Course Information
Course Name
NS-301: NetScaler ADC 14.x Advanced Features (Security and Management)
Exam code
1Y0-231
Certification
Citrix Certified Professional – App Delivery and Security (CCP-AppDS)
Overview
Designed for experienced IT professionals, this course is best suited for individuals who will be deploying and/or managing Application Firewall, AAA for Application Traffic, and NetScaler Console (ADM) in their NetScaler environments.
You will leave this course with the skills required to deploy and manage NetScaler Web Application Firewall including types of web attacks, protections and signatures, the Adaptive learning engine, App Firewall policies and profiles, troubleshooting, and additional pertinent NetScaler security Features. You will be able to deploy AAA for Application Traffic with nFactor and understand concepts related to Login Schemas, Policy Labels, and customizations. You will also be able to deploy the NetScaler Console to manage a NetScaler environment.
Product Versions Covered: NetScaler VPX v14.1 and NetScaler Console v14.1
Audience Profile
The NS-301: NetScaler ADC 14.x Advanced Features (Security and Management) course is primarily designed for experienced IT professionals who are responsible for deploying and managing advanced features in Citrix NetScaler environments. The main target audience includes:
Network Administrators and Engineers
Systems Administrators and Engineers
Citrix Administrators
Operations Engineers
Cloud Administrators and Engineers
Prerequisites
Strong foundational knowledge of NetScaler ADC administration and traffic management. NS-201 or NSGW-203 attendance is highly recommended.
At Course Completion
When you complete this course, you will be able to:
Understand the architecture and communication flows for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2402 LTSR on-premises.
Install, configure, and manage Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment.
Create Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops workloads.
Deliver app and desktop resources to users.
Prepares learner for Citrix Certified Associate – Virtualization (CCA-V) exam
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to WAF
The Business Problem
Industry Standards
Protection Methodologies
Introducing NetScaler Web App Firewall
Module 2: WAF Profiles, Policies, Monitoring
NetScaler Web App Firewall Policies, Profiles, and Learning
Logging and Reporting
Customizing Errors
Signatures and Comment Stripping
Module 3: Implementing Protections
Security Checks and Data Flow
URL Protections
Top-Level Protections
Advanced Form Protection Checks
Rules and Adaptive Learning
Credit Card Check
Safe Object
Module 4: Advanced Security Features
Bot Protection
API Protection
Responder Logging
Content Inspection
Module 5: Security and Filtering
IP Reputation
HTTP Callout
IP Rate Limiting
Application Quality of Experience (AppQoE)
Module 6: Introduction to AAA and nFactor Overview
Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing
Intro to nFactor
Policy Label
Login Schemas
Authentication Policy and Action
Supported Protocols
Module 7: nFactor Use Cases
Single Sign-On Overview
Traffic Policies
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
Certificate Authentication
OAuth
Module 8: AAA Customizations
Portal Theme Customizations
End User License Agreement (EULA)
Custom Error Messages
Module 9: Intro to NetScaler Console
Introducing NetScaler Console
NetScaler Console Service
Getting Started with NetScaler Console
Initial Configuration
Instance Management
Module 10: Managing and Monitoring NetScaler Console
User Management
Instance Management
Event Management
SSL Certificate Management
Unified Security Dashboard
Insights
Module 11: Managing Apps and Configs using NetScaler Console
Stylebooks
Config Management
Configuration Audit
Actionable Tasks & Recommendations
Module 12: Tuning and Performance Optimizations
Connection Profiles
SSL Profiles
Net Profiles
SSL Certificate Management
RPC Nodes
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