CCIE Practical Studies: Security (CCIE Self-Study)

Chapter 14. Security Primer

This chapter includes the following topics:

• Important security acronyms

• White hats versus black hats

• Cisco security implementations

• VPN overview

• AAA overview

• IDS fundamentals

In this chapter, you are given a brief overview of the security technologies that you might be exposed to throughout your career. Many topics related to security are covered, including an overview of security in Cisco IOS and CatalystOS (CatOS) and technologies such as VPNs, AAA, and IDS. Some of the topics that are included in this chapter are not required for the CCIE Security lab exam but are covered for completeness of the subject.

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