Snow 303: Mac OS X Security and Mobility 10.6

Duration: 3 Days

Objectives

This three-day course focuses on strategies for providing secure access from mobile devices to services running on private networks. Working with Mac OS X Server, students learn how to securely provide network services such as web, mail, and calendar to mobile computers and devices, such as the iPhone. Students will also learn the basics of deploying both web and native applications on mobile devices such as the iPhone using Xcode, Dashcode, and the iPhone Configuration Utility. The course is a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises that provide practical real-world experience.

Pre-requisites

Understanding of Mac OS X • Basic troubleshooting experience or Snow 101 • Basic Mac OS X Server experience or Snow 201 • Understanding of basic IP networking, including IP address, subnet masks, ports, and protocols • Experience using the command-line interface with Mac OS X.

Course includes

Instruction from our Apple certified trainer, the official Apple reference manual covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.

This course is available as a private or customised course. Please phone us on 0208 269 4260 or email us for further information and to customise this course to your exact requirements.

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Course outline

Domain Name Services (DNS)
• Creating and editing zones
• Verifying forward and reverse lookups
• Configuring split-DNS
• Creating secure and private DNS servers
• Troubleshooting name resolution

DHCP
• Configuring Mac OS X client computer to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server
• Configuring secure DHCP address distribution
• Troubleshooting host configuration issues
• Troubleshooting address conflicts

Securing Systems and Services
• Firewalls - configuring Mac OS X Server computer to restrict IP access to services
• VPN - establishing secure connections between clients connected to a public network and services running on private intranets
• Keys & Certificates - establishing trusted and validated connections between clients and services

Providing iPhone Applications
• Create, distribute, and install configuration profiles with the iPhone Configuration Utility (iPCU)
• Using Xcode and Dashcode to develop and deploy native and web application for iPhone and iPod touch

Mobile Access Server
• Providing secure, public access via proxy servers connected to a public network
• Connecting to Address Book, iCal, Mail, and Web services hosted on origin servers located on a private intranet