Subject: 2 DAY VPN COURSE SCHEDULED FOR MONTREAL, CANADA ON OCTOBER 11TH AND 12TH, 2001

From: "Alan Daly" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 11:04:55 -0400

Good morning.

                             Northland Systems, the world leader in non-vendor specific Fiber Optic, Gigabit Ethernet, MPLS and IP training, is pleased to announce that our much anticipated 2 day VPN course is scheduled to run in Montreal, Canada on October 11th and 12th.  I was wondering if you, your colleagues, or your clients would be interested in attending. 

                             The cost to attend this course is $1100.00 CDN per student (plus applicable taxes) with a 10% discount being applied if you sign up more than one student with me at a time.  This course explores this cutting-edge networking technology and provides the student with a  with a complete technical review on Virtual Private Networks..  The class is limited to 20 students, and we are expecting this session to sell out extremely quickly, so time is of the essence if you plan on registering either yourself and/or your colleagues on this course.  

Attendees please note, this course covers the following:

· What virtual private networks are
· What protocols, technologies, and products are used in a VPN solution
· The security solutions used in VPNs
· What architectures and configurations to consider when planning a VPN
· How encryption is used to enable information privacy
· How remote users and servers are authenticated with digital certificates
· How tunneling protocols allow VPNs to be built over IP based networks, including the Internet.

This course is aimed at Systems Engineers, Network Administrators, Data Communication Consultants, Technical Architects and Security Planners.

Please review the detailed course outline below for more information on the content being covered:

COURSE OUTLINE:

 BACKGROUND
 
·          Packet and Circuit Switched Networks
·          The Internet
·          Intranets and Extranets
·          What is a VPN and how is it different
 
EXAMPLES OF VPN USE
 
·          LAN-to-LAN
·          Corporate Intranets
·          Intranet/Extranet connection
·          Remote Access for users
 
TECHNOLOGY BACKGROUND
 
·          Network Layers Explained
·          Routing
·          Switching
 
NETWORK SECURITY CONCEPTS
 
·          General issues and risks 
·          Authentication
·          Access control
·          Confidentiality
·          Data integrity
·          Non-repudiation
·          Threat and Solutions Evaluation
 
GENERAL ENCRYPTION
 
·          Basics of Crypto
·          The RSA model
·          The PGP model
·          The Deffie-Hellman algorithm
 ·          Encryption and Digital Certificates
·          PKI architecture and options and directory issues
·          Examples of usage
 
IPSec
 
·          IPSec architecture
·          Security Associations
·          ESP
·          Authentication Header
·          Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
·          Status of IPSec
·          Polity issues
·          Issues in IPSec implementation
 
MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION AND NON-REPUDIATION
 
·          Digital Signatures
·          Message Authentication Codes
·          Digital Timestamps
·          Digital Certificates
·          Examples of concept
 
USER AUTHENTICATION
 
·          Authentication Servers and Passwords
·          Challenge and Response (PAP/CHAP)
·          Bio Metrics
·          Token Cards (Security Dynamics)
·          Secure authentication servers (RADIUS, TACACS, Kerberos)
·          Digital Certificates
·          Overview Architecture and example of usage

VPN SECURITY PLATFORMS
 
·          Routers
·          Firewalls
·          Proxy Servers
·          NAT Servers
·          Network Monitoring
 
VPN TUNNELING AND ENCAPSULATING PROTOCOLS 
 
·          How tunneling works and why it is used
·          PPTP
·          L2TP
·          L2F
·          LAN-to-LAN tunneling
·          Tunneling over IP
·          Routing Issues
·          Examples of usage
 
PLANNING A VPN 

·          Determining needs
·          Choosing the architecture and topology
·          Setting standards
·          Planning for legacy, non-compatible or ‘non-standard’ applications and platforms
·          Picking solutions
·          Planning for related projects (directories, PKI, etc.)
·          Defining Quality of service
·          Budgeting issues
 
VPN OPERATION 

·          Network management consideration
·          Administration and troubleshooting issues
·          Integration with technical support services
 
CONCLUSIONS

·          Pros and Cons of a VPN
·          VPN futures
 
To find out more about this course, to discuss in-house training solutions for a group at your facility, or to register, please call me directly at 613-667-5063.

Have a great day!

Regards,

Alan P. Daly
Sales Representative
Northland Systems Training Inc.
255 Albert St. 5th Floor
Ottawa, ON
K1P-6A9
Direct Dial: (613) 667-5063
Fax:          (613) 667-5098
Check Out Our Website at http://www.northlandelearning.com

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