Cisco CCNA (200-301) Cert Prep: 3 Security, Automation, and Programmability
1h 13mIntermediate2023-11-17
Authors

Greg Sowell
Providing networking advice to datacenters, banks, and NBA franchises
Course details
The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification has been updated to reflect the latest technologies and job roles. The revised exam tests IT professionals' understanding of foundational networking topics in six domains, including the two covered in this course: security, and automation and programmability. Instructor Greg Sowell reviews access control list configuration, port security, and layered defenses in Cisco, such as combining DAI and DNCP snooping. He also covers built-in automation features such as Software-Defined Access and industry-standard, third-party platforms such as Puppet, Chef, and Ansible. The lessons are full of diagrams and demos on real routers and switches, so you can develop the skills you need to pass the exam and have a more successful career.
Topics include:
- Elements of a robust security program
- Password policy
- Access control lists
- Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)
- Software-defined networking
- Software-Defined Access (SDA)
- Rest APIs
- Automation platforms
Topics include:
- Elements of a robust security program
- Password policy
- Access control lists
- Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)
- Software-defined networking
- Software-Defined Access (SDA)
- Rest APIs
- Automation platforms
Skills covered
Cisco SwitchesCisco RoutersCiscoNetwork SecurityNetwork AdministrationCybersecurityCert PrepNetwork and System Administration
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - CCNA security, automation, and programmability certification
- 02 - What you should know
- 03 - Benefits of earning a certification
1. Security
- 04 - Key security concepts
- 05 - Security program elements
- 06 - Password policy elements
- 07 - VPNs
- 08 - Standard access control lists (ACLs)
- 09 - ACL wildcard masks
- 10 - Extended ACLs
- 11 - Named ACLs
- 12 - Port security
- 13 - DHCP snooping
- 14 - Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)
2. Automation
- 15 - Networking planes
- 16 - Software-defined networking (SDN)
- 17 - Automation's impact
- 18 - Software-Defined Access (SDA) underlay
- 19 - SDA overlay
- 20 - DNS Center and SDA
- 21 - REST APIs
- 22 - Interpreting JSON
- 23 - Puppet, Chef, and Ansible
Conclusion
- 24 - Next steps