Application
This unit applies to web maintenance staff who are required to ensure that a website meets basic security requirements.
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Determine business security requirements | 1.1 Identify level of security required based on the business and commercial intent of the website 1.2 Identify whether password protection is needed for the site or part of the site 1.3 Decide minimum or maximum password protection solutions based on business requirements |
2. Ensure web server security | 2.1 Ensure that web server password is obscure and non-traceable 2.2 Install and maintain an effective intrusion detection system according to business requirements 2.3 Ensure that user accounts have only the required permissions on the server 2.4 Ensure that interpreters’ programs that run common gateway interfaces (CGIs) are not stored in the CGI-bin directory 2.5 Ensure that web forms check data before passing it to the server |
3. Ensure protocol security | 3.1 Protect fixed internet connection and internet protocol (IP) address 3.2 Protect shared network resources from intrusion according to business requirements 3.3 Ensure that personal computer (PC) protocols and preferences follow security protocols 3.4 Disable control protocol or internet protocol (TCP/IP) bindings for file and printer sharing 3.5 Ensure that network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) over TCP/IP is disabled |
Required Skills
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.
Evidence Required
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. |
Range Statement
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. |
Sectors
Web
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.