CCNP Security Secure 642-637 Official Cert Guide

Book description

CCNP Security Secure 642-637 Official Cert Guide is a comprehensive self-study tool for preparing for the Secure exam. This book teaches you how to secure Cisco IOS Software router and switch-based networks and provide security services based on Cisco IOS Software. Complete coverage of all exam topics as posted on the exam topic blueprint ensures you will arrive at a thorough understanding of what you need to master to succeed on the exam. The book follows a logical organization of the Secure exam objectives. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your retention and recall of exam topics. This book helps you organize your exam preparation through the use of the consistent features, including:

·        Pre-chapter quiz — These quizzes allow you to assess your knowledge of the chapter content and decide how much time to spend on any given section.

·        Foundation Topics — These sections make up the majority of the page count, explaining concepts, configurations, with emphasis on the theory and concepts, and with linking the theory to the meaning of the configuration commands.

·        Key Topics — Inside the Foundation Topics sections, every figure, table, or list that should absolutely be understood and remembered for the exam is noted with the words “Key Topic” in the margin. This tool allows you to quickly review the most important details in each chapter.

·        Exam Preparation — This ending section of each chapter includes additional features for review and study, all designed to help you remember the details as well as to get more depth. You will be instructed to review key topics from the chapter, complete tables and lists from memory, and define key terms. 

·        Final Preparation ChapterThis final chapter details a set of tools and a study plan to help you complete your exam preparation.

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. About the Authors
  4. About the Technical Reviewers
  5. Dedications
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Contents at a Glance
  8. Contents
  9. Icons Used in This Book
  10. Introduction
  11. Part I. Network Security Technologies Overview
    1. Chapter 1. Network Security Fundamentals
    2. Chapter 2. Network Security Threats
    3. Chapter 3. Network Foundation Protection (NFP) Overview
  12. Part II. Cisco IOS Foundation Security Solutions
    1. Chapter 4. Configuring and Implementing Switched Data Plane Security Solutions
    2. Chapter 5. 802.1X and Cisco Identity-Based Networking Services (IBNS)
    3. Chapter 6. Implementing and Configuring Basic 802.1X
    4. Chapter 7. Implementing and Configuring Advanced 802.1X
    5. Chapter 8. Implementing and Configuring Cisco IOS Routed Data Plane Security
    6. Chapter 9. Implementing and Configuring Cisco IOS Control Plane Security
    7. Chapter 10. Implementing and Configuring Cisco IOS Management Plane Security
  13. Part III. Cisco IOS Threat Detection and Control
    1. Chapter 11. Implementing and Configuring Network Address Translation (NAT)
    2. Chapter 12. Implementing and Configuring Zone-Based Policy Firewalls
    3. Chapter 13. Implementing and Configuring IOS Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
  14. Part IV. Managing and Implementing Cisco IOS Site-to-Site Security Solutions
    1. Chapter 14. Introduction to Cisco IOS Site-to-Site Security Solutions
    2. Chapter 15. Deploying VTI-Based Site-to-Site IPsec VPNs
    3. Chapter 16. Deploying Scalable Authentication in Site-to-Site IPsec VPNs
    4. Chapter 17. Deploying DMVPNs
    5. Chapter 18. Deploying High Availability in Tunnel-Based IPsec VPNs
    6. Chapter 19. Deploying GET VPNs
  15. Part V. Managing and Implementing Cisco IOS Secure Remote Access Solutions
    1. Chapter 20. Deploying Remote Access Solutions Using SSL VPNs
    2. Chapter 21. Deploying Remote Access Solutions Using EZVPNs
  16. Part VI. Exam Preparation
    1. Chapter 22. Final Preparation
  17. Part VII. Appendixes
    1. Appendix A. Answers to Chapter DIKTA Quizzes and Fill in the Blanks Questions
    2. Appendix B. CCNP Security 642-637 SECURE Exam Updates, Version 1.0
  18. Index
  19. Appendix C. Memory Tables
  20. Appendix D. Memory Table Answers
  21. Glossary

Product information

  • Title: CCNP Security Secure 642-637 Official Cert Guide
  • Author(s): Sean Wilkins, Franklin H. Smith III
  • Release date: June 2011
  • Publisher(s): Cisco Press
  • ISBN: 9780132378581