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Evidence Guide: ICAB4236B - Build security into a virtual private network

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ICAB4236B - Build security into a virtual private network

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Configure router to provide for network security monitoring and management

  1. Create and apply audit rules consistent with policies, standards, protocols and management systems
  2. Configure router to provide appropriate level of asset security and monitoring of security consistent with commercial and business requirements
  3. Monitor and manage system to assess the level of security and attempts to breach security of framework components
  4. Employ appropriate hardware and software to monitor and address security issues and provide VPN solutions
Create and apply audit rules consistent with policies, standards, protocols and management systems

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Configure router to provide appropriate level of asset security and monitoring of security consistent with commercial and business requirements

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Monitor and manage system to assess the level of security and attempts to breach security of framework components

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Employ appropriate hardware and software to monitor and address security issues and provide VPN solutions

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Secure a site-to-site VPN

  1. Configure Internet Key Exchange (IKE) and Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)
  2. Configure site-to-site IPSec VPN using pre-shared keys
  3. Configure site-to-site IPSec VPN using digital certificates
Configure Internet Key Exchange (IKE) and Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)

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Configure site-to-site IPSec VPN using pre-shared keys

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Configure site-to-site IPSec VPN using digital certificates

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Secure a remote access VPN

  1. Configure a VPN server
  2. Install and administer a router management console
  3. Develop documentation on current system settings and framework components and file securely for future reference
Configure a VPN server

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Install and administer a router management console

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Develop documentation on current system settings and framework components and file securely for future reference

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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 following is essential:

Assessment must confirm the ability to develop, implement and maintain basic security functionality for either VPN, LANs, WANs or WLANs

To demonstrate competency in this unit the person will require access to:

Network technical requirements

Network infrastructure, including servers and security hardware and software

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This competency can be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated environment. Assessment of this unit of competency will usually include observation of real or simulated work processes and procedures, quality projects, questioning on underpinning knowledge and skills

Questions related to the performance criteria and directed to the candidate, peers and business client will assist in assessing competency. Observation of skills may assist in the collection of evidence.

The breadth, depth and complexity of knowledge and skills in this competency would cover a broad range of varied activities or application in a wider variety of contexts most of which are complex and non-routine. Leadership and guidance would be involved when organising activities of self and others as well as contributing to technical solutions of a non-routine or contingency nature.

Assessment must ensure:

Performance of a broad range of skilled applications including the requirement to evaluate and analyse current practices, develop new criteria and procedures for performing current practices and provision of some leadership and guidance to others in the application and planning of the skills would be characteristic.

Applications may involve responsibility for, and limited organisation of, others.

Method of assessment

The purpose of this unit is to define the standard of performance to be achieved in the workplace. In undertaking training and assessment activities related to this unit, consideration should be given to the implementation of appropriate diversity and accessibility practices in order to accommodate people who may have special needs. Additional guidance on these and related matters is provided in ICA05 Section 1.

Competency in this unit should be assessed using summative assessment to ensure consistency of performance in a range of contexts. This unit can be assessed either in the workplace or in a simulated environment. However, simulated activities must closely reflect the workplace to enable full demonstration of competency.

Assessment will usually include observation of real or simulated work processes and procedures and/or performance in a project context as well as questioning on underpinning knowledge and skills. The questioning of team members, supervisors, subordinates, peers and clients where appropriate may provide valuable input to the assessment process. The interdependence of units for assessment purposes may vary with the particular project or scenario.

Guidance information for assessment

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

An individual demonstrating this competency would be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of a broad knowledge base incorporating some theoretical concepts

Apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems

Identify and apply skill and knowledge areas to a wide variety of contexts, with depth in some areas

Identify, analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources

Take responsibility for own outputs in relation to specified quality standards

Take limited responsibility for the quantity and quality of the output of others

Maintain knowledge of industry products and services

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

Ability to develop enterprise policies, strategies and procedures

Ability to undertake a network security risk assessment

Ability to implement security strategies and configure network security software and hardware

Implementing LAN, WLAN, VPN and WAN solutions

Cost-benefit comparison

Troubleshooting and debugging

Required knowledge

Security threats, including eavesdropping, data interception, data corruption, data falsification, authentication issues

Organisational issues surrounding security

Security perimeters and their functions

Types of VPNs, including site-to-site, user-to-site internet traffic and extranets

Function and operation of virtual private networking (VPN) concepts, including encryption, firewalls, packet tunnelling and authentication

Common VPN issues, including bandwidth, dynamic security environment

Network protocols and operating systems

Configuring routers and switches

Cryptography

LAN, WLAN and WAN solutions

TCP/IP protocols and applications

Auditing and penetration testing technique

Security protocols, standards and data encryption.

Auditing and penetration testing techniques

Screened subnets

Virus detection software

Audit and intrusion detection systems

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.

Standards, protocols and management systems may include:

IEEE 802.11 Protocol standard for secure wireless local area network products.

AAA security

Secure multi-purpose internet mail extensions

Secure socket layer and transport layer security

IP security protocol

Domain name system security extensions

Data over cable service interface specification

Point-to-point network tunnelling protocol

Secure electronic transactions

Secure shell

Generic routing encapsulation

Network port addresses translation (NAT/PAT)

Access control lists, context-based control lists

Internet group management protocol

Software may likely to be:

packaged software but can be supplied from many varying vendors and can include security

audit

operating systems

virus checking

encryption modules

Hardware may include:

Firewall devices

Routers

Switches

Wired and wireless networks

Network monitoring appliances

Desktop and laptop computers, networked and standalone

Commercialand business requirements may include:

Back-up

Password logons

Firewalls

Hacking prevention

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

System

databases

applications

servers

operating systems

gateways

external service providers such as ISPs and digital certification suppliers

Framework components

May include trusted systems; trusted hardware and operating systems at selective desktops, servers, network points and mainframes; operating systems capable of providing access control, audit services; firewall technologies; multi-platform directory services supporting relevant standards; deployment of PKI, CA and key management services; support for generalised security services interfaces, personnel security

Policies may include:

Incident response procedures

network intrusion detection systems

audit systems

Perimeter functions

identification

authentication

access control

auditing

surveillance