Juniper Security Policies Fundamentals

Learn how to protect your network with Juniper security policies as you prepare for the Juniper Networks Certified Associate, Security (JNCIA-SEC) exam.

Juniper security policies allow networking professionals working with Junos OS to secure access to a network's critical resources by defining the required security level for those resources. Grasping how these security policies work—and how to troubleshoot them—is key for anyone studying for the Juniper Networks Certified Associate, Security (JNCIA-SEC) certification exam. In this course, discover how to protect your network with security policies as you learn the concepts covered in the Security Policies objectives in the JNCIA-SEC exam. Instructor Shyam Raj covers planning and configuring security policies, as well as how you can use these policies to control traffic moving in and out of a network. Plus, discover how to schedule, monitor, and troubleshoot security policies.

Introduction

• Learn to secure your network with Juniper security policies
• What you should know
• Scenario

1. Junos Security Policies

• Introduction
• Packet flow for transit traffic
• Host inbound traffic examination
• Factory-default security policies

2. Policy Components

• Policy components
• Example policy creation 1
• Defining custom applications
• Example policy creation 2
• Advanced permit settings
• Address books
• Global policies
• Verifying policy configuration

3. Ordering, Scheduling, and Rematching

• Importance of policy ordering
• Schedulers
• Using a policy scheduler
• Policy rematch

4. ALG

• Introduction to ALG
• Configuring ALG

5. Troubleshooting

• Best practices
• Monitoring
• Troubleshooting

Conclusion

• Next steps