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| Course Number:
| RH320 |
| Course Duration:
| 4 days |
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Configuration of the Apache Webserver including SSL
| Audience: |
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System administrators
| Price: |
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| UK | GBP | 1,599 * | | | EUR | 2.500 * |
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RH320 - Apache and Secure Web Server Administration
| Goal: |
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A web server administrator who can configure and maintain an Apache web server running
under Red Hat Linux, incorporating CGI handlers, SSL security,
dynamic content, and customization via modules.
| Audience: |
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Linux or UNIX system administrators who desire intensive hands-on training on configuration
and management of an Apache Web Server.
| Prerequisites |
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RH253 Red Hat Linux Network Services and Security,
or RH300 RHCE Rapid Track Course,
or equivalent experience with Unix or Linux;
creating web pages using HTML; some experience with Perl or Python or shell scripting/programming is recommended but not required.
| Course Objectives |
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- Introduction and Basic Apache Configuration:
- httpd overview: client/server topology, transactional overview
- History of web servers: NCSA, Apache evolution, The Apache Organization
- Apache today: usage, extensibility, process model, Red Hat's Apache packages
- Basic configuration: configuration files and options, basic daemon control
- Apache Virtual Hosts:
- Understanding Virtual hosts: IP-based, name-based
- Configuration directives and syntax checking
- Using Apache to serve virtually hosted web servers
- Web server log files: formats, configuration, use and analysis
- Server MIME types
- CGI and Server Side Includes:
- Understanding CGI: Definition, mechanics, limitations, common CGI languages
- Basic CGI requirements
- Useful CGI tasks: form processing, database manipulation, custom-built tasks
- SSI: similarities to CGI, .shtml implementation, Xbithack directive, examples
- CGI security: proper programming; suEXEC: file placement issues, configuration
- Database backends:
- Available Databases
- Postgres: installation, administration, creating and loading a table; pgaccess
- Query and insert with SQL
- Implementations of query and insert in CGI
- Perl CGI.pm; DBD/DBI.pm
- Apache customization through modules:
- Concepts
- mod_perl
- mod_php
- mod_status
- mod_usertrack
- mod_rewrite
- other modules
- Security and authentication:
- Basic access control by host/domain/network
- Apache security strategies
- Implementing Web-based password authentication
- Authentication scenarios
- Advanced Security with SSL:
- Basic Cryptography and SSL concepts
- SSL Certificates
- Obtaining a website certificate
- Implementing SSL with Red Hat's Stronghold webserver
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