ISA Server 2004

5 Sessions –

15 Hours of Interactive Training

ISA Server 2004 is the complete certification training course for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004. ISA Server is a full-featured, application-layer firewall designed to protect organizations from attack by both external and internal IT security threats. Covering everything from planning and installation to security configurations and remote monitoring, expert Aaron Spurlock shows you the features of firewall integration, VPN architecture support, filtering methods and VPN traffic inspection capabilities. Detailed explanations provide a step-by-step walk through scenarios for any number of network configurations.

Benefits

Become an IT professional with comprehensive system security skills and increase your earning potential.

Gain knowledge that will advance your marketability in the IT industry.

Prepare to pass the Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 exam 70-350.

About The Author

Aaron Spurlock is an MCSE+I, MCT, CNE and CNI. He has consulted and trained on networks and computing for the past 15 years with Lucent Technologies, Mastering Computers, Scientific-Atlanta and the Florida Marlins, among others. He currently owns Technovation Design in Ogden, Utah, specializing in Windows 2000 and NetWare 5 consulting as well as home and corporate automation technologies.

Session 1

Section A: Introduction
· Need for Internet Security
· Course Outline
· Swiftly Changing Landscape
· Security is a Must

Section B: ISA Server 2004 Overview
· Server Features
· Firewall Features
· VPN Features
· Web Cache Features
· New Features
· Enterprise Edition

Section C: Planning to Install
· Planning Firewall Strategy
· Defense-in-Depth
· Applying Defense-in-Depth
· Other Places to Secure

Section D: Deployment Scenarios
· Edge and Back-end Firewall
· Other Deployment Scenarios

Section E: Prepare the Server
· Preparing to Install
· Domain Controllers
· System Requirements
· Additional Enterprise Requirements
· Capacity Planning
· Operating System Requirements

Section F: Upgrade to ISA Server 2004
· From ISA Server 2000
· Upgrading Enterprise Edition

Section G: Installation
· Installing ISA Server 2004
· Network Connections
· External Interface
· Internal Interface
· Installation Process
· Custom Setup/Settings

Section H: Securing the Operating System
· Harden the Base System
· Security Configuration Wizard
· Server Roles
· Registry Summary

Session 2

Section A: Built-In Security
· Secure Out of the Box
· Network Templates
· ISA Server 2004 Management
· Configuration Templates
· Firewall Policy

Section B: Making the Client Choice
· SecureNAT Clients
· SecureNAT Disadvantages
· Web Proxy Client
· Firewall Client
· Firewall Client Disadvantages
· Mix and Match Clients

Section C: Setting Up SecureNAT and Web Proxy
· Setting Up Web Proxy Clients
· Automatic Configuration
· Internal Properties
· Proxy Configuration
· DHCP or DNS

Section D: Setting Up the Firewall Client
· Installing the Firewall Client
· Group Policy
· Configuring the Firewall Client

Section E: Troubleshooting Connectivity
· Task Checklist
· Issues to Check
· Network Node
· Configuring Direct Access
· Domains Setup
· Packet Capture

Section F: Configuring and Managing
· Monitoring and Assigning Roles
· System Policy
· Remote Management
· Policy Rules
· Install Requirements
· Connecting

Section G: Configuration Backup and Restore
· Backing Up Checklist
· Import and Export Settings
· Backing Up and Restoring
· Export Rules

Session 3

Section A: Networking Objects
· Understanding Networks
· Creating Networks and Sets
· Network Rules
· Defining Network Rules
· New Rules

Section B: Web Chaining
· Web Proxy Chaining
· Pros and Cons of Chaining
· Firewall Chaining
· Chaining Rules

Section C: Dial-Up Connections
· Dialing to the Internet
· Dial-Up Routing Issues
· Setting Up a Connection
· Authentication

Section D: Configuring a Firewall Policy
· Firewall Policy
· Access Rule Components
· System Policy Rules
· Access Protocol
· Selected Protocols
· Order of Rules

Section E: Planning a Firewall Policy
· Application Layer Filtering
· FTP and RPC Filters

Section F: Web Content Filters
· Web Filters
· HTTP Filters
· Lock Down Messenger
· HTTP Tunneling
· User Agent
· Configure HTTP Policy
· Signatures

Section G: Intrusion Alerts
· Detecting Intrusion
· ISA Server Alerts
· Application Filters
· Alerts Properties

ISA Server 2004 continued

Session 4

Section A: Policy Rules for Server Publishing
· Inbound Access to Services
· Server Publishing
· Publishing Rule Wizard
· Port Mapping
· Remote Desktop Connection

Section B: Web Server Publishing
· Web Publishing
· Link Translation
· Publishing Configuration
· Path Translation
· Internal Web Properties Tab
· External Check

Section C: SSL Web Sites
· SSL Tunneling vs SSL Bridging
· Snap-In Certificates
· Import Certificate
· Bridging Mode
· Internal IP Address
· SSL Listener
· External Client

Section D: Mail Server Wizard
· Mail Server Publishing
· SMTP Message Screener
· New Mail Server (SMTP) Rules
· SMTP Commands
· ISA Logs

Section E: Web Caching
· Understanding Web Caching
· Configure Caching
· Time to Live Entries
· TTL Boundaries
· New Cache Rules
· Cache Content
· Cache Content Application

Section F: Remote Access
· Preparing for Remote Access
· Remote Access VPN
· VPN Properties

Section G: VPN Technology
· Site-to-Site VPN
· VPN Protocol
· Remote VPN Rule

Session 5

Section A: Monitoring ISA Server 2004
· ISA Management Dashboard
· Session Monitoring
· Connectivity Monitoring
· Monitoring Workstation

Section B: Logging
· Logging Services
· Logging Tasks
· Reading Logs

Section C: Reporting
· Reporting Capabilities
· Report Jobs
· Report Publishing
· Customized Reports
· Firewall Array Reports

Section D: Enterprise Edition
· Design Differences
· Configuration Storage Server
· Enterprise Deployment
· Install Configuration Storage Server
· Completing Installation

Section E: Enterprise Management
· Managing the Enterprise
· Enterprise Policy
· Enterprise Firewall Rules
· Creating Rules

Section F: Enterprise Arrays
· Defining Arrays
· Creating a New Array
· Managing an Array
· Array Policy Rules
· Installing Firewall Components
· Running Your ISA Server

Section G: Network Load Balancing
· Load Balancing Features
· Intra-Array Communications
· Select Load Balancing Properties

Section H: CARP
· Distributed Caching
· Setting Up CARP
· Setting Protocols