JIPS Junos Intrusion Prevention System Functionality

This two-day course is designed to provide an introduction to the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) feature set available on the Juniper Networks SRX Series Services Gateway. The course covers concepts, ideas, and terminology relating to providing intrusion prevention using the SRX Series platform. Hands-on labs offer students the opportunity to configure various IPS features and to test and analyze those functions.

The primary audiences for this course are individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring the IPS aspects of SRX devices.

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to understand the concepts related to Intrusion Prevention and implement the basic functions and features available on the SRX platform with IPS. During the course, students will have the opportunity to configure Intrusion Prevention features on an SRX device.

Students that attend this course will be eligible to receive a FREE Pearson-VUE test voucher that can be used to take the associated Juniper Networks JNCIP-SEC Certification Exam

• Define types of intrusions and network penetration attacks
• Configure the SRX Series Services Gateways for IPS functionality
• Define attacks that comprise Juniper Networks IPS functionality
• Describe the steps that the IPS engine uses when inspecting packets
• Describe the components of IPS rules and rulebases
• Define the types of signature-based attacks
• Describe the use of custom signatures and how to configure them
• Use scanning to gather information about target networks
• Configure screens to block various scan types
• Describe commonly used evasion techniques and how to block them
• Configure denial of service (DoS) and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks
• Configure screens to block DoS and DDoS attacks
• Describe the reporting capabilities available for IPS functionality
• Explain the terms and concepts related to intrusion prevention
• Configure fundamental IPS features and functions on an SRX240 device

Day 1

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Overview of IPS Functionality

• Reasons for Network Attacks
• Categories of Attacks
• Anatomy of an Attack
• IPS Mechanisms on SRX Series Devices

Chapter 3 Initial Device Configuration

• Deployment Options for IPS Functionality
• Management Options
• Network Settings
• Preparing the SRX Series Device for IPS Features

Chapter 4 IPS Terminology and Concepts

• Terminology Overview
• Attack Objects
• IPS Rulebase Details
• Rule Match Conditions
• Rule Actions
• Terminal Rules
• IP Actions
• Notification
• Terminology Review
• IPS Traffic Flow

Day 2

Chapter 5 IPS Attack Objects

• IPS Rules and Rulebases
• Attack Objects
• Custom Signatures

Chapter 6 Scanning and Reconnaissance

• Overview of Scanning
• Types of Scans
• Fingerprinting
• IPS Scan Prevention

Chapter 7 Blocking Evasion Techniques and Denial of Service

• FIN Scans
• IP Spoofing
• IP Source Routing Options
• DoS and DDoS Attacks
• Mechanisms for Blocking DoS and DDoS

Chapter 8 Reporting

• NSM Reports
• Junos Syslog and Operational Commands

Students should have basic networking knowledge, an understanding of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model and an understanding of the TCP/IP protocol suite. Students should also attend the Introduction to the Junos Operating System (IJOS) course, the JUNOS Routing Essentials (JRE) course, and the Junos for Security Platforms (JSEC) course, or students must have equivalent experience prior to attending this class.