Sun Certified Security Administrator for Solaris 9 & 10 Study Guide

by Edgar Danielyan and John Chirillo

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Get the book that shows you not only what--but how--to study

Complete coverage of all official exam objectivesExam Readiness checklist at the front of the book--you're ready for the exams when all objectives on the list are checked offReal-world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072254238
• ISBN13: 9780072254235
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Good study guide but you still need hands on experience

This is a very good study guide for the Sun Certified Security Administrator for Solaris Certification. However you will also need and should have some hand on experience with the OS. Don't worry though you can download the OS free at Sun for both SPARC and Intel platforms. The book guides you well through the testing objectives and I particularly liked the security attacks coverage (i.e. detecting and securing against Trojans and back doors) and file and system resources protections (i.e. RBAC implementation). I thought the crypto coverage was weak but I didn't take points off because it does cover enough to pass the exam topic. I would have liked to see more real uses of it though. Overall this is the best study guide I found and I have the course material. Yes, you can also use this book as a nice onsite reference as it does contain many hands on scenarios but you should combine it with the S9 or S10 Reference Guide for completeness in the work place.

Thorough and easy to follow reference

I've consulted for many authors and technically reviewed several books for major publishers and magazines. I found this book to be among the most technically sound as well as a nicely designed Solaris 9/10 security reference and study guide. It was very easy to follow and although Part 1 may be boring to hands-on folks, Parts 2 through 6 will more than make up for that. There are tons of excellent Q & A that are almost identical to what I found on the exam (referring to v9 here) and the book is definitely an all-in-one tool. It should be enough to pass the exam(s), but don't discount the real-world uses. You can lock down your Solaris box on so many levels using a step-by-step approach. Highly recommended.

A Well Designed Study Guide

This book is intended to be used by the person with 6 to 12 months experience administering security in a Solaris OS. This practical experience, combined with studying the material in this book will enable him (or her) to pass the Sun Certified Security Administrator examination. The book is organized with every chapter having defined objectives that are needed to pass the test. Particular points are emphasized as needed, and practice exercises are designed to give experience in critical areas. A series of two minute drills at the end of each chapter serve as a checklist of the critical points. Finally, detailed questions enable you to prove your understanding of the material. The CD-ROM included with this book contains interactive study tools and numerous online stury material, including web-based ePractice exams and the Sun Career Accelerator Packages.