Snow Leopard 303 - Mac OS X Security and Mobility 10.6

This three-day course focuses on strategies for providing secure access from mobile devices to services running on private networks.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for system administrators
and IT professionals who need to:

• Gain specific knowledge about DNS, VPN, firewalls, certificates and proxy servers
• Effectively configure mobile devices that are connected to public networks to access services running on a private network
• Configure Mac OS X Server to provide trusted authentication to proxied services such as web, mail, and calendar

Prerequisite Knowledge

• Basic troubleshooting experience or Mac OS X Support Essentials 10.6.
• Basic Mac OS X Server experience or Mac OS X Server Essentials 10.6.
• Understanding of basic IP networking, including IP address, subnet masks, ports, and protocols
• Experience using the command-line interface with Mac OS X
• Good understanding of the English language, because software and lesson material are in English.

Course Outline

• Providing Network Services
  - DNS
  - DHCP
  - NAT/Gateway
• Securing Systems and Services
  - Firewalls
  - VPN
  - Keys & Certificates
• Providing Services for Mobile Devices
  - Providing iPhone Applications
  - Mobile Access Server

What Will You Learn?

• Working with Mac OS X Server, students learn how to securely provide network services such as web, mail, and calendar to mobile computers and devices, such as the iPhone.
• Students will also learn the basics of deploying both web and native applications on mobile devices such as the iPhone using Xcode, Dashcode, and the iPhone Configuration Utility.
• The course is a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises that provide practical real-world experience.

Get Certified and Build Credibility

Demonstrate your knowledge by passing the Mac OS X Deployment 10.6 exam. This course covers a portion of the knowledge necessary to become an Apple Certified System Administrator 10.6. ACSA 10.6 certification is granted upon successful completion of the Mac OS X Server Essentials 10.6, Mac OS X Directory Services 10.6, Mac OS X Deployment 10.6, and Mac OS X Security and Mobility 10.6 exams. This exam also counts towards Apple Certified Specialist - Security and Mobility 10.6.