Description

PKI Concepts and Planning is a combination of instructor-led lecture, in-class discussions, and hands-on lab exercises. There are six domains covered in the course, covering issues such as:

Cryptography Fundamentals
Digital Signatures
Biometric Fundamentals
PKI Fundamentals

This course is intended for network administrators, network security administrators, firewall and server administrators, IT managers, and candidates interested in advancing their SCNP credential to the SCNA certification.

Objectives

Identify threats against the network and develop countermeasures using biometrics
Implement a PKI solution
Creation and Implementation of Security policies
Development and Management of a Security Response Team

Prerequisites

Students must have completed the Network Defense and Countermeasures course, attained the SCNP credential, or possess equivalent knowledge.

Course Content

Cryptography Fundamentals

What is Cryptography
History of Encryption
Symmetric vs. Asymmetric
Combined Solutions
Private Key vs. Public Key
Data Encryption Standard (DES)
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
RSA, Diffie-Hellman
MD4, MD5, SHA-1

PKI Standards

X.509
S/MIME
LDAP
IPSec
Kerberos
IETF
PKI Standards (PKIX)
PKCS (1 through 15)

Strong Authentication

Authentication Fundamentals
Identification vs. Verification
Two Factor Authentication
Strong Authentication
Smart Cards
Authentication and Biometrics

Biometrics Fundamentals

Fingerprint Scanning
Face Scanning
Iris Scanning
Hand Scanning
Retina Scanning
DNA Analysis
Voice Recognition

Digital Signatures

Definition and Characteristics
How they Work
Message Digest Functions
Digital Signatures with Message Digest
E-Signature Laws and Legal Issues
Key Length: 56, 112, and 128 bit
RSA and DSS Signature Standards

PKI Fundamentals

Terminology and Definition
Core Services
Digital Certificates
Certificate Authority
Key Distribution and Management
PKI Policies
Certificate Revocation Lists
LDAP and Enterprise Data Repository