NSE 5
FortiADC Administrator
Part of NSE 5: Cloud Security
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Course objectives
1.01 Describe the characteristics and components of an application delivery network
1.02 Identify the security challenges faced in an application delivery network
1.03 Evaluate deployment options
1.04 Configure initial network and system settings
1.05 Manage administrator accounts
1.06 Configure virtual servers, real servers, and server pools
1.07 Configure application profiles
1.08 Configure page speed optimization
1.09 Configure layer 7 compression offloading
1.10 Configure content routing and content rewrite
1.11 Configure link load balancing
1.12 Create virtual tunnels and link groups
1.13 Configure policy routing, QoS, and NAT features
1.14 Configure BGP and OSPF routing
1.15 Configure DNS services and policies
1.16 Configure global load balancing
1.17 Configure the web application firewall (WAF)
1.18 Configure and manage adaptive learning
1.19 Configure bot mitigation and API gateway policies
1.20 Configure VDOMs and high availability (HA)
1.21 Create automated action scripts using the REST API
1.22 Configure OWASP Top 10 profile
1.23 Configure DLP
1.24 Configure advanced bot protection
1.25 Configure firewall policies and connection limits
1.26 Protect against DoS attacks
1.27 Configure ZTNA integration
1.28 Configure local logging, remote logging, and alert emails
1.29 Configure SNMP monitoring
1.30 Use diagnostic commands available through the CLI
1.31 Identify the most common issues
1.32 Back up and restore the system configuration
1.33 Upgrade the firmware
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