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2025/2026

Administration of Computer Networks and Services

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BI-SPS.21 Z,ZK 5 2P+2S Czech
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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:

11. 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. Dostálek L. : PKI a elektronický podpis. Computer Press, 2009. ISBN 978-80-251-2619-6.

2. Dostálek L. : Mobilní sítě a jejich bezpečnost. online, 2016.

3. Brotherson L., Berlin A. : Defensive Security Handbook: Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure. OReilly Media, 2017. ISBN 9781491960387.

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

Note:

This course is presented in Czech.

Further information:
No time-table has been prepared for this course
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