Course 2150—Five days—Instructor-led or eLearning
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Introduction
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design a security framework for small, medium, and enterprise networks by using Microsoft Windows 2000 technologies. This course contains four units that describe how to help protect specific areas of the network:
• Unit 1, Providing Security-Enhanced Access to Local Network Users
• Unit 2, Providing Security-Enhanced Access to Remote Users and Remote Offices
• Unit 3, Providing Security-Enhanced Access Between Private and Public Networks
• Unit 4, Providing Security-Enhanced Access to Partners
At Course Completion
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
• Identify the security risks associated with managing resource access and data flow on the network.
• Describe how key technologies within Windows 2000 are used to help protect a network and its resources.
• Plan a Windows 2000 administrative structure so that permissions are granted only to appropriate users.
• Plan an Active Directory directory service structure that facilitates security-enhanced and verifiable user account creation and administration.
• Define minimum security requirements for Windows 2000-based domain controllers, application servers, file and print servers, and workstations.
• Design a strategy for to help protect local storage of data and provide security-enhanced network access to file and print resources.
• Design end-to-end security for the transmission of data between hosts on the network.
• Design a strategy to help provide security-enhanced access for non-Microsoft clients within a Windows 2000-based network.
• Design a strategy to help protect local resources accessed by remote users who use dial-up or virtual private network (VPN) technologies.
• Design a strategy to help protect local resources accessed by remote offices within a wide area network (WAN) environment.
• Help protect private network resources from public network users.
• Design a strategy to help protect private network user access to public networks.
• Design a strategy for authenticating trusted users over public networks.
• Design a strategy to help protect data and application access for the private network when accessed by trusted partners.
• Plan for an e-commerce implementation between your organization and external business partners that facilitates business communication.
• Design a structured methodology for securing a Windows 2000 network.
Prerequisite
• Working knowledge of Windows 2000 Directory Services
• Completion of Course 1560, Upgrading Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000 OR
• Completion of Course 2154, Implementing and Administering Windows 2000 Directory Services OR
• Equivalent knowledge
The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from the instruction, students need an understanding of the English language and completion of the prerequisites.
Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:
• Exam 70-220
Course Materials
The course materials are yours to keep.
You will be provided with the following software for use in the classroom:
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Network Monitor 2.0 (for classroom use)
Course Outline
Day 1
Module 1: Assessing Security Risks
Topics
Identifying Risks to Data
Identifying Risks to Services
Identifying Potential Threats
Introducing Common Security Standards
Planning Network Security
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Describe the potential risks to different types of stored data.
• Describe the potential risks from a denial of service.
• Describe potential threats against network security.
• Describe common industry standards for measuring network security.
• Discuss methodologies to help protect a Windows 2000 network.
Module 2: Introducing Windows 2000 Security
Topics
Introducing Security Features in Active Directory
Authenticating User Accounts
Securing Access to Resources
Introducing Encryption Technologies
Encrypting Stored and Transmitted Data
Introducing Public Key Infrastructure Technology
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Describe how security features in Active Directory provide a framework for designing a security-enhanced Windows 2000 network.
• Describe the authentication methods that Windows 2000 provides for user and computer accounts.
• Identify the methods that can be used to help protect resource access in Windows 2000 networks.
• Identify the encryption technologies that Windows 2000 supports.
• Describe how encryption technologies are used to help protect stored and transmitted data in a Windows 2000 network.
• Describe how a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) can be used to create a security-enhanced network.
Unit 1: Providing Security-Enhanced Access to Local Network Users
Module 3: Planning Administrative Access
Topics
Determining the Appropriate Administrative Model
Designing Administrative Group Strategies
Planning Local Administrative Access
Planning Remote Administrative Access
Lab
Planning Security-Enhanced Administrative Access
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Select an administrative model for an organization.
• Plan memberships in Windows 2000 administrative groups.
• Plan security-enhanced local administrative access to the network.
• Plan security-enhanced remote administrative access to the network.
Day 2
Module 4: Planning User Accounts
Topics
Designing Account Policies and Group Policy
Planning Account Creation and Location
Planning Delegation of Authority
Auditing User Account Actions
Lab
Planning a Security-based OU Structure
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Design an account policy and Group Policy strategy for user accounts.
• Plan for the creation and location of user accounts within the domain and organizational unit (OU) structure.
• Plan delegation of authority to user accounts.
• Design an audit strategy that will track changes made to objects in Active Directory.
Module 5: Securing Windows 2000-Based Computers
Topics
Planning Physical Security for Windows 2000-based Computers
Evaluating Security Requirements
Designing Security Configuration Templates
Evaluating Security Configuration
Deploying Security Configuration Templates
Labs
Analyzing a Security Template
Designing Customized Security Templates
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Plan physical measures to help protect Windows 2000-based computers.
• Evaluate the security requirements for Windows 2000-based computers with respect to their roles in the network.
• Design security configuration templates to enforce security settings.
• Evaluate the existing security configuration of a Windows 2000-based computer.
• Determine how to deploy security templates in a Windows 2000 network.
Module 6: Securing File and Print Resources
Topics
Examining Windows 2000 File System Security
Protecting Resources Using DACLs
Encrypting Data Using EFS
Auditing Resource Access
Helping Protect Backup and Restore Procedures
Helping Protecting Data from Viruses
Labs
Managing EFS Recovery Keys
Planning Data Security
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Describe the security provided in the file systems supported by Windows 2000.
• Design a security strategy to help protect data such as files, folders, print resources, and the registry by using discretionary access control lists (DACLs).
• Design a strategy for the protection and recovery of file resources encrypted with Encrypting File System (EFS).
• Design an audit strategy to monitor file and print resource access.
• Design a security-enhanced backup and restore procedure that allows for disaster recovery.
• Plan for virus protection in a network security design.
Day 3
Module 7: Securing Communication Channels
Topics
Assessing Network Data Visibility Risks
Designing Application-Layer Security
Designing IP-Layer Security
Deploying Network Traffic Encryption
Lab
Planning Transmission Security
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Assess potential risks to transmitted data on the network wire in the local area network (LAN).
• Design a strategy to help provide authentication and data privacy by applying security at the application layer.
• Design a strategy to help provide authentication and data privacy by applying security at the Internet Protocol (IP) layer.
• Design an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) strategy for encrypting private network data transmissions.
Module 8: Providing Security-Enhanced Access to Non-Microsoft Clients
Topics
Providing Security-Enhanced Network Access to UNIX Clients
Providing Security-Enhanced Network Access to NetWare Clients
Providing Security-Enhanced Access to Macintosh Clients
Helping to Protect Network Services in a Heterogeneous Network
Monitoring for Security Breaches
Lab
Securing Telnet Transmissions
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Identify the risks associated with allowing UNIX clients access to a Windows 2000 network.
• Identify the risks associated with allowing NetWare clients access to a Windows 2000 network.
• Identify the risks associated with allowing Macintosh clients access to a Windows 2000 network.
• Help protect common network services that are operating in a heterogeneous network.
• Monitor a heterogeneous network for security breaches and identify the risks of unauthorized network monitoring.
Unit 2: Providing Security-Enhanced Access to Remote Users and Offices
Module 9: Providing Security-Enhanced Access to Remote Users
Topics
Identifying the Risks of Providing Remote Access
Designing Security for Dial-Up Connections
Designing Security for VPN Connections
Centralizing Remote Access Security Settings
Lab
Using RADIUS Authentication
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Identify the risks associated with providing network access to remote users.
• Design a security-enhanced network for remote users who access the network by using dial-up connections.
• Design a security-enhanced network for remote users who access the network by using VPN connections.
• Design a security-enhanced network for remote users by centralizing the security configuration of remote access servers.
Day 4
Module 10: Providing Security-Enhanced Access to Remote Offices
Topics
Defining Private and Public Networks
Helping Protect Connections Using Routers
Helping Protect VPN Connections Between Remote Offices
Identifying Security Requirements
Labs
Planning Security-Enhanced Connections for Remote Offices
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Describe the difference between a private network and a public network.
• Plan a security-enhanced connection between two remote networks by using routers.
• Plan a security-enhanced connection between two remote networks by using a VPN.
• Identify the security requirements that must be considered while planning security-enhanced connections between remote offices.
Unit 3: Providing Security-Enhanced Access Between Private and Public Networks
Module 11: Providing Security-Enhanced Network Access to Internet Users
Topics
Identifying Potential Risks from the Internet
Using Firewalls to Help Protect Network Resources
Using Screened Subnets to Help Protect Network Resources
Helping to Protect Public Access to a Screened Subnet
Lab
Designing a Screened Subnet
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Analyze the potential threats that are introduced when a private network is connected to the Internet.
• Design a firewall strategy to help protect private network resources.
• Design a security-enhanced method for exposing private network resources to the Internet.
• Plan to help protect public access to a screened subnet.
Module 12: Providing Security-Enhanced Internet Access to Network Users
Topics
Helping Protect Internal Network Resources
Planning Internet Usage Policies
Managing Internet Access Through Proxy Server Configuration
Managing Internet Access Through Client-Side Configuration
Lab
Securing the Internal Network When Accessing the Internet
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Design a strategy to help protect private network resources from the public network.
• Plan which users, computers, and protocols are allowed access to the Internet.
• Design the Microsoft Proxy Server settings for maintaining security when local network users access the Internet.
• Design the client-side requirements for maintaining security when local network users access the Internet.
Day 5
Unit 4: Providing Security-Enhanced Access to Partners
Module 13: Extending the Network to Partner Organizations
Topics
Providing Access to Partner Organizations
Securing Applications Used by Partners
Securing Connections Used by Remote Partners
Structuring Active Directory to Manage Partner Accounts
Authenticating Partners from Trusted Domains
Lab
Planning Partner Connectivity
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Describe the connection methods that can be used to provide access to partner organizations.
• Describe the ways to provide security-enhanced access to data, applications, and communications shared with trusted partners.
• Design a security-enhanced framework that allows partners to use tunnel connections, dial-up connections, and Terminal Services to access the private network.
• Design an Active Directory directory service structure for partners.
• Design a framework for authenticating partners from trusted domains.
Module 14: Designing a Public Key Infrastructure
Topics
Introducing a Public Key Infrastructure
Using Certificates
Examining the Certificate Life Cycle
Choosing a Certification Authority
Planning a Certification Authority Hierarchy
Mapping Certificates to User Accounts
Managing CA Maintenance Strategies
Lab
Using Certificate-based Authentication
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Describe the basic components of a PKI.
• Define how certificates can be used in a PKI to certify applications and services.
• Define the basic functions of certificates within a certificate life cycle.
• Choose between public and private certification authorities (CAs).
• Plan a hierarchy for organizing CAs in a network.
• Use certificate mapping to apply user permissions to users who are not included in your organization's Active Directory directory service.
• Plan recovery and maintenance strategies for CAs.
Module 15: Developing a Security Plan
Topics
Designing a Security Plan
Defining Security Requirements
Maintaining the Security Plan
Lab
Developing a Security Plan
Skills
Students will be able to:
• Design a security plan that will meet the security requirements of an organization.
• Define the security requirements for local and remote networks, public and private networks, and trusted business partners.
• Develop strategies to maintain the network security plan. |
