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10151106Perimeter Security

Course Information

Description

This is an introductory course covering all the fundamentals to understand the Palo-Alto Next-Generation Firewall from the ground up. Students configure and manage the essential features of Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall, Configure and Manage Security and NAT policies, Configure and manage Threat Prevention, Monitor network traffic and logging.

Total Credits

Course Competencies

Connect to the Management Network of the firewall

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Set DNS servers for the firewall

Set NTP servers for the firewall

Configure a login banner for the firewall

Configure permitted IP addresses for firewall management
Manipulate configuration snapshots and logs

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Save a named configuration snapshot

Export a named configuration snapshot

Revert configuration changes

Examine log files

Create log file filters
Manage firewall administrator accounts

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Create a local user database account

Create an Administrator Account

Configure LDAP authentication

Configure RADIUS authentication
Connect firewall to production network

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Create layer 3 network interfaces

Create a virtual router

Segment the production network using security zones

Test connectivity to each zone

Define interface management profiles

Test interface access after management profiles
Apply subnetting to firewall networks

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Take a network and divide it into at least two smaller networks

Configure the new network addresses to the firewall
Configure security policies and NAT rules

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Create a security policy rule

Modify a security policy rule

Test a security policy rule

Create security rules for internet access

Create a source NAT policy

Create a destination NAT policy
Block packet and protocol based attacks

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Configure and test TCP SYN flood zone protection

Protect against reconnaissance traffic

Protect against denial-of-service attacks
Block threats from known bad sources

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Block malicious IP addresses

-Using address objects

-Using address groups

-By geographic region

-Using external dynamic lists

Create an external dynamic list (EDL) to block malicious domains

Add an EDL to an antispyware profile

Add the antispyware profile to a security rule

Create a custom URL Category Block access to malicious URL using an URL Filtering Profile
Block threats using custom applications

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Configure packet capture

Analyze packet capture

Create custom application with a signature

Add the custom application to a security policy

Test the custom application
Block threats with User-ID

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Enable User-ID on one of the network zones

Generate traffic from the network zone

Examine User-ID logs

Examine firewall traffic logs
Block unknown malware with Wildfire

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Create a Wildfire analysis profile

Apply Wildfire profile to security rules

Test the Wildfire profile

Examine Wildfire analysis details
Block threats in encrypted traffic

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Create a decryption policy for outbound traffic

Test outbound decryption policy

Test a no-decryption rule
Prevent use of stolen credentials

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Configure credential detection

Test the credential detection
Implement day-one best practice configuration

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Modify security policy rules

Create recommended security profiles

Create a security profile group from the created security profiles

Apply the security profile group to security policies
Protect data transfer with site-to-site virtual private network

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Configure a site-to-site virtual private network (VPN)

Test the VPN
Protect data transfer with a GlobalProtect virtual private network

Assessment Strategies

Skill demonstration in lab

Criteria

Configure GlobalProtect virtual private network (VPN)

Test the VPN