CST104 Remote Security Methods
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Computer Studies
Broome Community College

Course Content

• Remote Access Security
  • Modems and PPP
  • RAS, Remote Access Service
  • VPN, Virtual Private Networking
  • RADIUS, Remote Authentication Dial-in User Services
  • TACACS, Terminal Acess Controller Access Control System
    • Authentication
    • Authorization
    • Accounting
  • L2TP, Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
  • PPTP, Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
  • Remote Control (pcAnywhere, NVT)
  • SSH, Secure Shell (putty)
  • SSL, Secure Sockets Layer
  • IPSec, IP Security
• Email Security
  • MIME versus Secure MIME
  • PGP, Pretty Good Privacy
  • Email Vulnerabilities
    • Viruses and Worms
    • Spam
    • Hoaxes and Chain Letters
    • Social Engineering
• Web Access Security
  • HTTP versus Secure HTTP
  • Web Server Vulnerabilities
• Directory Access Security
  • LDAP, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
  • X.500
  • Replication
• File Transfer Security
  • FTP versus Secure FTP
  • Blind/Anonymous FTP
• Wireless Security
  • IEEE 802.11
    • IR, Infrared
    • DSSS, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
    • FHSS, Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
  • WEP, Wired Equivalent Privacy
  • WAP, Wireless Application Protocol
• Instant Messaging
  • Windows Messenger Service
  • Packet Sniffing
  • Social Engineering

Last updated January 2005 by JLA