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Linux Networking and Security (Fall 2012) |
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| Course code : | ELINX-U01 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 7,5 | Status : | Optional |
| Revised : | 30/04 2013 | Written : | 06/05 2001 |
| Placement : | 5. - 7. semester | Hours per week : | 4 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English |
| Objective : | To give the student sufficient theoretical and practical understanding and knowledge to design and implement a small TCP/IP local network, including a server of own choice, connected to the Internet using PCs running Linux as the platform for both workstations and servers. At the end of the course the student shall demonstrate the ability to: A 1. Operate Linux from the command line. 2. Describe the Linux file system, including the protection system 3. Perform simple system administrator task such as user administration, access control, etc. B 4. Create and maintain a log book for the server. 5. Identify the possible threats to the security of a workstation and a server. 6. Specify and implement proper contermeasures to the identified threats. 7. Specify and implement methods to assertain the continuing operation of the server in spite of e.g. power failures, planned or otherwise. 8. Describe the protocol(s) applicable to the chosen server 9. Discuss the pros and cons of the chosen server relative to similar servers. 10. Demonstrate the proper operation of the server (testing) Objective group A (which is evaluated in the practical session) must be achieved satisfactorily by itself (i.e. to at least 02) in order for the other objectives to be evaluated at all. If objective group A is passed, grades are given as follows: 2. for the accomplishment of objectives 1, 2 and 3. 7 for the additional accomplishment of objectives 8, 9 and 10 12 for the additional accomplishment of the remaining objectives. Otherwise the whole course is failed. |
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| Principal Content : | Workstation installation - turning your laptop into a working Linux computer Unix usage: Users; file systems and their structure; essential commands. Graphical desktops. Networks: Linux in a networking environment: Structure and configuration of the networking software. Building your own system: Installing packages: "make", "RPM" and "tar". Basic security: threats, prevention, detection. Servers: Choosing your type of servers (file, mail, print, name, web, DHCP, Samba, database); Building and securing the chosen server. |
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| Teaching method : | 50% of the time will be used by lectures and discussions, which will cover the theoretical aspects. The practical part will fall in two parts: workstation installation and set-up will be done individually whereas server building will be done as a couse assignment in groups of up to three students. The course will conclude with the handing-in of a report on the course assignment. |
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| Required prequisites : | Knowledge corresponding to the contents of NET4/NETE. | ||
| Recommended prerequisites : | The Network Management course NETM. | ||
| Relations : | - | ||
| Type of examination : | Oral examination based on assignments | ||
| External examiner : | Internal | ||
| Marking : | 7 step scale | ||
| Remarks : | - Oral examination based on assignments - Internal examination - The students establish project groups at the start of the course. A group has 2-3 members. The teacher may – under special circumstances – allow smaller/larger groups. If a group member repeatedly does not show up at common group appointments the group may nominate the member for exclusion. A student not participating in the project work may be refused nomination for examination. Before the examination: The group presents the project. Each student makes a well prepared 5 minute presentation. The group is required to coordinate the presentations in such a way that the major aspects of the project are covered, that the presentations are different and that each individual presentation has a good technical span. At the examination: Each student is allocated 20 minutes. 5-10 of the 20 minutes are allocated to answering questions from the supervisor and the examiner related to the presentations and the report. The remaining time is allocated to a practical session in which the student is required to demonstrate good skills in using a Linux system. The examination is individual. The evaluation is based on a general impression of the level achieved by the student relative to the objective of the course. It is based on the report, the oral and practical performance and the functionality of the project. After the examination: Student and/or groups that may so wish, may contact the supervisor (by e-mail) and make an appointment during which the examination and the project report may be further discussed. If a student doesn"t pass the examination, the student is given guidance during this consultation on how to improve the chances of passing. This consultation will normally happen at the beginning of the following semester. - Min 8 max 25 students. |
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| Teaching material : | Linux Pocket Guide. Daniel J. Barrett. O"Reilly. ISBN 0-596-00628-4 UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook 4th ed., Nemeth, Snyder, Hein & Whaley, Prentice Hall ISBN 0-13-148005-7 Supplementary: "Linux Network Administrator"s Guide", 3nd ed. Tony Bautts, Terry Dawson & Gregory N. Purdy. O"Reilly, Sebastopol CA 2005, ISBN 0-596-00548-2. (The 2nd edition may be downloaded from the Internet http://www.linuxdoc.org/guides/) "Linux in a Nutshell", 4th ed. Ellen Siever et al. O"Reilly, Sebastopol CA 2000, ISBN -596-00482-6 "Computer Networking. A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet", 3rd ed. James Kurose and Keith W. Ross. Addison Wesley, New York 2005, ISBN 0-321-26976-4 |
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