UNIX Security

Overview/Description
To describe security issues related to UNIX access control and system configuration

Target Audience
Any individual with technical security responsibilities, including system/network administrators and security officers/administrators; managers or technical staff who wish to demonstrate a technical understanding of a broad range of security-related issues and technologies

Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of networking internetworking concepts and associated hardware

Expected Duration
180 Minutes

Objectives:

UNIX Security

  • understand UNIX user and group accounts.
  • describe the UNIX password system.
  • restrict boot-level and root access to UNIX systems.
  • describe how UNIX file attributes relate to file ownership and access rights.
  • manage UNIX file attributes.
  • protect the security of entire UNIX file systems.
  • set security parameters in UNIX kernels and prevent cron and unwanted shutdown security issues.
  • change file permissions and implement permission-based system security in UNIX.
  • benchmark operating systems (OS), including UNIX OS, and evaluate the security of their configurations.


    • Course Number: 84589_eng