Description:

The aim of the course is to deepen the theoretical knowledge of network technologies and protocols in the environment of network servers administrated under the operating systems Linux and Windows. The course syllabus requires the knowledge at the level of courses BIE-PSI, BIE-VPS, and BIE-OSY. Practical skills will be gained by practical hands-on experience with real network infrastructure.

Contents:

1. Dynamic address configuration in computer networks.
2. AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting).
3. Identity Management.
4. Certification authority and application of certificates.
5. The TLS protocol.
6. Web server configuration (HTTP/HTTPS).
7. Usage of hardware devices for secure web traffic (HTTPS protocol).
8. Mail server configuration.
9. Secure email (S/MIME).
10. Firewall, application firewall, reverse proxy, access server.
11. Virtual private network (VPN) configuration.
12.Protocols for computer networks monitoring.
13. Penetration testing.

Seminar contents:

1. DHCP, DHCPv6 Configuration in Linux.
2. Radius server configuration in Linux.
3. Identity management.
4. Certificates, certification authority management.
5. TLS protocol, WireShark monitoring.
6. Web server Apache2 configuration.
7. Public key cryptography and its deployment.
8. Email server configuration.
9. Email cryptography.
10. Application firewall configuration.
11. Virtual Private Network configuration.
12. SNMP protocol management.
13. Penetration testing by the using of Kali Linux distribution.

Recommended literature:

1. Brotherson L., Berlin A. : Defensive Security Handbook: Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure. O?Reilly Media, 2017. ISBN 9781491960387.
2. Diogenes Y. : Cybersecurity ? Attack and Defense Strategies: Infrastructure security with Red Team and Blue Team tactics. Packt Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-1788475297.

Keywords:

Linux, Network configuration, identity management, certificates, cryptography, web server, mail server, firewall, penetration testing.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar