Linux Training Overview

This course prepares students to take the LPI 202 exam of the LPIC-2 certification. The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is the go-to certification body for vendor independent Linux certifications. This course covers more advanced Linux skills such as system management and networking. Students will feel confident taking the LPI LPIC-2 202 exam with in classroom assessments and practice exams.

Linux Training Prerequisites

LPIC-1 certification or "LPIC-1 Exam Prep (Course 1)" and "LPIC-1 Exam Prep (Course 2)".

Linux Training Course duration

4 days

Linux Training Supported Distributions:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

SUSE Linux Enterprise 11

Linux Training Course outline

1. DNS Concepts
   1. LPI Objectives Covered
   2. Naming Services
   3. DNS - A Better Way
   4. The Domain Name Space
   5. Delegation and Zones
   6. Server Roles
   7. Resolving Names
   8. Resolving IP Addresses
   9. Basic BIND Administration
   10. BIND Configuration Files
   11. rndc Key Configuration
   12. Configuring the Resolver
   13. Testing Resolution
   Lab Tasks
   1. Configuring a Slave Name Server
   2. Use rndc to Control named
2. Creating DNS Hierarchies
   1. LPI Objectives Covered
   2. named.conf Syntax
   3. named.conf Options Block
   4. Creating a Site-Wide Cache
   5. Zones In named.conf
   6. Zone Database File Syntax
   7. SOA - Start of Authority
   8. A & PTR - Address & Pointer Records
   9. NS - Name Server
   10. CNAME & MX - Alias & Mail Host
   11. Abbreviations and Gotchas
   12. $GENERATE, $ORIGIN, and $INCLUDE
   13. Subdomains and Delegation
   14. Subdomains
   15. Delegating Zones
   16. in-addr.arpa. Delegation
   17. Issues with in-addr.arpa.
   18. RFC2317 & in-addr.arpa.
   Lab Tasks
   1. Configuring BIND Zone Files
   2. Create a Subdomain in an Existing Domain
   3. Subdomain Delegation
3. Securing DNS
   1. LPI Objectives Covered
   2. Split Namespaces
   3. Split Namespace with Views
   4. Address Match Lists & ACLs
   5. Restricting Queries
   6. Restricting Zone Transfers
   7. Running BIND in a chroot jail
   8. Securing DNS With TSIG
   Lab Tasks
   1. Securing BIND DNS
4. Implementing a Web Server
   1. LPI Objectives Covered
   2. Apache Architecture
   3. Dynamic HTTP Content
   4. Configuring PHP
   5. Securing PHP
   6. Security Related php.ini Configuration
   7. Installing PHP
   8. Apache Configuration Files
   9. httpd.conf - Server Settings
   10. httpd.conf - Main Configuration
   11. Adding Modules to Apache
   12. Virtual Hosting DNS Implications
   13. httpd.conf - VirtualHost Configuration
   14. Port and IP based Virtual Hosts
   15. Name-based Virtual Host
   16. Apache Logging
   17. Log Analysis
   18. Delegating Administration
   19. Apache Access Controls (mod_access)
   20. HTTP User Authentication
   21. Standard Auth Modules
   22. HTTP Digest Authentication
   23. Directory Protection
   24. Directory Protection with AllowOverride
   25. Common Uses for .htaccess
   26. Apache Troubleshooting
   Lab Tasks
   1. Apache Architecture
   2. Apache Architecture
   3. Apache Content
   4. Apache Content
   5. Using .htaccess Files
   6. Using .htaccess Files
   7. CGI Scripts in Apache
   8. CGI Scripts in Apache
5. Maintaining a Web Server
   1. LPI Objectives Covered
   2. HTTP Virtual Servers
   3. Virtual Hosting DNS Implications
   4. Virtual Hosting Security Implications
   5. Port and IP based Virtual Hosts
   6. Name-based Virtual Host
   7. Scrubbing HTTP Headers
   8. Symmetric Encryption Algorithms
   9. Asymmetric Encryption Algorithms
   10. Digital Certificates
   11. SSL Using mod_ssl.so
   Lab Tasks
   1. Configuring Virtual Hosts
   2. Using SSL Certificates with Apache
   3. Using SSL Certificates with Apache
   4. Create a TLS CA key pair
   5. Using SSL CA Certificates with Apache
   6. Enable Apache SSL Client Certificate Authentication
6. Nginx, Squid, and DHCP
   1. LPI Objectives Covered
   2. Nginx
   3. Squid Overview
   4. Squid File Layout
   5. Squid Access Control Lists
   6. Applying Squid ACLs
   7. Monitoring Squid
   8. DHCP Protocol Operation
   9. IP to MAC Address Mapping with ARP
   10. Configuring a DHCP server
   Lab Tasks
   1. Nginx Web Basics
   2. HTTPS and Reverse Proxy with Nginx
   3. Installing and Configuring Squid
   4. Squid Cache Manager CGI
7. SAMBA Server Configuration
   1. LPI Objectives Covered
   2. Introducing Samba
   3. Samba Daemons
   4. Accessing Windows/Samba Shares from Linux
   5. Samba Utilities
   6. Samba Configuration Files
   7. The smb.conf File
   8. Share Authentication
   9. Share-Level Access
   10. User-Level Access
   11. Mapping Users
   12. Samba Account Database
   13. User Share Restrictions
   Lab Tasks
   1. Samba Share-Level Access
8. NFS Server Configuration & Securing FTP Servers
   1. LPI Objectives Covered
   2. File Sharing via NFS
   3. NFSv4
   4. NFS Clients
   5. TCP Wrappers
   6. The /etc/hosts.allow & /etc/hosts.deny Files
   7. /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} Shortcuts
   8. Advanced TCP Wrappers
   9. NFS Server Configuration
   10. The FTP Protocol
   11. Active Mode FTP
   12. Passive Mode FTP
   13. vsftpd
   14. Configuring vsftpd
   15. Anonymous FTP with vsftpd
   16. Pure-FTPd
   17. ProFTPD
   Lab Tasks
   1. NFS Server Configuration
   2. Configuring vsftpd
9. PAM Authentication
   1. LPI Objectives Covered
   2. PAM Overview
   3. PAM Module Types
   4. PAM Order of Processing
   5. PAM Control Statements
   6. PAM Modules
   7. pam_unix
   8. pam_limits.so
   9. pam_cracklib.so
   10. pam_listfile.so
   11. pam_tally2.so
   12. pam_console.so
   Lab Tasks
   1. Setting Limits with the pam_limits Modules
   2. Using pam_limits to Restrict Simultaneous Logins
10. Configuring an OpenLDAP Server and Client
    1. LPI Objectives Covered
    2. LDAP
    3. What LDAP Provides
    4. LDAP Concepts
    5. LDAP Organization
    6. Entry Referencing
    7. Online LDAP Data Manipulation
    8. Querying LDAP Databases
    9. OpenLDAP: Server Architecture
    10. OpenLDAP: Backends
    11. OpenLDAP: Replication
    12. OpenLDAP: Configuration Options
    13. OpenLDAP: Configuration Sections
    14. OpenLDAP: Global Parameters
    15. OpenLDAP: Database Parameters
    16. OpenLDAP Server Tools
    17. Enabling LDAP-based Login
    18. System Security Services Daemon (SSSD)
    Lab Tasks
    1. Querying LDAP
    2. Building An OpenLDAP Server
    3. Enabling TLS For An OpenLDAP Server
    4. Enabling LDAP-based Logins
11. Using E-mail Servers
    1. LPI Objectives Covered
    2. SMTP
    3. SMTP Terminology
    4. SMTP Architecture
    5. SMTP Commands
    6. SMTP Session
    7. Sendmail Architecture
    8. Sendmail Configuration
    9. Sendmail Remote Configuration
    10. Controlling Access
    11. Sending Email with sendmail
    12. Exim
    13. Postfix Features
    14. Postfix Architecture
    15. Postfix Components
    16. Postfix Configuration
    17. master.cf
    18. main.cf
    19. Virtual Domains
    20. Configuration Commands
    21. Postfix Logging
    22. Advanced Postfix Options
    Lab Tasks
    1. Configuring Postfix
    2. Postfix Network Configuration
    3. Postfix Virtual Host Configuration
    4. Configuring Sendmail
    5. Sendmail Network Configuration
    6. Sendmail Virtual Host Configuration
    7. Sendmail SMTP AUTH Configuration
    8. Sendmail STARTTLS Configuration
    9. SUSE Sendmail Configuration Cleanup
12. Managing Local and Remote E-Mail Delivery
    1. LPI Objectives Covered
    2. Filtering Email
    3. Procmail
    4. SpamAssassin
    5. Accessing Email
    6. The IMAP4 Protocol
    7. Courier IMAP
    8. Dovecot POP3/IMAP Server
    Lab Tasks
    1. Configuring Procmail & SpamAssassin
    2. Dovecot Setup
13. Configuring a Router and Security Tasks
    1. LPI Objectives Covered
    2. IPv4 Fundamentals
    3. TCP/UDP Fundamentals
    4. Security Advisories
    5. Discovering Hosts
    6. nmap
    7. Netcat
    8. Nessus Insecurity Scanner
    9. Configuring OpenVAS
    10. Intrusion Detection Systems
    11. Snort Rules
    12. Writing Snort Rules
    13. Linux as a Router
    14. Configuring Routing Tables
    15. Basic Firewall Activation
    16. Using the iptables Command
    17. Netfilter Rule Syntax
    18. Netfilter Concepts
    19. Targets
    20. Common match_specs
    21. Netfilter: Stateful Packet Filter Firewall
    22. Connection Tracking
    23. Address Translation
    24. Configuring NAT and PAT
    Lab Tasks
    1. NMAP
    2. OpenVAS
    3. Securing Services with SuSEfirewall2
    4. Securing Services with Netfilter
14. OpenSSH and OpenVPN
    1. LPI Objectives Covered
    2. Secure Shell
    3. ssh and sshd Configuration
    4. Accessing Remote Shells
    5. SSH Port Forwarding
    6. Transferring Files
    7. SSH Key Management
    8. ssh-agent
    9. OpenVPN
    Lab Tasks
    1. Introduction to ssh and scp
    2. SSH Key-based User Authentication
    3. Using ssh-agent
    4. OpenVPN