MS-2150
Designing a Secure Microsoft Windows 2000 Network

Tuition: $2125

Course Overview

This provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design a security framework for small, medium, and enterprise networks using Microsoft® Windows® 2000 technologies. This course contains four units that describe security in specific areas of the network:

• Unit 1, Providing Secure Access to Local Network Users
• Unit 2, Providing Secure Access to Remote Users and Remote Offices
• Unit 3, Providing Secure Access Between Private and Public Networks
• Unit 4, Providing Secure Access to Partners

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, you should be able to:

• Working knowledge of Windows 2000 Directory Services.
• Completion of course 1560, Upgrading Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000, or
• Completion of course 2154, Implementing and Administering Windows 2000 Directory Services or equivalent knowledge.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

• Exam 70-220, Designing Security for a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Network

At Course Completion

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Identify the security risks associated with managing resource access and data flow on the network.
• Describe how key technologies within Windows 2000 are used to secure a network and its resources.
• Plan a Windows 2000 administrative structure so that permissions are granted only to appropriate users.
• Plan an Active Directory™ directory service structure that facilitates secure and verifiable user account creation and administration.
• Define minimum security requirements for Windows 2000-based domain controllers, application servers, file and print servers, and workstations.
• Design a strategy for securing local storage of data and providing secure network access to file and print resources.
• Design end-to-end security for the transmission of data between hosts on the network.
• Design a strategy for securing access for non-Microsoft clients within a Windows 2000-based network.
• Design a strategy for securing local resources accessed by remote users using dial-in or Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies.
• Design a strategy for securing local resources accessed by remote offices within a wide area network (WAN) environment.
• Protect private network resources from public network users.
• Design a strategy for securing private network user access to public networks.
• Design a strategy for authenticating trusted users over public networks.
• Design a strategy for securing data and application access for the private network when accessed by trusted partners.
• Plan for an e-commerce implementation between your organization and external business partners that facilitates business communication.
• Design a structured methodology for securing a Windows 2000 network.