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CompTIA Security_ Deluxe Study Guide_ SY0-201 - Emmett Dulaney [275]

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The bootable CD (often called a live CD) allows you to experiment hands-on with the operating system and perform all the tasks in this appendix without needing to actually install the operating system.

The labs in this chapter are as follows:

Lab B.1: Change to WPA Security in Windows XP

Lab B.2: Turn on the Firewall in Windows XP: Method One

Lab B.3: Turn on the Firewall in Windows XP: Method Two

Lab B.4: Create a Baseline for Internet Access

Lab B.5: Turn on a Screensaver Password for Windows XP

Lab B.6: Look for Security Events within Windows XP

Lab B.7: Identify User Accounts with Administrator Access in Windows XP

Lab B.8: Turn on a Screensaver Password for openSUSE

Lab B.9: Change a Password in Linux

Lab B.10: Find SUID and SGID Files in Linux

Lab B.11 Change ACLs on All Files in a Linux Directory

Lab B.12: Change Permissions on All Files in a Linux Directory

Lab B.13: Change the Default Permissions for All Newly Created Files in Linux

Lab B.14: View all Linux Logins

Lab B.15: Change the Group Associated with Files

Lab B.16: View Failed Login Attempts

Lab B.17: Hide a Linux File

Lab B.18: Hide and Access a Windows Share

Lab B.19: Encrypt a Windows File

Lab B.20: Count the Number of Running Linux Processes

Lab B.21: Display the Security Tab in Windows XP

Lab B.22: View Effective Permissions in Windows XP

Lab B.23: Turn the Guest Account Off

Lab B.24: View Internet Explorer Security Settings

Lab B.25: Change Internet Explorer Pop-up Blocker Settings

Lab B.26: Prevent a Folder from Being Shared

Lab B.27: Enable openSUSE Firewall

Lab B.28: Configure openSUSE Local Security

Lab B.29: Set the Defaults for New Users

Lab B.30: View Logged Warnings in openSUSE

Lab B.31: Configure AppArmor

Lab B.32: View AppArmor Reports

Lab B.33: Configure openSUSE as a Kerberos Client

Lab B.34: Configure openSUSE as an LDAP Client

Lab B.35: Turn Off IPv6 in openSUSE

Lab B.36: Turn On Folder Encryption with cipher

Lab B.37: Change the Minimum Password Age

Lab B.38: Compare Your System to a Security Template

Lab B.39: Clear Private Data in Internet Explorer

Lab B.40: Clear Private Data in Firefox

Lab B.41: Configure SELinux in Fedora

Lab B.42: Limit Cookies to First Party

Lab B.43: Configure the Phishing Filter

Lab B.44: Add a Legal Notice

Lab B.45: Configure Windows XP Startup

Lab B.46: Run a Remote Desktop

Lab B.47: Secure the Account Database

Lab B.48: Create a Restore Point

Lab B.49: Return to a Restore Point

Lab B.50: Boot to a Good Configuration

Lab B.1: Change to WPA Security in Windows XP

This lab requires a Windows XP workstation with a wireless connection.

To change the wireless connection to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) from any other security setting, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the wireless connection icon in the notification area at the right of the Taskbar.

2. Choose View Available Wireless Networks.

3. On the left side of the dialog box, click Change Order of Preferred Networks.

4. Select the Wireless Networks tab and click on the network you want to change beneath the Preferred Networks section. When it is highlighted, click Properties.

5. On the Association tab (shown in Figure B.1), choose either WPA or WPA-PSK (the latter incorporates Pre Shared Key and is recommended if you don’t have a central authentication server) for Network Authentication.

FIGURE B.1 The Association tab allows you to configure encryption.

6. From the Data Encryption drop-down menu, choose either TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and enter the network key (your wireless password). Confirm the network key by reentering it in the next box.

7. Click OK to exit this dialog box and OK to exit the earlier dialog boxes.

Lab B.2: Turn on the Firewall in Windows XP: Method One

This lab requires a Windows XP workstation with a wireless connection.

To turn on the firewall, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the wireless connection icon in the notification area at the right of the Taskbar.

2. Choose View Available Wireless

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