RH320 Red Hat Apache and Secure Web Server Administration

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Course Length:

4 Days

Course Description:

This course is for Linux and/or UNIX systems administrators who want to configure and maintain a secure Apache Web Server.

Who Should Attend:

Linux or UNIX system administrators who desire to obtain intensive hands-on training on configuration and management of an Apache Web Server will benefit from this course.

Benefits of Attendance:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Configure and maintain an Apache web server running under Red Hat Linux.
• Incorporate CGI handlers, SSL security, dynamic content, and customization via modules.

Prerequisites:

Students should have taken RH253 Red Hat Linux Network Services and Security, or RH300 RHCE Rapid Track Course, or have equivalent experience with UNIX or Linux. Students should also have experience creating web pages using HTML. Some experience with Perl or Python or shell scripting/programming is recommended but not required.

Course Outline:

• Chapter 1: Introduction And Basic Apache Configuration
  1. httpd overview: client/server topology, transactional overview
  2. History of web servers: NCSA, Apache evolution, The Apache Organization
  3. Apache today: usage, extensibility, process model, Red Hat's Apache packages
  4. Basic configuration: configuration files and options, basic daemon control
• Chapter 2: Apache Virtual Hosts
  1. Understanding Virtual hosts: IP-based, name-based
  2. Configuration directives and syntax checking
  3. Using Apache to serve virtually hosted web servers
  4. Web server log files: formats, configuration, use and analysis
  5. Server MIME types
• Chapter 3: CGI And Server Side Includes
  1. Understanding CGI: Definition, mechanics, limitations, common CGI languages
  2. Basic CGI requirements
  3. Useful CGI tasks: form processing, database manipulation, custom-built tasks
  4. SSI: similarities to CGI, .shtml implementation, Xbithack directive, examples
  5. CGI security: proper programming; suEXEC: file placement issues, configuration
• Chapter 4: Database Backends
  1. Available Databases
  2. Postgres: installation, administration, creating and loading a table; pgaccess
  3. Query and insert with SQL
  4. Implementations of query and insert in CGI
  5. Perl CGI.pm; DBD/DBI.pm
• Chapter 5: Apache Customization Through Modules
  1. Concepts
  2. mod_perl
  3. mod_php
  4. mod_status
  5. mod_usertrack
  6. mod_rewrite
  7. other modules
• Chapter 6: Security And Authentication
  1. Basic access control by host/domain/network
  2. Apache security strategies
  3. Implementing Web-based password authentication
  4. Authentication scenarios
• Chapter 7: Advanced Security With SSL
  1. Basic Cryptography and SSL concepts
  2. SSL Certificates
  3. Obtaining a website certificate
  4. Implementing SSL with Apache