & concepts
ls, pwd, cd, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, rmdir, whoami, man, info
alias, cat, file, chmod, chown, history
Standard in/out, UNIX Pipes, Redirection, Command Chaining
ps, df, free, vmstat, top, kill
less & more, head & tail, find
which & whereis, w, who
PING (Packet Internet Groper)
dig (Domain Information Groper) - used to query DNS servers
Tarball Archiving & compression of files & directories with tar|gzip|bzip2|unzip
Explain UNIX/Linux file security & permissions
Use checksum programs to confirm content integrity
Explore PCREGREP to search using Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions
Tweak run-time kernel parameters with 'sysctl'
Use 'screen' to maintain persistent TTYs
Advanced Package Management Tool (APT) Concepts
Explain classes of Debian GNU/Linux Packages
Identify Debian GNU/Linux Package Management Tools
Inventory currently installed DEB packages
Identify key Advanced Package Tool (APT) configuration files
Search for Debian GNU/Linux packages using Advanced Package Tool (APT)
Install/Update/Remove software using APT
Configure APT to query multiple sources for packages
Peruse package repository using 'dpkg'
Configure APT to install packages from varying versions of Debian GNU/Linux
Use Aptitude to manage Debian GNU/Linux packages
Disk & Volume Management
Provision additional Storage partitions using FDISK
Use MKE2FS to provision multiple EXT4 File Systems
Provision additional Storage partitions using Parted
Provision additional Swap storage
Use MKSWAP & SWAPON to enable additional Swap storage
Update File System Table (FSTAB) to reflect system changes
Explore Logical Volume Management (LVM) Configuration
Create volume sets using: Logical Volume Management (LVM)
Package Management
Discuss various package management options
Explore package management repositories
Use DPKG to install a .deb package
Install packages using 'apt-get'
Manage packages using 'aptitude'
INIT
Explain Debian GNU/Linux System V Init Runlevel (0 - 6) concepts & applications
Explore INIT configuration
Identify key startup files, including scripts (inittab,Sscripts,Kscripts,etc.)
Switch between run levels and evaluate
Demonstrate using SSH to authenticate to remote Linux hosts without passwords
Explore the CRON scheduling daemon & configuration
Identify key Cron configuration scopes (Global & User)
Explain Crontab file format and applicable options
Define custom cron jobs system-wide
Define custom cron jobs user-wide
Evaluate results of cron jobs
Core Network Services
System Logging via RSyslog and Logrotate
Explanation of syslog facilities & levels
Administration of Syslog
Archive Cisco trap data via RSyslog
Explore log rotation and customization via Logrotate
Configure Logrotate to rotate sample log files
Evaluate results
IPv4 & IPv6 Configuration
Identify key files for the transition from DHCP to Static addressing
Configure Linux client with static TCP/IP parameters for network communication
Configure Virtual (Sub) Ethernet Interfaces to faciliate multiple IP addresses
Explain IPv6 addresses (prefixes)
Explore IPv6 configuration on Linux and Cisco router
Client Resolvers
Identify key client resolvers
Peruse configuration
Use: dig, host, nslookup to identify hosts
Evaluate results
Trivial File Transfer Protocol Daemon (TFTPD)
Discuss features and benefits
Explore TFTPD configuration
Backup Cisco router and firewall configuration using TFTPD
Evaluate results
Commonly-used Network Utilities
NETSTAT
ARP
IFCONFIG
LFTP
RSYNC
Very Secure File Transfer Protocol Daemon (VSFTPD) & LFTP Client
Discuss features and benefits
Explore configuration
Test FTP connectivity
Explore LFTP client features
Evaluate results
Telnet Daemon (TELNETD) for temporary clear-text shell communications
Discuss features and benefits
Install TELNETD using Aptitude
Explore configuration and usage
Examine Message of the day banners (MOTD), /etc/issue file (pre-login banner/display info.)
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Client/Server
Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) to perform client/server time synchronization
Identify NTP bounded UDP interfaces
Synchronize Debian GNU/Linux NTP with RedHat Linux Stratum 2 NTP server
Configure RedHat Linux NTP server to synchronize with Debian GNU/Linux server
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) services
Explain the various steps of the DHCP process
Configure global & scope-level DHCP options
Configure IP reservations based on layer 2 MAC addresses
Enable Linux DHCP services
Configure Windows/Linux clients to receive dynamic addresses from Linux
Examine evidence of clients requesting addresses from DHCPD
Implement the Berkeley Internet Naming Daemon (BIND) Domain Name Server (DNS)
Implement BIND 9x
Configure BIND as a caching-only DNS server
Test caching-only name resolution from Linux hosts
Test primary name resolution from various hosts
Configure BIND as a secondary(slave) DNS server
Evaluate results of BIND configuration using DIG
Configure DNS zones
Configure zone transfers
Evaluate BIND's configuration files
Implement IPv6 DNS AAAA records & evaluate forward IPv6 name resolution
Implement IPv6 DNS reverse records & evaluate reverse IPv6 name resolution
Network File System (NFS)
Discuss features and benefits
Explore NFS configuration
Test NFS on clients and servers
File System in User Space (FUSE)
Discuss features and benefits
Explore FUSE configuration
Implement FUSE mounts
Evaluate results
Implement Linux & Windows Integration via Samba
Implement SMBFS integration with Debian GNU/Linux File System
Mount Windows shares seamlessly using Samba File System (SMBFS)
Install Samba Server support
Install Samba Web-based Administration Tool (SWAT)
Configure Samba file sharing
Configure Samba with multiple NETBIOS aliases
Evaluate results
Application Services - Linux|Apache|MySQL|PHP (LAMP)
Web Application Services
Implement Apache Web Server
Examine httpd.conf file directives
Implement virtual directories using Apache and symbollic links
Implement Redirects using Locate and various Apache directives
Configure virtual hosts bound to the primary IP address and port
Configure virtual hosts bound to alternate virtual IP addresses and ports
Implement Apache logging system per virtual host
MySQL Relational Database Management System
Install MySQL Relational Database Management System
Secure access to MySQL
Explore MySQL Terminal Monitor Client
Create sample MySQL database
Install PHPMyAdmin for web-based management of MySQL instances
Explain & Secure access to PHPMyAdmin
Explore PHPMyAdmin's interface
PHP Implementaiton
Discuss features and benefits
Write scripts to enumerate useful PHP | Apache data
Integrate PHP with MySQL
Evaluate results
Postfix MTA
Install Postfix MTA
Introduction to Postfix Message Transfer Agent (MTA)
Use Mutt to demonstrate outbound mail handling using Postfix
Explore Postfix Configuration
Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3)
Explain POP3 concepts and applications
Implement POP3 daemon
Connect to POP3 daemon using Windows Outlook Express client
Use Mutt to send SMTP-based messages to POP3 account
Internet Messaging Access Protocol (IMAP)
Explain IMAP concepts and applications in comparison to POP3
Implement IMAP services
Connect to IMAP services from remote Windows Outlook Express client
Web-based Mail Implementation using Squirrel-mail
Describe required squirrel mail components for web-mail integration
Install squirrel mail on Debian GNU/Linux system
Configure Apache virtual directory for squirrel mail integration
Configure Apache Virtual Host for squirrel mail integration
Configure BIND DNS services for squirrel mail integration
Explore squirrel mail's web-based interface
Security Implementation Techniques
Improve Security Posture
Identify and Apply Patches
Use GPG to secure communications
Use SSH to secure TTYs and File Transfers
Reduce exposure by removing superfluous services
Tighten System Policy
Secure SSH Server Service
Evaluate Results
Packet Captures and Analyses
Identify key tools
Use TCPDump to capture traffic
Apply Berkeley Packet Filters accordingly
Capture and analyze traffic with Wireshark
Evaluate Results
Network Mapper (NMAP)
Obtain, compile and install current version of NMAP
Identify commonly used NMAP options/switches/parameters
Perform default TCP SYN-based ethical scans of local and remote resources
Explain typical TCP handshake protocol while using NMAP
Examine the results of scans on remote Cisco firewall with debugging mode enabled
Perform default TCP Connect-based ethical scans of local and remote resources
Peform local ethical scans
Identifiy key NMAP configuration files
Use NMAP to perform operating system fingerprinting and versioning
Peform subnet-wide ethical scans
IPTABLES (Netfilter Linux Kernel-based Firewall)
Discuss IPTABLES/Netfilter Concepts
Explain IPTABLES default chains/filters and policies
Examine TCP/ICMP communications pre-IPTABLES chains
Implement ICMP inbound filtration based on various hosts
Use Cisco PIX Firewall to verify ICMP debugging
Filter traffic based on Layer-4 TCP/UDP (Source/Destination Ports) information
Restrict access to various daemons (SSH/FTP/HTTP/etc.)
Test connectivity locally and remotely (RedHat/Windows/etc.)
Secure Key Services
Identify remaining services
Generate SSL | TLS Usage Keys
Configure Apache SSL | TLS
Appropriate SSL-protected Virtual Hosts
Configure FTP Server with SSL | TLS
Test secure communications with LFTP and FileZilla
Use BandwidthD to baseline and monitor traffic
Configure DenyHosts to restrict abusive SSH sessions
Evaluate Results
OpenVAS Implementation
Discuss features and benefits
Install OpenVAS Vulnerability Assessment System
Conduct Intranet audits
Evaluate results
Snort® NIDS Implementation
Discuss features and benefits
Install Snort Network Intrusion Detection System
Use Snort to intercept interesting traffic
Evaluate results

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