[Chixla] Secure Server Installation and Administration - 8 week class at SMC

[SMichelle]

If you are interested in taking this class, now would be the time to
enroll. About 5 more people are needed to avoid cancellation. Even if
you think you might be interested, enroll now, and then if the
class isn't what you expected you can drop and get your money
refunded. 
I'm going to be in the class so study group options are unlimited :)
/Sharon
> Santa Monica College (SMC) is offering an 8 week Secure Server
> Installation and Administration class. This instructor also teaches
> a very similar course out of UCLA Extension ... but why pay over
> $400 when within 8 weeks you have have all that knowledge for a
> fraction of the price?!
> 
> The class starts April 21 and runs through Jun 09 and is taught
> as a hybrid course, i.e., with both online and a regular class
> setting components. The class component is scheduled for Saturday
> from 9am-12noon.
> 
> If you're not already an student at SMC, then you'll need to become
> one by completing the application (link below). When the application
> is finalized and you get a student ID then you can enroll in the
> class. The total cost for the class is approximately $90 ($20/per
> unit plus about $30 for school fees). Not to worry about a parking
> decal as there are no restrictions for Saturday parking on campus.
> 
> This is a new class and not many people have signed up and it is
> thus in danger of being cancelled. If you even *think* you might be
> interested please enroll in the course ... and if you change
> your mind you can drop with a full refund. The listed prerequisite
> is CS70, but prereqs are not checked when enrolling. CS70
> covered networking, computer ports, etc. and if you're not
> comfortable with that topic now, you will be by the time this class
> is over :)  
> 
> Feel free to email if any questions.
> 
> /Sharon
> 
> 
> 
> -- SMC ONLINE ADMISSIONS APPLICATION
> http://www.smc.edu/admissions/onlineapp.htm
> 
> -- CLASS DESCRIPTION FROM CATALOG
> CS 78, Secure Server Installation & Administration    3 units
> Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: Computer Science 70.
> 
> In this course students will study network service administration.
> This course covers physical BIOS and bootloader security, password
> strength and cracking, file system permissions, authentication
> mechanisms, remote backup and logging, and installation strategies
> as machine-level security considerations. A variety of particular
> service applications like Apache (web service) and BIND (name
> service) are then studied, emphasizing their strengths, weaknesses,
> and how to configure them for security through wrappers, file system
> access jails, and other mechanisms.
> 
> Above section 3187 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 21 to Jun 09, and is a
> hybrid class taught on campus and online via the internet. For
> additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).