CCIE-Security LAB V4 topic/checklist

Topic you should know before going to CCIE-Security Lab exam.
1 System Hardening and Availability

• Implement, Optimize, Troubleshoot, IPv4/IPv6 Content
• Understanding Four Types of Traffic Planes on a Cisco Router (Control, Management, Data, and Services)
• Understanding Control Plane Security Technologies and Core Concepts Covering Security Features Available to Protect the Control Plane
• Understanding Management Plane Security Technologies and Core Concepts Covering Security Features Available to Protect the Management Plane
• Configuring Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
• Control Plane Rate Limiting
• Disabling Unused Control Plane Services (IP Source Routing, Proxy ARP, Gratuitous ARP, etc.)
• Disabling Unused Management Plane Services (Finger, BOOTP, DHCP, Cisco Discovery Protocol, etc.)
• MPP (Management Plane Protection) and Understanding OOB (Out-of-Band) Management Interfaces
• Configuring Routing Protocol Authentication
• Route Filtering and Protocol-Specific Filters
• ICMP Techniques to Reduce the Risk of ICMP-Related DoS Attacks (IP Unreachable, IP Redirect, IP Mask Reply, etc.)
• Selective Packet Discard (SPD)
• MQC and FPM Types of Service Policy on the CoPP Interface
• Broadcast Control on a Switch
• Catalyst Switch Port Security
• IPv6 Selective Packet Discard
• Cisco IOS Software-Based CPU Protection Mechanisms (Options Drop, Logging Interval, CPU Threshold)
• The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism Known as “BGP TTL Security Hack” (BTSH)
• Device Access Control (vty ACL, HTTP ACL, SSH Access, Privilege Levels)
• SNMP Security
• System Banners
• Secure Cisco IOS File Systems
• Understanding and Enabling Syslog
• NTP with Authentication
• Role-Based CLI Views and Cisco Secure ACS Setup
• Service Authentication on Cisco IOS Software (FTP, Telnet, HTTP)
• Network Telemetry Identification and Classification of Security Events (IP Traffic Flow, NetFlow, SNMP, Syslog, RMON)

2.       Threat Identification and Mitigation

• Implement, Optimize, Troubleshoot, IPv4/IPv6 Content
• Implementing RFC 1918 Antispoofing Filtering
• Implementing RFC 2827 Antispoofing Filtering
• Implementing RFC 2401 Antispoofing Filtering
• Enabling a TCP Intercept on a Router
• Enabling a TCP Intercept on the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• FPM (Flexible Packet Matching) and Protocol Header Definition File (PHDF) Files and Configuration of Nested Policy Maps
• Classification Using NBAR
• Understanding and Enabling NetFlow on a Router
• Port Security on a Switch
• Storm Control on a Switch
• Private VLAN (PVLAN) on a Switch
• Port Blocking on a Switch
• Port ACL on a Switch
• MAC ACL on a Switch
• VLAN ACL on a Switch
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Protection Using BPDU Guard and Loop Guard on a Switch
• DHCP Snooping on a Switch
• IP Source Guard on a Switch
• Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) on a Switch
• SeND for ND Protection
• IPv6 First Hop Security
• Disabling DTP on All Nontrunking Access Ports
• Concept of Proactive vs. Reactive Measures
• Knowledge of Protocols: TCP, UDP, HTTP, SMTP, ICMP, FTP
• Knowledge of Common Attacks: Network Reconnaissance, IP Spoofing, DHCP Snooping, DNS Spoofing, MAC Spoofing, ARP Snooping, Fragment Attack, Smurf Attack, TCP SYN Attack
• Understanding and Interpreting ARP Header Structure
• Understanding and Interpreting IP Header Structure
• Understanding and Interpreting TCP Header Structure
• Understanding and Interpreting UDP Header Structure
• Understanding and Interpreting HTTP Header Structure
• Understanding and Interpreting ICMP Header structure
• Understanding and Interpreting ICMP Type Name and Codes
• Understanding and Interpreting Syslog Messages
• Understanding and Interpreting Packet Capture Outputs (Sniffer, Ethereal, Wireshark, TCPDump)
• Understanding Different Types of Attack Vectors
• Interpreting Various show and debug Outputs
• Classifying Attack Patterns Using FPM
• Memorizing Common Protocol and Port Numbers
• Preventing an ICMP Attack Using ACLs
• Preventing an ICMP Attack Using NBAR
• Preventing an ICMP Attack Using Policing
• Preventing an ICMP Attack Using the Modular Policy Framework (MPF) on the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Preventing a SYN Attack Using ACLs
• Preventing a SYN Attack Using NBAR
• Preventing a SYN Attack Using Policing
• Preventing a SYN Attack Using CBAC
• Preventing a SYN Attack Using CAR
• Preventing a SYN Attack Using a TCP Intercept
• Preventing a SYN Attack Using the Modular Policy Framework (MPF) on the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Preventing Application Protocol–Specific Attacks Using FPM (e.g., HTTP, SMTP)
• Preventing Application Protocol–Specific Attacks Using NBAR (e.g., HTTP, SMTP)
• Preventing Application Protocol–Specific Attacks Using the Modular Policy Framework (MPF) on The Cisco ASA Security Appliance (e.g., HTTP, SMTP)
• Preventing IP Spoofing Attacks Using Antispoofing ACLs
• Preventing IP Spoofing Attacks Using uRPF
• Preventing IP Spoofing Attacks Using IP Source Guard
• Preventing Fragment Attacks Using ACLs
• Preventing MAC Spoofing Attacks Using Port Security
• Preventing ARP Spoofing Attacks Using DAI
• Preventing VLAN Hopping Attacks Using the switchport mode access Command
• Preventing STP Attacks Using the Root Guard or BPDU Guard
• Preventing DHCP Spoofing Attacks Using Port Security
• Preventing DHCP Spoofing Attacks Using DAI
• Preventing Port Redirection Attacks Using ACLs

3 Intrusion Prevention and Content Security

• Implement, Optimize, Troubleshoot, IPv4/IPv6 Content
• Understanding Cisco IPS System Architecture (System Design, MainApp, SensorApp, EventStore)
• Understanding Cisco IPS User Roles (Administrator, Operator, Viewer, Service)
• Understanding Cisco IPS Command Modes (Privileged, Global, Service, Multi-Instance)
• Understanding Cisco IPS Interfaces (Command and Control, Sensing, Alternate TCP Reset)
• Understanding Promiscuous (IDS) vs. Inline (IPS) Monitoring
• Initialization Basic Sensor (IP Address, Mask, Default Route, etc.)
• Troubleshooting Basic Connectivity Issues
• Managing Sensor ACLs
• Allowing Services Ping and Telnet from/to Cisco IPS
• Enabling Physical Interfaces
• Promiscuous Mode
• Inline Interface Mode
• Inline VLAN Pair Mode
• VLAN Group Mode
• Inline Bypass Mode
• Interface Notifications
• Understanding the Analysis Engine
• Creating Multiple Security Policies and Applying Them to Individual Virtual Sensors
• Understanding and Configuring Virtual Sensors (vs0, vs1)
• Assigning Interfaces to the Virtual Sensor
• Understanding and Configuring Event Action Rules (rules0, rules1)
• Understanding and Configuring Signatures (sig0, sig1)
• Adding Signatures to Multiple Virtual Sensors
• Understanding and Configuring Anomaly Detection (ad0, ad1)
• Using the Cisco IDM (IPS Device Manager)
• Using Cisco IDM Event Monitoring
• Displaying Events Triggered Using the Cisco IPS Console
• Troubleshooting Events Not Triggering
• Displaying and Capturing Live Traffic on the Cisco IPS Console (Packet Display and Packet Capture)
• SPAN and RSPAN
• Rate Limiting
• Configuring Event Action Variables
• Target Value Ratings
• Event Action Overrides
• Event Action Filters
• Configuring General Settings
• General Signature Parameters
• Alert Frequency
• Alert Severity
• Event Counter
• Signature Fidelity Rating
• Signature Status
• Assigning Actions to Signatures
• AIC Signatures
• IP Fragment Reassembly
• TCP Stream Reassembly
• IP Logging
• Configuring SNMP
• Signature Tuning (Severity Levels, Throttle Parameters, Event Actions)
• Creating Custom Signatures (Using the CLI and Cisco IDM)
• Understanding Various Types of Signature Engines
• Understanding Various Types of Signature Variables
• Understanding Various Types of Event Actions
• Creating a Custom String TCP Signature
• Creating a Custom Flood Engine Signature
• Creating a Custom AIC MIME-Type Engine Signature
• Creating a Custom Service HTTP Signature
• Creating a Custom Service FTP Signature
• Creating a Custom ATOMIC.ARP Engine Signature
• Creating a Custom ATOMIC.IP Engine Signature
• Creating a Custom TCP Sweep Signature
• Creating a Custom ICMP Sweep Signature
• Creating a Custom Trojan Engine Signature
• Enabling Shunning and Blocking (Enabling Blocking Properties)
• Enabling the TCP Reset Function
• Configure Cisco Ironport WSA
• Configuring WCCP
• Active Dir Integration
• Custom Categories
• HTTPS Config
• Services Configuration (Web Reputation)
• Configuring Proxy By-pass Lists
• Web proxy modes
• Application visibility and control

4 Identity Management

• Implement, Optimize, Troubleshoot, IPv4/IPv6 Content
• Understanding the AAA Framework
• Understanding the RADIUS Protocol
• Understanding RADIUS Attributes (Cisco AV-PAIRS)
• Understanding the TACACS+ Protocol
• Understanding TACACS+ Attributes
• Comparison of RADIUS and TACACS+
• Configuring Basic LDAP Support
• Overview of Cisco Secure ACS
• How to Navigate Cisco Secure ACS
• Cisco Secure ACS – Network Settings Parameters
• Cisco Secure ACS – User Settings Parameters
• Cisco Secure ACS – Group Settings Parameters
• Cisco Secure ACS – Shared Profiles Components (802.1X, NAF, NAR, Command Author, Downloadable ACL, etc.)
• Cisco Secure ACS – Shell Command Authorization Sets Using Both Per-Group Setup and Shared Profiles
• Cisco Secure ACS – System Configuration Parameters
• Enabling AAA on a Router for vty Lines
• Enabling AAA on a Switch for vty Lines
• Enabling AAA on a Router for HTTP
• Enabling AAA on the Cisco ASA Security Appliance for Telnet and SSH Protocols
• Using Default vs. Named Method Lists
• Complex Command Authorization and Privilege Levels, and Relevant Cisco Secure ACS Profiles
• Proxy Service Authentication and Authorization on the Cisco ASA Security Appliance for Pass-Through Traffic (FTP, Telnet, and HTTP), and Relevant Cisco ISE Profiles\
• Using Virtual Telnet on the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Using Virtual HTTP on the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Downloadable ACLs
• AAA 802.1X Authentication Using RADIUS on a Switch
• NAC-L2-802.1X on a Switch
• NAC-L2-IP on a Switch
• Troubleshooting Failed AAA Authentication or Authorization
• Troubleshooting Using Cisco Secure ACS Logs
• Cisco Identity Services Engine Configuration and initialization
• ISE authZ result handling
• ISE Profiling Configuration (Probes)
• ISE Guest Services
• ISE Posture Assessment
• ISE Client Provisioning (CPP)
• ISE Configuring AD Integration/Identity Sources
• ISE support for 802.1x
• ISE MAB support
• ISE Web Auth support
• ISE definition and support for VSAs
• Support for MAB in Cisco IOS
• Support for Web Auth in Cisco IOS
• Using the test aaa Command on the Router, Switch, or Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Understanding and Interpreting the debug radius Command
• Understanding and Interpreting the debug tacacs+ Command
• Understanding and Interpreting the debug aaa authentication Command
• Understanding and Interpreting the debug aaa authorization Command
• Understanding and Interpreting the debug aaa accounting Command

5 Perimeter Security and Services

• Implement, Optimize, Troubleshoot, IPv4/IPv6 Content
• Initializing the Basic Cisco ASA Firewall (IP Address, Mask, Default Route, etc.)
• Understanding Security Levels (Same Security Interface)
• Understanding Single vs. Multimode
• Understanding Firewall vs. Transparent Mode
• Understanding Multiple Security Contexts
• Understanding Shared Resources for Multiple Contexts
• Understanding Packet Classification in Multiple-Contexts Mode
• VLAN Subinterfaces Using 802.1Q Trunking
• Multiple-Mode Firewall with Outside Access
• Single-Mode Firewall Using the Same Security Level
• Multiple-Mode, Transparent Firewall
• Single-Mode, Transparent Firewall with NAT
• ACLs in Transparent Firewall (for Pass-Through Traffic)
• Understanding How Routing Behaves on the Adaptive Security Appliance (Egress and Next-Hop Selection Process)
• Understanding Static vs. Dynamic Routing
• Static Routes
• RIP with Authentication
• OSPF with Authentication
• EIGRP with Authentication
• Managing Multiple Routing Instances
• Redistribution Between Protocols
• Route Summarization
• Route Filtering
• Static Route Tracking Using an SLA
• Dual ISP Support Using Static Route Tracking
• Redundant Interface Pair
• LAN-Based Active/Standby Failover (Routed Mode)
• LAN-Based Active/Active Failover (Routed Mode)
• LAN-Based Active/Standby Failover (Transparent Mode)
• LAN-Based Active/Active Failover (Transparent Mode)
• Stateful Failover Link
• Device Access Management
• Enabling Telnet
• Enabling SSH
• The nat-control Command vs. no nat-control Command
• Enabling Address Translation (NAT, Global, and Static) Pre & Post 8.4
• NAT Objects
• Context-Aware firewall
• Identity Firewall
• Using ASDM and Cisco Prime
• Policy NAT
• Destination NAT
• Bypassing NAT When NAT Control Is Enabled Using Identity NAT
• Bypassing NAT When NAT Control Is Enabled Using NAT Exemption
• Port Redirection Using NAT
• Tuning Default Connection Limits and Timeouts
• Basic Interface Access Lists and Access Group (Inbound and Outbound)
• Time-Based Access Lists
• ICMP Commands
• Enabling Syslog and Parameters
• NTP with Authentication
• Object Groups (Network, Protocol, ICMP, and Services)
• Nested Object Groups
• URL Filtering
• Java Filtering
• ActiveX Filtering
• ARP Inspection
• Modular Policy Framework (MPF)
• Application-Aware Inspection
• Identifying Injected Errors in Troubleshooting Scenarios
• Understanding and Interpreting Adaptive Security Appliance show and debug Outputs
• Understanding and Interpreting the packet-tracer and capture Commands
• Cisco IOS Firewalls
• Zone-Based Policy Firewall Using Multiple-Zone Scenarios
• User-Based Firewall
• Secure-Group Firewall
• Transparent Cisco IOS Firewall (Layer 2)
• Context-Based Access Control (CBAC)
• Proxy Authentication (Auth Proxy)
• Port-to-Application Mapping (PAM) Usage with ACLs
• Use of PAM to Change System Default Ports
• PAM Custom Ports for Specific Applications
• Mapping Nonstandard Ports to Standard Applications
• Performance Tuning
• Tuning Half-Open Connections
• Understanding and Interpreting the show ip port-map Commands
• Understanding and Interpreting the show ip inspect Commands
• Understanding and Interpreting the debug ip inspect Commands
• Understanding and Interpreting the show zone|zone-pair Commands
• Understanding and Interpreting the debug zone Commands
• Cisco IOS Services
• Marking Packets Using DSCP and IP Precedence and Other Values
• Unicast RPF (uRPF) With or Without an ACL (Strict and Loose Mode)
• RTBH Filtering (Remote Triggered Black Hole)
• Basic Traffic Filtering Using Access Lists: SYN Flags, Established, etc. (Named vs. Numbered ACLs)
• Managing Time-Based Access Lists
• Enabling NAT and PAT on a Router
• Conditional NAT on a Router
• Multihome NAT on a Router
• CAR Rate Limiting with Traffic Classification Using ACLs
• PBR (Policy-Based Routing) and Use of Route Maps
• Traffic Policing on a Router
• Traffic Characterization
• Packet Classification
• Packet-Marking Techniques

6 Confidentiality and Secure Access

• Implement, Optimize, Troubleshoot, IPv4/IPv6 Content
• Understanding Cryptographic Protocols (ISAKMP, IKEv1 and IKEv2, ESP, Authentication Header, CA)
• IPsec VPN Architecture on Cisco IOS Software and Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Configuring VPNs Using ISAKMP Profiles
• Configuring VPNs Using IPsec Profiles
• GRE over IPsec Using IPsec Profile.
• Router-to-Router Site-to-Site IPsec Using the Classical Command Set (Using Preshared Keys and Certificates)
• Router-to-Router Site-to-Site IPsec Using the New VTI Command Set (Using Preshared Keys and Certificates)
• Router-to-ASA Site-to-Site IPsec (Using Preshared Keys and Certificates)
• Understanding DMVPN architecture (NHRP, mGRE, IPsec, Routing)
• DMVPN Using NHRP and mGRE (Hub-and-Spoke)
• DMVPN Using NHRP and mGRE (Full-Mesh)
• DMVPN Through Firewalls and NAT Devices
• Understanding GETVPN Architecture (GDOI, Key Server, Group Member, Header Preservation, Policy, Rekey, KEK, TEK, and COOP)
• Implementing GETVPN (Using Preshared Keys and Certificates)
• GETVPN Unicast Rekey
• GETVPN Multicast Rekey
• GETVPN Group Member Authorization List
• GETVPN Key Server Redundancy
• GETVPN Through Firewalls and NAT Devices
• Integrating GET VPN with a DMVPN Solution
• Basic VRF-Aware IPsec
• Enabling the CA (PKI) Server (on the Router and Cisco ASA Security Appliance)
• CA Enrollment Process on a Router Client
• CA Enrollment Process on a Cisco ASA Security Appliance Client
• CA Enrollment Process on a PC Client
• Clientless SSL VPN (Cisco IOS WebVPN) on the Cisco ASA Security Appliance (URLs)
• AnyConnect VPN Client on Cisco IOS Software
• AnyConnect VPN Client on the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Remote Access Using a Traditional Cisco VPN Client – on a Cisco IOS Router
• Remote Access Using a Traditional Cisco VPN Client – on a Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Cisco Easy VPN – Router Server and Router Client (Using DVTI)
• Cisco Easy VPN – Router Server and Router Client (Using Classical Style)
• Cisco Easy VPN – Cisco ASA Server and Router Client
• Cisco Easy VPN Remote Connection Modes (Client, Network, Network+)
• Enabling Extended Authentication (XAUTH) on Cisco IOS Software and the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Enabling Split Tunneling on Cisco IOS Software and the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Enabling Reverse Route Injection (RRI) on Cisco IOS Software and the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Enabling NAT-T on Cisco IOS Software and the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• High-Availability Stateful Failover for IPsec with Stateful Switchover (SSO) and Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
• High Availability Using Link Resiliency (with Loopback Interface for Peering)
• High Availability Using HSRP and RRI
• High Availability Using IPsec Backup Peers
• High Availability Using GRE over IPsec (Dynamic Routing)
• Basic QoS Features for VPN Traffic on Cisco IOS Software and the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
• Identifying Injected Errors in Troubleshooting Scenarios (for Site-to-Site, DMVPN, GET VPN, and Cisco Easy VPN)
• Understanding and Interpreting the show crypto Commands
• Understanding and Interpreting the debug crypto Commands
• Anyconnect VPN including DAP support
• MacSec (switch-switch, Host-switch)
• Wireless Security on AP and WLC
• EAP methods
• WPA/WPA-2
• WIPS

CCIE Security Lab Equipment and Software v4.0
The CCIE Security Lab Exam requires a depth of understanding difficult to obtain without hands-on experience. Early in your preparation you should arrange access to the equipment and the Cisco IOS Software versions indicated below.

Occasionally, you may see more recent Cisco IOS Software versions installed in the lab, but you will not be tested on the new features of a release, unless indicated in the list below.

• Cisco 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR)
• Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR)
• Cisco 2900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR G2)
• Cisco Catalyst 3560-24TS Series Switches
• Cisco Catalyst 3750-X Series Switches
• Cisco ASA 5500 and 5500-X Series Adaptive Security Appliances
• Cisco IPS Series 4200 Intrusion Prevention System sensors
• Cisco S-series Web Security Appliance
• Cisco ISE 3300 Series Identity Services Engine
• Cisco WLC 2500 Series Wireless LAN Controller
• Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Wireless Access Point
• Cisco IP Phone 7900 Series*
• Cisco Secure Access Control System

Notes:The ASA appliances can be configured using CLI or ADSM/Cisco Prime Tools.
*Device Authentication only, provisioning of IP phones is NOT required.

Software Versions

•  Cisco ISR Series running IOS Software Version 15.1(x)T and 15.2(x)T
• Cisco Catalyst 3560/3750 Series Switches running Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2SE/15.0(x)SE
• Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances OS Software Versions 8.2x, 8.4x, 8.6x
• Cisco IPS Software Release 7.x
• Cisco VPN Client Software for Windows, Release 5.x
• Cisco Secure ACS System software version 5.x
• Cisco WLC 2500 Series software 7.x
• Cisco Aironet 1200 series AP Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4J(x)
• Cisco WSA S-series software version 7.x
• Cisco ISE 3300 series software version 1.x
• Cisco NAC Posture Agent v4.X
• Cisco AnyConnect Client v3.X