Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Security Certification Course Content

CIT 1121, Networking Fundamentals, 3 credit hours
Information on current and emerging internetworking technologies, including:

• Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) reference model
• Binary numbersHexadecimal numbers
• Address classes
• Internet Protocol (IP) addressing and subnetting
• Protocols
• Standards
• Basic electrical concepts
• Cabling techniques
  
  

CIT 1122, Routing Protocols and Concepts, 3 credit hours
Practical skills required to verify and troubleshoot basic router configurations. Includes:

• Router configuration
• Distance vector and link state routing protocols
• Switching methods
• Hub technology
• Basic flow control methods
• Layer 2 data link addressing
• Layer 3 Internet Protocol (IP) addressing
  
  

CIT 1123, LAN Switching and Wireless, 3 credit hours

• Routing techniques
• Local Area Networks (LANs)
• Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) design, configuration and maintenance
• LAN configurationSpanning Tree Protocol (STP)
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) protocols
• Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)
• Network troubleshooting
  
  

CIT 1124, Accessing the WAN, 3 credits
Wider Area Network (WAN) topics, including:

• Frame encapsulation
• Signaling standards
• WAN designPoint-to-Point (PPP)
• Integrated Services Data Networks (ISDN)
• Frame relay and network management
  
  

CIT 2251, CCNA Security, 3 credits
Topics include:

• Network security concepts
• Developing a secure network
• Defending the perimeter
• Configuring AAA
• Securing the router
• Constructing a secure infrastructure
• Implementing endpoint security
• Providing Storage-Area Network (SAN) security
• Securing voice solutions
• Using Cisco firewalls to defend the network
• Cryptography and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Digital signatures
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and asymmetric encryption
• Building a site-to-site Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) VPN solution

Prerequisite: CIT 1124 Accessing the WAN with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent; CCNA certification or consent of instructor

 

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