Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Fundamentals

By Tia Williams

Get the skills you need to maintain an environment that supports SSL and TLS.

2 hours
  • 16 Lessons

About the course

The backbone of securing network communications through encryption is Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and its successor, Transport Layer Security (TLS). SSL and TLS are the standards widely used today to secure many communication types: websites, email, and many others. This course is designed to give you a high-level understanding of how to implement and maintain an environment that supports SSL and TLS.

  • Chapter 1 3 Lessons Getting Started 8:11

    An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses

    1:19

    Course Introduction

    6:24

    About the Training Architect

    0:28
  • Chapter 2 3 Lessons Getting Started 29:48

    Introduction to Cryptography

    12:00

    Introduction to Asymmetric Encryption

    7:21

    Introduction to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

    10:27
  • Chapter 3 4 Lessons Using Encryption to Protect Network Communications 31:22

    Secure Protocols Overview

    8:42

    The Use of Hybrid Encryption in SSL

    4:38

    How a Public Key Exchange (PKE) Works

    8:00

    How (and Why) TLS Superseded SSL

    10:02
  • Chapter 4 4 Lessons Real-World Use Cases 46:16

    Requesting and Setting Up a Web Server Certificate

    10:13

    Setting Up a Private Docker Registry Using SSL

    15:25

    Encrypting File System (EFS) Overview

    4:46

    Setting Up OpenLDAP to Use SSL/TLS

    15:52
  • Chapter 5 2 Lessons Wrapping Up 18:38

    The DMV Model of Acquiring a Certificate

    11:22

    What's Next?

    7:16

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