| | Copyright |
| | The CSPFA Cram Sheet |
| | | INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK SECURITY THREATS |
| | | BASICS OF THE PIX FIREWALL |
| | | SETTING UP A PIX FIREWALL |
| | | TRANSLATIONS AND CONNECTIONS |
| | | ACCESS CONTROL LISTS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL |
| | | SYSTEM MANAGEMENT |
| | | ADVANCED PROTOCOL HANDLING AND PIX FIREWALL FEATURES |
| | | ATTACK GUARDS AND INTRUSION DETECTION |
| | | AAA CONFIGURATION |
| | | FAILOVER |
| | | IPSEC AND VIRTUAL PRIVATE |
| | | THE PIX DEVICE MANAGER |
| | | ADVANCED MANAGEMENT |
| | A Note from Series Editor Ed Tittel |
| | About the Author |
| | About the Technical Editors |
| | Acknowledgments |
| | We Want to Hear from You! |
| | Introduction |
| | | Taking a Certification Exam |
| | | How to Prepare for an Exam |
| | | About This Book |
| | Self-Assessment |
| | | PIX Certification in the Real World |
| | | Putting Yourself to the Test |
| | | Assessing Readiness for the CSPFA Exam |
| | | Onward, Through the Fog! |
| | Chapter 1. Introduction to Cisco Certification |
| | | The Exam Situation |
| | | Exam Layout and Design |
| | | Using Cisco's Exam Software Effectively |
| | | Exam-taking Basics |
| | | Question-handling Strategies |
| | | Mastering the Inner Game |
| | | Additional Resources |
| | Chapter 2. Introduction to Network Security Threats |
| | | Network Security Threats |
| | | Three Types of Attacks |
| | | The Secure Network |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 3. Basics of the PIX Firewall |
| | | Trusted, Untrusted, and DMZ Defined |
| | | Areas of a Network |
| | | Types of Firewall Filtering Technologies |
| | | Cisco PIX Firewall Features |
| | | ASA Security Rules |
| | | PIX Firewall Models |
| | | The Console Port and Basic Connection |
| | | Software Licensing and Activation Keys |
| | | Licensing |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 4. Setting Up a PIX Firewall |
| | | Factory Default Configurations |
| | | CLI Administrative Access Modes |
| | | Knowing the General Commands |
| | | Viewing and Saving the Configuration |
| | | The Six Basic Commands |
| | | Using the Six Commands |
| | | Working with the Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
| | | Configuration Files |
| | | Password Recovery |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 5. Translations and Connections |
| | | Transport Protocols (Layer 4) |
| | | Private Addresses |
| | | Address Translation |
| | | Translation ( xlate ) and Connection (conn) Tables |
| | | Outbound Traffic |
| | | Inbound Traffic |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 6. Access Control Lists and Traffic Control |
| | | Controlling Traffic Coming In |
| | | Controlling Traffic Going Out |
| | | Turbo ACLs |
| | | The Basics of Object Grouping |
| | | ICMP Through the PIX Firewall |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 7. System Management |
| | | The Importance of the Date and Time |
| | | Setting the Date and Time |
| | | Network Time Protocol |
| | | Accessing the PIX |
| | | Simple Network Management Protocol |
| | | Logging PIX Firewall Information |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 8. Advanced Protocol Handling and PIX Firewall Features |
| | | Problems with Advanced Protocols and ASA |
| | | The Function of Fixups |
| | | The File Transfer Protocol |
| | | The Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| | | Remote Shell |
| | | SQL*Net Protocol |
| | | The Real Time Streaming Protocol |
| | | Voice Over IP |
| | | Web Traffic Filtering |
| | | Filtering Java Applets and ActiveX Scripts |
| | | The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| | | The Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet |
| | | Routing |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 9. Attack Guards and Intrusion Detection |
| | | Attack Guards |
| | | Intrusion Detection System |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 10. AAA Configuration |
| | | Introduction to AAA Services |
| | | AAA Server Protocols |
| | | Cisco Secure Access Control Server |
| | | Configuring AAA Services |
| | | Downloadable Access Control Lists |
| | | Authentication of Other Services and Authentication Issues |
| | | General AAA Commands |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 11. Failover |
| | | Introduction to Failover |
| | | Cable-based and LAN-based Configurations |
| | | Hardware and Software Requirements |
| | | Replication |
| | | Failover Detection |
| | | Fail Back |
| | | Failover Configuration |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 12. IPSec and Virtual Private Networks |
| | | The Basics of VPN |
| | | VPN Categories |
| | | Types of VPNs |
| | | Defining Hashing, Encryption, and Keys |
| | | Internet Protocol Security |
| | | Configuring an IPSec Site-to-Site Connection |
| | | Testing and Troubleshooting IPSec |
| | | Configuring Remote Access Client VPNs |
| | | Scaling VPN Tunnels |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 13. PIX Device Manager |
| | | PIX PDM Requirements |
| | | Installing the PDM |
| | | Configuring an HTTP Server |
| | | Connecting to the PDM |
| | | Using the PDM to Configure the PIX Firewall |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 14. Advance Management |
| | | Advanced Management |
| | | CiscoWorks |
| | | CiscoWorks VPN/Security Management Solution |
| | | CiscoWorks Management Center for Firewall |
| | | CiscoWorks Auto Update Server |
| | | Exam Prep Questions |
| | | Need to Know More? |
| | Chapter 15. Sample Test 1 |
| | | Questions, Questions, Questions |
| | | Picking Proper Answers |
| | | Decoding Ambiguity |
| | | Working Within the Framework |
| | | Deciding What to Memorize |
| | | Preparing for the Test |
| | | Taking the Test |
| | Chapter 16. Answer Key 1 |
| | Chapter 17. Sample Test 2 |
| | Chapter 18. Answer Key 2 |
| | Appendix A. Resources |
| | Appendix B. What's on the CD-ROM |
| | | The PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition Software |
| | | An Exclusive Electronic Version of the Text |
| | Appendix C. Using the PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition Software |
| | | The Exam Simulation |
| | | Question Quality |
| | | The Interface Design |
| | | The Effective Learning Environment |
| | | Software Requirements |
| | | Installing PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition |
| | | Removing PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition from Your Computer |
| | | How to Use the Software |
| | | Contacting PrepLogic |
| | | License Agreement |
| | Glossary |
| | Index |