Description
The certification is applicable to system administrators and users who conduct activities in an IBM UNIX - AIX environment, being responsible for maintaining reliability of one or more systems that run AIX. More than two years of AIX system administration experience or a certification in AIX system administration might be helpful to successfully pass the exam.
The exam is proctored, real time, closed book, web-based and has 40 items to be completed in 60 minutes. The minimum passing score is 60 out of 100.
Examination cost:FREE The examination is free. The certification will be recorded in the online personal transcript and will be publicly visible one month FOR FREE. During this time, you may choose to acquire the Certification Package.
Certification Package: $50 US The Certification Package includes:
- 5 years certification maintenance in the online transcript
- the paper certificate
- the printed official transcript
- usage rights for certification logo
AIX Kernel and File Systems Security
- Device security (Disks, Removable media)
- Kernel security (SVR4 based)
- File systems security (JFS, JFS2, NFS)
- File access rights, protection and encryption
- Prevent/reduce attacks to kernel and file systems
- File systems recovery
AIX System Monitoring and Auditing
- Detecting intrusions with audits and logs (SNORT)
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Prevent/reduce attacks (backups)
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Test system exposure (SATAN, COPS, TIGER)
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System recovery
Study/Training Materials
In preparation for the exam, the following recommended study materials may be reviewed to build knowledge in certain topics:
The AIX Survival Guide
by Andreas Siegert | Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional, 1996 / ISBN: 0201593882
Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C
by Bruce Schneier |
Publisher: Wiley, 1996 / ISBN: 0471117099
Competencies This certification validates the ability to manage network, system, and application performance on a multi-user AIX computing system, such as monitoring and configuring web application servers, designing, developing and maintaining an IBM hardware architecture and a server disaster recovery strategy, troubleshooting network and application performance issues and implementing security policies and standards.
Job positions
An AIX Security Specialist may apply for jobs such as AIX Systems Administrator, AIX Systems Engineer, AIX Security Specialist or AIX Security Administrator.
