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642-552 SND

Securing Cisco Network Devices Exam

Last day to test November 17, 2008
    Exam Number:     642-552
Associated Certifications: CCSP/Cisco Firewall Specialist/Cisco IPS Specialist/Cisco VPN Specialist
Duration: 75 minutes
Available Languages: English
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Exam Description
The Securing Cisco Network Devices 642-552 SND is the exam associated with the Cisco Certified Security Professional, Cisco Firewall Specialist, Cisco IPS Specialist, and Cisco VPN Specialist certifications. Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the Securing Cisco Network Devices v2.0 (SND) course. This exam tests a candidate’s knowledge of securing Cisco routers and switches and their associated networks. Topics covered include; Security threats facing modern network infrastructures, Securing Cisco routers, Implementing basic AAA, Using ACLs to mitigate router and network threats, Implementing secure management and reporting, Mitigating common Layer 2 attacks, and Implementing Cisco IOS Firewall features, Cisco IOS IPS features, and IPsec VPN features using Cisco Security Device Manager

Exam Topics
The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

Describe the security threats facing modern network infrastructures
Describe and mitigate the common threats to the physical installation
Describe and list mitigation methods for common network attacks
Describe and list mitigation methods for Worm, Virus, and Trojan Horse attacks
Describe the main activities in each phase of a secure network lifecycle
Explain how to meet the security needs of a typical enterprise with a comprehensive security policy
Describe the Cisco Self Defending Network architecture
Secure Cisco routers
Secure Cisco routers using the SDM Security Audit feature
Use the One-Step Lockdown feature in SDM to secure a Cisco router
Secure administrative access to Cisco routers by setting strong encrypted passwords, exec timeout, login failure rate and using IOS login enhancements
Secure administrative access to Cisco routers by configuring multiple privilege levels
Secure administrative access to Cisco routers by configuring role based CLI
Secure the Cisco IOS image and configuration file
Implement basic AAA using Cisco routers
Explain the functions and importance of AAA
Describe the features of TACACS+ and RADIUS AAA protocols
Describe the methods of authentication that are used to provide access through a router (packet mode) and to provide access to the router (character mode)
Mitigate threats to Cisco routers and networks using ACLs
Explain the functionality of standard, extended, and named IP ACLs used by routers to filter packets
Configure and verify IP ACLs to mitigate given threats (filter IP traffic destined for Telnet, SNMP, and DDoS attacks) in a network using CLI
Configure IP ACLs to prevent IP address spoofing using CLI
Discuss the caveats to be considered when building ACLs
Implement secure network management and reporting
Describe the factors to be considered when planning for secure management and reporting of network devices
Use CLI to configure SSH on Cisco routers to enable secured management access
Use CLI to configure Cisco routers to send Syslog messages to a Syslog server
Describe SNMPv3 and NTPv3
Mitigate common Layer 2 attacks
Describe the common Layer 2 attacks and how to mitigate them (VLAN hopping, STP attacks, ARP spoofing, MAC spoofing, CAM overflow)
Describe the function and benefit of the security features in Cisco Catalyst switches (IBNS, PVLAN, SPAN port)
Describe common threats to WLANs
Describe the security features of the 802.11 protocol
Implement the Cisco IOS firewall feature set using SDM
Describe the operational strengths and weaknesses of the different firewall technologies
Explain stateful firewall operations and the function of the state table
Explain the types of NAT that can be implemented in a firewall
Configure and verify basic and advanced firewall on a Cisco router using SDM
Implement the Cisco IOS IPS feature set using SDM
Define network based vs. host based intrusion detection and prevention
Explain IPS technologies, attack responses, and monitoring options
Enable and verify Cisco IOS IPS operations using SDM
Implement IPsec VPN on Cisco routers using SDM
Explain IKE protocol functionality and phases
Describe the building blocks of IPsec and the security functions it provides
Explain hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) operations
Explain the different methods of encryption
Explain the purpose of the Diffie-Hellman key agreement protocol
Describe how IPsec establishes origin authentication
Describe the PKI environment at a high level
Describe the different types of IPsec VPN implementations
Configure and verify an IPsec site-to-site VPN with pre-shared key authentication using SDM
Explain Cisco Easy VPN Server and Cisco Easy VPN Remote
Configure and verify remote access VPNs using the Cisco Easy VPN Server feature of Cisco SDM
 
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