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3 days
All levels
Duration
3 Days
18 CPD hours
This course is intended for
Experienced system administrators or network administrators and security professionals
Overview
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture
Describe the NSX Advanced Load Balancer components and main functions
Explain the NSX Advanced Load Balancer key features and benefits
Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall architecture
Describe the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall components and main functions
Explain the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall key features and benefits
Explain and configure Local Load Balancing constructors such as Virtual Services, Pools, Health Monitors and related components
Understand and modify application behavior leveraging Profiles, Policies and DataScripts
Configure and customize the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall
Describe and leverage NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API interfaces and related automation capabilities
Describe and configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall application and infrastructure monitoring
Gather relevant information and perform basic troubleshooting of Web Application Firewall applications leveraging built-in NSX Advanced Load Balancer tooling
This three-day course provides comprehensive training on how to configure, maintain and troubleshoot the Web Application Firewall component of the VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) solution as well as provide an understanding of additional security related functionality. This course covers key NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) Web Application Firewall features and functionality offered in the NSX Advanced Load Balancer 18.2 release, including the overall infrastructure, virtual services and application components as well as application troubleshooting and solution monitoring. Access to a software-defined data center environment is provided through hands-on labs to reinforce the skills and concepts presented in the course.
Course Introduction
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
Introduction to NSX Advanced Load Balancer
Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer
Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer use cases and benefits
Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components
Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and their respective functions
Introduction to NSX ALB Web Application Firewall
Introduce the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall
Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer Web Application Firewall use cases and benefits
Virtual Services Configuration Concepts
Explain Virtual Service components
Explain Virtual Service types
Explain and configure basic virtual services components such as Application Profiles, Network Profiles, Pools and Health Monitors
Attacking and Defending Web Applications
Introduce the processes and methodologies used when attacking and defending web applications
Introduce the tools used to attack web applications
Explain with examples terminology such as Reflected XSS and SQL injection
Profiles and Policies
Explain and deep dive on Advanced Virtual Service creation
Explain and deep dive on Application Profiles and Types such as L4, DNS, Syslog and HTTP
Explain and configure advanced application HTTP Profile options
Deep dive on Network Profiles and Types
Explain and configure SSL Profiles and Certificates
Explain and Configure HTTP and DNS policies
DDOS Protection
Introduce the NSX Advanced Load Balancer rate limiting functionality
Explain the NSX Advanced Load Balancer rate limiting functionality
Hands on examples of rate limiting in action
Customizing Application Delivery with Datascripts
Introduce the concept of datascripts to manipulate data
Explain the various components and inspection points
IWAF Deep Dive
Describe the building blocks of the iWAF implementation
Explain the various iWAF components
Introduce both Positive and Negative security models
Explain the iWAF Policies, profiles and rule sets
IWAF Core Rule Set
Explain the history and rationale of the core rule set
Describe the NSX ALB (Avi) Core Rule Set
IWAF Custom Rules
Describe the power and complexity available via custom rules
Explain the rule language
Implement various use cases
Explain common errors and possible solutions
IWAF Operations
Describe the iWAF application onboarding process
Tuning the iWAF policies
Working with iWAF logs and analytics
Explaining false positive mitigation tactics
IWAF Best Practices
Provide guidance on how to get the best results
Additional course details:Notes
Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC)
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