Certified Virtualization Security Expert, Part 1 of 6: Reaffirming Knowledge

This course will start by taking a look at virtual components, ESX networking components, switches, vswitch and physical switch. It will then discuss spanning tree protocol, vswitch isolation, virtual ports, vlans, load balancing, failover configuration, managing a virtual network, encryption and certificates and finish up with the Linux file system. This course contains the following lessons:

Lesson 1:

• How Virtual Ethernet Adapters Work
• How Virtual Switches Work
• VMSafe
• Current VMSafe Partners
• Virtual Switch vs. Physical Switch
• Cam Tables
• Spanning Tree Protocol
• Virtual Ports
• Uplink Ports and Port Groups
• Uplinks
• Virtual Switch Correctness
• VLANs in VMWare Infrastructure
• Failover Configuration
• Virtual Machine Operation.

Lesson 2:

• Forged Transmits
• Managing the Virtual Network
• Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Encryption
• Demo: Virtual Switch Security Settings
• Hashes
• Demo: Hashes.

Lesson 3:

• Digital Signatures
• Breaking SSL Traffic
• VMTraining's Physical Setup
• Demo: Connecting into DRAC Client
• Demo: DRAC Console
• Demo: PuTTy
• Demo: vSphere Client
• Demo: Virtual Center in vSphere Client
• Demo: ARP Injections
• Demo: ARP Cache Poisoning
• Introduction to Linux.

Lesson 4:

• File System Structure
• Kernel
• Processes
• Processes Continued
• Staring and Stopping Processes
• Interacting with Processes
• Storing Account and Group Information
• Password and Shadow File Formats
• Accounts and Groups
• Linux and UNIX Permissions
• Demo: Introduction to Linux
• Demo: Get IP Address
• Demo: Configuring and Navigating Linux
• Demo: Navigating Linux
• Set UID Programs, Logs, and Editing.