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     <li>Your workstation setup</li>
     <li>Your workstation setup</li>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2001%20-%20Course%20introduction.mp4 Andrew's Course Introduction]<br />[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2002%20-%20Prep%20for%20labs.mp4 Andrew's Prep for Labs]</td>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Prep | Prep for Labs]]</td>
   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Prep | Prep for Labs]]</td>
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     <li>Deploying a pre-built VM on AWS</li>
     <li>Deploying a pre-built VM on AWS</li>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2003%20-%20Lab%201.mp4 Andrew's Lab 1]</td>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_1 | Lab 1]]</td>
   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_1 | Lab 1]]</td>
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     <li>Port forwarding</li>
     <li>Port forwarding</li>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2004%20-%20Lab%202.mp4 Andrew's Lab 2]</td>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_2 | Lab 2]]</td>
   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_2 | Lab 2]]</td>
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     <li>HTTP vs HTTPS</li>
     <li>HTTP vs HTTPS</li>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2005%20-%20Lab%203.mp4 Andrew's Lab 3]</td>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_3 | Lab 3]]</td>
   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_3 | Lab 3]]</td>
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     <li>Web server + database example: NextCloud</li>
     <li>Web server + database example: NextCloud</li>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2006%20-%20Lab%204.mp4 Andrew's Lab 4]</td>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_4 | Lab 4]]</td>
   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_4 | Lab 4]]</td>
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     <li>Really simple python scripting</li>
     <li>Really simple python scripting</li>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2007%20-%20Assignment%201.mp4 Andrew's Asg 1]</td>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Assignment 1 |Assignment 1]]</td>
   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Assignment 1 |Assignment 1]]</td>
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     <li>Set up A, CNAME, TXT records</li>
     <li>Set up A, CNAME, TXT records</li>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2008%20-%20Lab%205%20part%201.mp4 Andrew's Lab 5 part 1]</td>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_5 | Lab 5]]</td>
   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_5 | Lab 5]]</td>
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     <li>Modify Apache to use HTTPS</li>
     <li>Modify Apache to use HTTPS</li>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2009%20-%20Lab%205%20part%202.mp4 Andrew's Lab 5 part 2]</td>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_6 | Lab 6]]</td>
   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_6 | Lab 6]]</td>
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     <li>Email server security: open relays, port access</li>
     <li>Email server security: open relays, port access</li>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2010%20-%20Lab%206.mp4 Andrew's Lab 6]</td>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_7 | Lab 7]]</td>
   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_7 | Lab 7]]</td>
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     <li>Set up Thunderbird for myseneca</li>
     <li>Set up Thunderbird for myseneca</li>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[http://ops345.ca/videos/2022-3/OPS345%2011%20-%20Lab%207.mp4 Andrew's Lab 7]</td>
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   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_8 | Lab 8]]</td>
   <td style="border-bottom: thin solid black;font-weight:bold;">[[OPS345_Lab_8 | Lab 8]]</td>
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Revision as of 14:02, 21 August 2023

Note: Each professor will indicate the due dates for labs, tests and assignments for their sections. This schedule is a general guideline for week-by-week content.
Week Objectives and Tasks Videos Labs
Week 1:
8 - 12 may
Course introduction
  • About the course
  • Review of prerequisite skills from ULI101 and OPS245
  • AWS account requirements and account setup
  • Your workstation setup
Prep for Labs
Week 2:
15 - 19 may
First VM in the cloud
  • AWS cost monitoring
  • Basic security on a public-facing server: users, passwords, login requirements, SSH keys, lock-out prevention
  • AWS networking, static IPs
  • Deploying a pre-built VM on AWS
Lab 1
Week 3:
22 - 26 may
AWS networking, iptables
  • The purpose of a firewall on a server on the internet
  • AWS Security Groups and iptables
  • iptables fundamentals
  • iptables setup & troubleshooting
  • Port forwarding
Lab 2
Week 4:
29 may - 2 june
Web server
  • Apache web server configuration
  • Web server storage, configuration, LVM
  • Simple PHP websites
  • Public server without public ip
  • HTTP vs HTTPS
Lab 3
Week 5:
5 - 9 june
Databases
  • RDBMS fundamentals
  • MariaDB on AWS
  • Practice with MariaDB
  • Web server + database example: NextCloud
Lab 4
Week 6:
12 - 16 june
Assignment 1
  • Creating/using AMIs
  • Automatic synchronisation using rsync, ssh keys, & cron
  • Simple load balancing using iptables
  • Really simple python scripting
Assignment 1
Week 7:

19 - 23 june

Evaluation
  • Midterm test
Study Week:
26 - 30 june
Week 8:
4 - 7 july
DNS
  • DNS overview
  • Register a domain name
  • Set up A, CNAME, TXT records
Lab 5
Week 9:
4 - 7 july
Public key encryption
  • Encryption, certificates
  • Set up Let's Encrypt
  • Modify Apache to use HTTPS
Lab 6
Week 10:
10 - 14 july
Simple email server
  • Email overview
  • MX records
  • Third AWS VM: email
  • Basic Postfix setup
  • Delivery using dovecot-lda to Maildir
  • Email server security: open relays, port access
Lab 7
Week 11:
17 - 21 july
IMAP server
  • Set up Thunderbird for your domain
  • Add encryption and authentication support to Postfix
  • Set up Dovecot with SSL
  • Set up Thunderbird for myseneca
Lab 8
Week 13:
7 - 11 august
Assignment 2
  • Roundcube Webmail
  • Overview of skills gained
Assignment 2
Week 14:
14 - 18 august
Evaluation
  • Exam