Life Cycle Engineering, Inc.

On-the-job Training

• Introduction/VMWare
  • Presentation Creation
  • Presentation Skills
  • Terminology/IT Vocabulary
  • VMWare/Cloud technologies - 1. Installing/Configuring: a. ESXi, b. VCenter, c. iSCSI; 2. Creating VMs: a. Linux, b. Windows; 3. Managing VMs: a. Adding drive space, b. Adjusting resources (memory/CPU), c. Snapshots/Cloning, d. Migrating
  • Install/Configure VMWare ESXi on Blades
• Networking
  • Hardware overview - knowledge assessment
  • Networking assessment
  • OSI Model (Assign each apprentice a layer (except the physical layer). Each apprentice will create a presentation to discuss their layer.) 1. Physical Layer; 2. Data Link Layer; 3. Network Layer; 4. Transport Layer; 5. Session Layer; 6. Presentation Layer
  • Physical Layer - 1. Brief overview of RJ-45, CAT-5, CAT-5e, CA T-6; 2. Briefly discuss fiber optic: a.Cable breakdown (common single line: outer protective jacket, Kevlar, inner plastic buffer,cladding ("traps" light in core), core b. Multimode; c. Single
  • Data Link Layer - 1. Discuss MAC addresses (hardware addresses).; 2. Switches operate on this level (use MAC addresses for sending data); 3. Some error detection but not correction
  • Network Layer - 1. Discuss IP addresses (logical addresses).; 2. Routers operate on this level (use IP addresses for routing).; 3. Error detection; 4. IPv4: a. Class A,B,C, b. Subnets, c. Gateway, d. Routing; 5. IPv6; 6. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration P
  • Transport Layer - 1. Discuss TCP.: a. Common Flags: URG, ACK, PSH, RST, SYN, FIN, b. 'Three Way Handshake" - Establishes a connection: i. Client: SYN(chronize), ii. Server: SYN(chronize)- ACK(nowledged), iii. Client: ACK(nowledged).; 2. "Controls the reli
  • Session Layer - 1. Session control between computers.; 2. Handle authentication and permissions (network-only).
  • Presentation Layer - 1. Typically converts digital data (binary) into a format the application layer can utilize.
  • Application Layer - 1. Typically relatively human readable.; 2. "When an application on one computer starts communicating with another computer, then the Application layer is used" - http://www.rhyshaden.com/osi.htm; 3. Example: HTML (the code for a webpa
  • Server/Services - 1. DHCP, 2. DNS, 3. VPN, 4. ARP/RARP
  • Install/Configure - 1. Endian Firewall
• Operating Systems (Servers and Services)
  • Linux - 1. Install/configure: a. CentOS/RedHat, b. MySQL, c. OpenLDAP, d. Apache, e. Tomcat, f. TeamForge, g. Jenkins, h. PKI Certificates
  • Microsoft - 1. Install/configure: a. Windows 200x, b. MSSQL 200x, c. Active Directory, d. IIS, e. Tomcat, f. SharePoint, g. PKI Certificates
• Security
  • Ports/Protocols
  • Confidentiality/integrity/availability (CIA)
  • Encryption - 1. Asymmetric, 2. Symmetric
  • Access Control - 1. MAC, 2. DAC, 3. RBAC
  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • STIGs/NIST - 1. Windows, 2. Linux
  • DIACAP/DIARMF
  • DoD Certification and Accreditation
  • Ethical Pen testing - 1. Black/White Hats, 2. Legal issues/"Laws of the Land" (Always get written authority!), 3. Backtrack introduction
  • Intrusion Detection Systems/Intrusion Prevention Systems
  • Backtrack introduction
  • Install/Configure - 1. Certificate Authority, 2. SNORT, 3. SAINT, 4. ACAS
  • Apply - 1. STIGs, 2. NIST
• Development
  • Integrated Development Environment (IDE) - 1. Eclipse, 2. NetBeans
  • Versioning - 1. Concurrent Versions System (CVS); a. CVSNT, b. OpenCVS, 2. Subversion(SVN), 3. GIT, 4. GITHub
  • Scripting - 1. Shell Scripting (ksh, csh, bash, sh), 2. Windows PowerShell, 3. VBscript, 4. JavaScript, 5. Python, 6. Ruby, 7. Perl, 8. PHP
  • System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - 1. Waterfall Methodology, 2. AgileMethodology
  • Install/Configure/Develop - 1. Shell Scripts, 2. PowerShell Scripts, 3. JavaScript, 4. VBScripts, 5. Python, 6. PHP, 7. Perl
• Testing
  • Software Quality Assurance Testing
  • Types of Testing - 1. Blackbox vs Whitebox, 2. Unit Testing: a. JUnit, 3. Smoke Testing, 4. Functional Testing, 5. Regression Testing, 6. User Acceptance Testing
  • Documentation - 1. Use Cases/Requirements Docs, 2. Application Assessments, 3. Test Cases, 4. Test Scripts, 5. Test Plans, a. Overarching Master Test Plan, b. Iteration Test Plan, 6. Peer Reviews
  • Defect Tracking - 1. TeamForge, 2. Bugzilla (used by Wine), 3. Trac (used by MythTV)
  • Test Automation - 1. Selenium, a. Simple Record and Playback Scripts, b. Script Modification (Selenese, Java, Ruby, etc); 2. RationalFunctionalTester8.x, a. RFT API: i. TestObject and sub-classes ii.RationalTestScript and methods, iii. Locating HTML Page