RHS429 Red Hat Enterprise Selinux Policy Administration With Exam
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Course Length:
5 Days
Course Description:
RHS429 introduces advanced system administrators, security administrators, and applications programmers to SELinux policy writing. Participants in this course will learn how SELinux works; how to manage SELinux; and how to write an SELinux policy. This class culiminates in a major project to scope out and then write policies for previously unprotected services.
Who Should Attend:
RHS429 is designed for computer security specialists and other system administrators responsible for setting and implementing security policies on a Linux computer. Applications programmers also may consider taking the course to understand how to provide a set of SELinux policies for third party applications. Participants need not have indepth knowledge of SELinux, but should have a basic understanding of the SELinux security layer. For example, SELinux information as taught in RH133 or RH300 is sufficient.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand how SELinux operates within the Red Hat targeted policy.
- Understand how policies are written, compiled, and debugged.
- Create a set of policies from scratch for a previously unprotected service.
- Analyze the service, determining its security needs.
- Design and implement a set of policies.
- Test and fix the policies.
- Document the service's new policies so that others can effectively administer the service.
Prerequisites:
RHS429 requires RHCE-level skills. Prerequisite skills can be shown by passing the RHCE Exam in either RH302 or RH300, or by taking RH253 or by possessing comparable skills and knowledge.