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STUDY PLANS
2024/2025

Administration of Computer Networks and Services

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Code Completion Credits Range Language
BIE-SPS.21 Z,ZK 5 2P+2S English
Course guarantor:
Pavel Tvrdík
Lecturer:
Libor Dostálek, Jan Kubr
Tutor:
Libor Dostálek, Jan Kubr, Ondřej Slavík
Supervisor:
Department of Computer Systems
Synopsis:

The aim of the course is to deepen the theoretical knowledge of network technologies and protocols in the environment of network servers administrated under the operating systems Linux and Windows. The course syllabus requires the knowledge at the level of courses BIE-PSI, BIE-VPS, and BIE-OSY. Practical skills will be gained by practical hands-on experience with real network infrastructure.

Requirements:

Knowledge of computer networks and operating systems at the level of courses BIE-UOS.21, BIE-PSI.21, BIE-VPS.21, and BIE-OSY.21.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Dynamic address configuration in computer networks.

2. AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting).

3. Identity Management.

4. Certification authority and application of certificates.

5. The TLS protocol.

6. Web server configuration (HTTP/HTTPS).

7. Usage of hardware devices for secure web traffic (HTTPS protocol).

8. Mail server configuration.

9. Secure email (S/MIME).

10. Firewall, application firewall, reverse proxy, access server.

11. Virtual private network (VPN) configuration.

12.Protocols for computer networks monitoring.

13. Penetration testing.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. DHCP, DHCPv6 Configuration in Linux.

2. Radius server configuration in Linux.

3. Identity management.

4. Certificates, certification authority management.

5. TLS protocol, WireShark monitoring.

6. Web server Apache2 configuration.

7. Public key cryptography and its deployment.

8. Email server configuration.

9. Email cryptography.

10. Application firewall configuration.

11. Virtual Private Network configuration.

12. SNMP protocol management.

13. Penetration testing by the using of Kali Linux distribution.

Study Objective:

The aim of the course is to deepen the theoretical knowledge of network technologies and protocols in the environment of network servers administrated under the operating systems Linux and Windows. The course syllabus requires the knowledge at the level of courses BIE-PSI, BIE-VPS, and BIE-OSY. Practical skills will be gained by practical hands-on experience with real network infrastructure.

Study materials:

1. Brotherson L., Berlin A. : Defensive Security Handbook: Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure. O’Reilly Media, 2017. ISBN 9781491960387.

2. Diogenes Y. : Cybersecurity – Attack and Defense Strategies: Infrastructure security with Red Team and Blue Team tactics. Packt Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-1788475297.

Note:
Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
roomT9:344
Dostálek L.
09:15–10:45
(lecture parallel1)
Dejvice
roomT9:344
Kubr J.
Dostálek L.

11:00–12:30
(lecture parallel1
parallel nr.101)

Dejvice
Thu
Fri
Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
Time-table is not available yet
The course is a part of the following study plans:
Data valid to 2024-12-12
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