Tutorial Abstract: Implementing a Secure Network Infrastructure

Merike Kaeo
Level: Introductory

This tutorial provides detailed technical information about security technologies that should be considered when securing any networking infrastructure. Technologies to be covered include S/Key, 802.1x, RADIUS, TACACS+, SSH, SSL, L2TP, and IPsec. We will show specific architectures and configuration examples to effectively secure network infrastructures comprising routers, switches, and firewalls. Configuration examples will be vendor-independent and will include much of the most widely deployed equipment.

The three 90-minute sessions will cover:

About the Presenter
Merike Kaeo is currently a consultant, focusing primarily on security-related products and network design solutions. She has been in the networking industry for more than 15 years, starting out at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, from 1988 to 1993, designing and implementing the original FDDI backbone for the NIH campus using Cisco routers. From 1993 to 2000, Merike was employed by Cisco Systems, Inc., where she worked primarily on technical issues relating to router performance, network routing protocols, network design, and network security. She was a lead member of Cisco's security initiative, has acted as a technical advisor for security startup companies, and has been an instructor and speaker at a variety of security-related conferences. Merike is the author of Designing Network Security, published in May 1999 by Cisco Press, with a 2nd edition due out in October 2003.

PPT presentation
Part I RealVideo stream

Part II RealVideo stream
Part III RealVideo stream