CCSP: Secure PIX and Secure VPN Study Guide (642-521 and 642-511) [Paperback]

Wade Edwards (Author), Tom Lancaster (Author), Eric Quinn (Author), Jason Rohm (Author), Bryant Tow (Author), Wade Edwards (Author), Tom Lancaster (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0782142877 | ISBN-13: 978-0782142877 | Publication Date: November 3, 2003

Here's the book you need to prepare for Cisco's Secure PIX Firewall (CSPFA) and Secure VPN (CSVPN) exams.

This two-in-one Study Guide provides:

• In-depth coverage of all exam topics
• Practical information on implementing Cisco's Secure PIX and Secure VPN technologies
• Hundreds of challenging review questions
• Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine and electronic flashcards

Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:
Secure PIX Firewall:

• Translations and Connections
• Access Control Lists and Content Filtering
• Object Grouping
• Advanced Protocol Handling
• Attack Guards, Intrusion Detection, and Shunning
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
• Failover
• Cisco PIX Device Manager
• Enterprise PIX Firewall Management and Maintenance
• Firewall Services Module

Secure VPN:

• VPN and IPSec Technology Overview
• VPN 3000 Concentrator Series Hardware
• Remote Access with Pre-shared Keys and Digital Certificates
• IPSec Software Client Firewalls
• Software Client Auto-Initiation
• Hardware Client Configuration
• Network Client Backup and Load Balancing
• Software Auto-Update
• Configuring for the IPSec Over UDP and IPSec Over TCP\
• LAN-to-LAN with Pre-Shared Keys, NAT, and Digital Certificates

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Security's something you can sell these days. It's fair to say that even as a lot of the once-hot certifications (CCNA, MCSE, and others) have been devalued, the security-related ratings have become more marketable. CCSP: Secure PIX and Secure VPN teaches you what you need to know in order to pass the two big Cisco-specific security exams. As always, you'll want to have the actual hardware on hand to help you learn. Having this book at your side, however, makes the learning process less of a scattershot affair and more of a properly directed enterprise.

Though sections in which the authors guide you through configuration wizards' steps add little to the wizards' simplified processes, coverage of the command-line interface should prove helpful during learning and study (the coverage amounts to directed exploration of the environment, which is always good for comprehension and retention). Theory coverage--complete with lots of network schematics, many of which appear on Cisco exams--helps boost your ability to diagnose and repair problems on your own. Some readers may consider the illustrations too large (it's not unusual for a simple dialog box to fill half a page), but everyone will like the labs. These give an instruction ("Create an IKE policy on PIX1 that uses preshared keys") and then, on the next page, give the explicit command-line syntax that does the required job. --David Wall

Topics covered: The published objectives of the two most popular data-security exams from Cisco Systems: Certified Secure PIX Firewall Administrator (CSPFA -- 642-521) and Certified Secure Virtual Private Network (CSVPN -- 642-511). For both subjects, coverage has more to do with administration and everyday config-modification than with network design and initial setup.

From the Back Cover

Here's the book you need to prepare for Cisco’s Secure PIX Firewall (CSPFA) and Secure VPN (CSVPN) exams.

This two-in-one Study Guide provides:

• In-depth coverage of all exam topics
• Practical information on implementing Cisco’s Secure PIX and Secure VPN technologies
• Hundreds of challenging review questions
• Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine and electronic flashcards

Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:
Secure PIX Firewall:

• Translations and Connections
• Access Control Lists and Content Filtering
• Object Grouping
• Advanced Protocol Handling
• Attack Guards, Intrusion Detection, and Shunning
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
• Failover
• Cisco PIX Device Manager
• Enterprise PIX Firewall Management and Maintenance
• Firewall Services Module

Secure VPN:

• VPN and IPSec Technology Overview
• VPN 3000 Concentrator Series Hardware
• Remote Access with Pre-shared Keys and Digital Certificates
• IPSec Software Client Firewalls
• Software Client Auto-Initiation
• Hardware Client Configuration
• Network Client Backup and Load Balancing
• Software Auto-Update
• Configuring for the IPSec Over UDP and IPSec Over TCP
• LAN-to-LAN with Pre-Shared Keys, NAT, and Digital Certificates

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Product Details

• Paperback: 784 pages
• Publisher: Sybex (November 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782142877
• ISBN-13: 978-0782142877
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,562,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars old, outdated, and not terribly good, January 15, 2005

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This review is from: CCSP: Secure PIX and Secure VPN Study Guide (642-521 and 642-511) (Paperback)

This guide will not allow you to pass the Cisco tests by its self. The book is only good in conjunction with the latest Cisco Press books.

The main problem is that this entire Sybex CCSP series is outdated. Cisco added to their tests and updated their books after these were written. (i am giving them the benefit of the doubt there). These book leave a ton of stuff out. There are also some errors in the questions.

Bottom line is that these books do not stand up by themselves.