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ICAWEB408A
Ensure basic website security

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit applies to web maintenance staff who are required to ensure that a website meets basic security requirements.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide basic website server and protocol security appropriate to the level required by an organisation.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

identify password protection solutions

install and maintain intrusion detection system

manage protocol security.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

a basic website

web servers

appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct observation of candidate installing and testing website security system

verbal or written questioning to determine candidate’s knowledge of:

client business requirements

industry website security standards

appropriate software and hardware to implement security on a website

evaluation of candidate’s website security documentation.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support.

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assingnment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Required skills

communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on technical, operational and business-related matters

numeracy skills to:

take test measurements

interpret results

evaluate performance

planning and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and monitor own work

research skills to interrogate vendor databases and websites

technical skills to:

write hypertext markup language (HTML)

write JavaScript and VBScript.

Required knowledge

client business domain, including client organisation structure and business functionality

current industry-accepted hardware and software products

desktop applications and operating systems as required

firewall functionality

hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) daemons

secure socket layer (SSL) protocol

security patches

specific purpose security computers acting as bastion hosts

web-server operating systems.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Business requirements may refer to:

business

network

people in the organisation

system.

Server may include:

application or web servers

building environmental assessment (BEA) weblogic servers

email servers

file and print servers

firewall servers

file transfer protocol (FTP) servers

IBM VisualAge and WebSphere

Novell Directory Services (NDS) servers

proxy or cache servers.

Intrusion detection system may include:

Cisco

HP

Symantec

Tripwire.

User may include:

department within the organisation

person within a department

third party.

Connection may include:

asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL)

cable

fixed line.

Network may include:

data

internet

large and small local area networks (LANs)

national wide area networks (WANs)

private lines

use of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) for dial-up modems only

voice.

Security protocols may include:

data over cable service interface specification

domain name system security extensions

IEEE 802.11 Protocol standard for secure wireless local area network products

internet protocol security (IPSec)

point-to-point network tunnelling protocol (PPTP)/Layer 2 tunnelling protocol (L2TP)

secure electronic transactions

secure multipurpose internet mail extensions

secure shell

SSL and transport layer security.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify level of security required based on the business and commercial intent of the website 
Identify whether password protection is needed for the site or part of the site 
Decide minimum or maximum password protection solutions based on business requirements 
Ensure that web server password is obscure and non-traceable 
Install and maintain an effective intrusion detection system according to business requirements 
Ensure that user accounts have only the required permissions on the server 
Ensure that interpreters’ programs that run common gateway interfaces (CGIs) are not stored in the CGI-bin directory 
Ensure that web forms check data before passing it to the server 
Protect fixed internet connection and internet protocol (IP) address 
Protect shared network resources from intrusion according to business requirements 
Ensure that personal computer (PC) protocols and preferences follow security protocols 
Disable control protocol or internet protocol (TCP/IP) bindings for file and printer sharing 
Ensure that network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) over TCP/IP is disabled 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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