CS78 - Secure Server Installation & Administration
David Morgan
Welcome
I am enthusiastic about this subject. Because you chose to join this course you must be too. Good to have you here. It should be fun.
Course particulars
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Prerequisites |
CS70 |
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Required textbook |
Practical Unix & Internet Security, 3rd
Edition; Simson Garfinkel, Gene Spafford, Alan Schwartz, O'Reilly & Associates,
2003, ISBN 0596003234 |
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Catalog description |
In this course students will study network service administration. This course covers physical BIOS and bootloader security, password strength and cracking, file system permissions, authentication mechanisms, remote backup and logging, and installation strategies as machine-level security considerations. A variety of particular service applications like Apache (web service) and BIND (name service) are then studied, emphasizing their strengths, weaknesses, and how to configure them for security through wrappers, file system access jails, and other mechanisms. |
Topic outline
These topics are candidates for the course. We will cover many though not all of them.
Grading
A=90% B=80% C=70% D=60%
Percentages are approximate. Grade determination can also depend on non-numeric factors and is ultimately at my discretion. There will be a mix of homework and examinations. Each will be weighted, and the weighted average used to determine course grade.
Website – http://homepage.smc.edu/morgan_david/cs78/ I will make extensive use of this website to communicate with you. You are responsible for awareness of the information posted there, e.g., announcements, grade reports, assignments. Access the website from any internet-connected browser.
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Other books worth recommendation:
The Tao of Network Security Monitoring: Beyond Intrusion Detection,
Richard Bejtlich,
Prentice Hall, 2nd edition, July 2004, ISBN 0321246772
SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, Daniel J. Barrett, Richard Silverman, Robert G. Byrnes
O'Reilly & Associates, 2nd edition, 2005, ISBN 059600895