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IIUSA-334: Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced (CSPFA)

Course length: 40 hrs
Prerequisites: A CSPFA student should possess Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or the equivalent knowledge (working knowledge of basic network security and a solid grasp of TCP/IP and fundamental networking concepts), be familiar with encryption technologies: DES, 3DES, RSA, hashing algorithms (MD5/SHA), and IPSec, and have a basic knowledge of the Windows operating system.
Tuition: $2305

The CSPFA course is a five-day, leader-led, lab-intensive course. This task-oriented course teaches the knowledge and skill needed to describe, configure, verify and manage the PIX Firewall product family and the Cisco IOS Firewall feature set.

Coverage includes:

  • Identify PIX Firewall features, models, components and benefits
  • Describe PIX Firewall installation procedures
  • Upgrade software images
  • Configure inbound and outbound access through the PIX Firewall
  • Configure multiple interfaces on the PIX Firewall
  • Configure the PIX Firewall as a DHCP server
  • Configure the PIX Firewall as a DHCP client
  • Configure the PIX Firewall to send messages to a syslog server
  • Perform password recovery
  • Configure access control and content filtering on the PIX Firewall
  • Configure special protocol handling on the PIX Firewall
  • Configure attack guards and SSH Configure AAA on the PIX Firewall
  • Configure and test failover using the PIX Firewall
  • Configure the IDS feature set
  • Configure a site-to-site VPN utilizing the PIX Firewall
  • Install PIX Device Manager and use it to configure the PIX Firewall
  • Test and verify PIX Firewall operations
  • Configure Cisco IOS Firewall Context-based Access Control
  • Configure authentication proxy with Cisco IOS software

Special notes: This course leads to 2.5 college credits through the University of Phoenix. Click here for details.