CST 4709 - Installing and Maintaining Web Servers

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CUNY New York City College of Technology

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Description:

2 cl hrs, 2 lab hrs, 3 cr This course is designed to teach students how to install, configure, administer and secure a Web Server. The lectures will give the student a solid understanding of how a Web Server works in a computer network. In the lab, the student will apply the concepts learned in the lectures by using Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 and Apache Web Servers. The student will install IIS 5.0 server and will configure WWW Services and FTP Services. Once the servers are installed and configured, the student will play the role of Web master and perform various tasks, including hosting multiple websites on a single computer with the Microsoft Management Console and other administrative tools. The student will also learn about the risks of connecting a computer to the Internet. Network security, operating system hardening and how to secure the IIS and Apache Web Servers will be discussed. Students will also learn important concepts about secure communications like encryption and digital signatures and how those can be implemented in a Web server using the secure sockets layer (SSL) protocol. Prerequisite: CST 3609/CS 609

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lab

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Institution Website:

www.citytech.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 260-5500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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