Amazon AWS Confiuguring WAF to Block IP address AWS WAF is a web application firewall service that helps protect your web apps from common exploits that could affect app availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources In here we have two instances called LinuxWebserver1 and Linux Webserver3 that are part of Application Load Balancer; and… Read more »
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Amazon AWS Solution Architecture Practice Exam 2019 – Part 2
Question 6) A web application allows customers to upload orders to an S3 bucket. The resulting Amazon S3 events trigger a Lambda function that inserts a message to an SQS queue. A singleEC2 instance reads messages from the queue, processes them, and stores them in an DynamoDB table partitioned by unique order ID. Next month… Read more »
Amazon AWS Solution Architecture Practice Exam 2019 – Part 1
Question 1) A company is storing an access key (access key ID and secret access key) in a text file on a custom AMI. The company uses the access key to access DynamoDBtables from instances created from the AMI. The security team has mandated a more secure solution.Which solution will meet the security team’s mandate?… Read more »
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – Foundational Sample Exam Questions
1) Why is AWS more economical than traditional data centers for applications with varying compute workloads? A) Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) costs are billed on a monthly basis.B) Customers retain full administrative access to their Amazon EC2 instances.C) Amazon EC2 instances can be launched on-demand when needed.D) Customers can… Read more »
Amazon AWS Network Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)
Feature Application Load Balancer Network Load Balancer Classic Load Balancer Protocols HTTP, HTTPS TCP TCP, SSL/TLS, HTTP, HTTPS Platforms VPC VPC EC2-Classic, VPC Health checks ✔ ✔ ✔ CloudWatch metrics ✔ ✔ ✔ Logging ✔ ✔ ✔ Path-Based Routing ✔ Host-Based Routing ✔ Native HTTP/2 ✔ ✔ SSL offloading… Read more »
Amazon AWS – CloudWatch Custom Metrics , Monitoring
Monitoring EC2 with Custom Metrics You can monitor your EC2 using CloudWatch using: CPU Network Disk Status Check Please note that RAM Utilization is a customer metric. By Default Ec2 monitors is for 5 mins interval, unless you enable detailed monitoring which will then make it 1 min intervals ( it will cost… Read more »
Amazon AWS OpsWorks Tutorial
Amazon AWS OpsWorks What is OpsWorks ? AWS OpsWorks is a configuration management service that provides managed instances of Chef . OpsWorks lets you use Chef to automate how servers are configured, deployed, and managed across your Amazon EC2 instances or on-premises compute environments. It has these parts : Chef… Read more »
Amazon AWS SSE-S3 Server Side Encryption Pt 1
AWS provides various options to encrypt your data on S3. There are 2 types of encryption: Client side: Client encrypts locally using tool/software of their choices Server Side encryption: Choose from available choices in AWS In this video, our focus will be Server Side Encryption (SSE) since Client side is… Read more »
Amazon AWS S3 VPC Endpoint
Amazon AWS S3 Endpoint In Here we have One VPC =10.0.0.0/16 also we have three Subnet as follow 10.0.1.0/24 Public Subnet1 10.0.2.0/24 Private Subnet2 10.0.3.0/24 Public Subnet3 I have two server one is called Public1 inside the Public Subnet=10.0.1.0/24 with Public Ip address: 34.201.13.154 Private Ip address = 10.0.1.183 Password… Read more »
Amazon Alexa Skills Development Tutorial
In this video, we share how we made a quiz skill that has a database integration so that your progress can be saved. These are the components of an Alexa skill: Interaction model (acts like a front-end interface) Logic (Code… Read more »
Amazon Cloud Formation With Word Press Website
Step1: Go to Cloud formation Page Create a stack Step 2: Click on select from templates and choose WordPress Blog Step 3: Choose the parameters like username, password, key etc ** make sure you choose the right ssh key because we need to log in to the EC2 server later Step 4: On the… Read more »
Amazon AWS CLI S3 With Auto-Complete
Autocomplete Lesson: To add the autocomplete feature: $ echo “complete -C aws_completer aws” >> ~/.bash_profile $ source ~/.bash_profile S3 CLI commands Create a bucket: $ aws s3 mb s3://test-saurav-123 Remove the bucket: $ aws s3 rb test-saurav-123 Creating empty files in Linux : $ touch file{1..10} Copy a local file to a bucket: $… Read more »
Amazon AWS Auto Scaling with Load Balancing
Step 1) I will take image of One of My Web server called Webserver1, when I go to public IP address I will see the content of the Web server Step 2) I will stop the Instance; then Take an image of it. Call it “Webserver1Image” Step 3) Now I will see the… Read more »
Amazon AWS Lambda Tutorial – Schedule to Stop EC2 Instances
Lambda is an event-driven compute service. We have functions that execute when a trigger is triggered. In today’s lab, we will set up a trigger with Cloud watch Events. On top of that, we will need an IAM role that gives our lambda function permissions to Stop EC2 Instances. We will also add Cloud… Read more »
Amazon AWS EFS Elastic File System and ELB
Amazon AWS EFS with ELB EFS (Elastic File System) Features EFS is storage option for EC2, that can be attached to more than one EC2, remember Volume can only be attached to one EC2 EFS is Elastic, and it is scalable ( The storage capacity will increase or decrease as you add… Read more »
Amazon AWS EBS and Instance and Volume and Snapshot Part 1 and 2
EBS Vs Instance Store, Snapshot, and Volume Instance Store Volumes are sometimes called Ephemeral Storage. Instance Store volumes cannot be stopped. If the underlying host fails, you will lose your data. EBS backed instances can be stopped. You will not lose the data in this instance if it is stopped. You can… Read more »
Amazon SNS notification with S3
Simple Notification Service (SNS) SNS is integrated into many AWS services. We are able to use it to receive notifications when events occur in our AWS Environment. With CloudWatch and SNS a full environment monitoring solution could be created that notifies administrators of alerts, capacity issues, downtime, changes in the environment, and more!… Read more »
Amazon AWS Application Elastic Load Balance (ELB)
Follow @ASM_Educational Step 1) Create Target Group 1 (Pic) and Target Group 2 (video) Step 2) Associate /Register the above group with EC1(Pic1) and EC2 (Pic2) with group 1 click target Tab ( Make sure click to add to register , then Save ) Step 3) Associate /Register the above… Read more »
CompTIA Net+ | Microsoft MTA Networking: The OSI model
Follow @ASM_Educational Taking a Network+ exam? Follow us on Facebook and ask us about our study group. The (Open Systems Interconnection) OSI has been developed by International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The OSI model provides a framework for creating and implementing networking standards and devices and describes how network applications on different computers can communicate… Read more »
CompTIA Net+ | Microsoft MTA Networking: 802.11: Wi-Fi Standards
Follow @ASM_Educational Taking a Network+ exam? Follow us on Facebook and ask us about our study group. WiFi is not an acronym but a brand name created by a marketing firm that’s meant to serve as an interoperability seal for marketing efforts. WiFi technology however provides wireless Internet access via the use of radio waves… Read more »
CompTIA Net+ | Microsoft MTA Networking: COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NETWORK TYPES
Follow @ASM_Educational Taking a Network+ exam? here are some network types you should know. What is a LAN ? A local area network (LAN) is a computer network within a small geographical area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, office building or group of buildings. A LAN is composed of inter-connected workstations and personal… Read more »
CompTIA Network+ | Microsoft MTA Networking: VLAN – Virtual Local Area Networks
Follow @ASM_Educational When you buy brand new switches all we need connect the PC to switch port and then PC can talk to each other ; but I can take a Switch like Cisco Switch and create a few VLAN ; such as (Here is general Idea of VLAN) VLAN 10 = Publishing VLAN… Read more »
CompTIA Network+ | Microsoft MTA Networking: Domain Name System (DNS)
Follow @ASM_Educational (Domain Name System) The Internet’s system for converting alphabetic names into numeric IP addresses. For example, when a Web address (URL) is typed into a browser, DNS servers return the IP address of the Web server associated with that name. In this made-up example, the DNS converts the URL www.company.com into… Read more »
CompTIA Network+ | Microsoft MTA Networking: Networking Tools
Follow @ASM_Educational From Wikipedia A. Cable Tester- A cable tester is an electronic device used to verify the electrical connections in a cable or other wired assembly. Generally, a cable tester consists of: 1. A source of electric current 2. A volt meter 3. A switching matrix used to connect the current… Read more »
Amazon AWS Nat Instance and NAT gateway
Follow @ASM_Educational The NAT Instance Install the NAT instance from Community AMI When creating a NAT instance , make sure Disable source/destination check Nat Instance must be in public subnet There must be route out of private subnet and pointed to NAT instance You Need to have a Security group for NAT… Read more »
Amazon AWS DNS Records Types
Follow @ASM_Educational From Wikipedia Type Description Function A Address Record Returns a 32-bit IPv4 address, most commonly used to map hostnames to an IP address of the host,but it is also used for DNSBLs, storing subnet masks in RFC 1101, etc. CNAME Canonical Name Record Alias of one name to another: the… Read more »
CompTIA Network+ | Microsoft MTA Networking: DNS Records Types
Follow @ASM_Educational From Wikipedia Type Description Function A Address Record Returns a 32-bit IPv4 address, most commonly used to map hostnames to an IP address of the host,but it is also used for DNSBLs, storing subnet masks in RFC 1101, etc. CNAME Canonical Name Record Alias of one name to another: the… Read more »
Setting Up with Amazon EC2
If you’ve already signed up for Amazon Web Services (AWS), you can start using Amazon EC2 immediately. You can open the Amazon EC2 console, click Launch Instance, and follow the steps in the launch wizard to launch your first instance.
What Is Amazon EC2?
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) provides scalable computing capacity in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. Using Amazon EC2 eliminates your need to invest in hardware up front, so you can develop and deploy applications faster.
Cisco CCNA EIGRP IPV6 Configuration
Follow @ASM_Educational Cisco CCNA EIGRP IPV6 Configuration Now I will do small Lab: R4=10.10.10.4 R10=10.10.10.10 connected via LAN link
Cisco CCNA OSPF IPV6 Configuration
Follow @ASM_Educational Cisco CCNA OSPF IPV6 Configuration Now I will do small Lab: R4=10.10.10.4 R10=10.10.10.10 connected via LAN link
Cisco CCNA IPv4 vs IPv6
Follow @ASM_Educational Source Logical Operations Get our complete tutorial in PDF Related Links: Configuring IPv4 Configuring IPv6 Want more information on how to become Cisco CCNA Certified? Learn more! Join our Cisco CCNA facebook study group!
Cisco CCNP Configuring IPv6
Follow @ASM_Educational Source Logical Operations Get our complete tutorial in PDF Configuring IPv6 Overview of IPv6 Implement IPv6 Addressing Implement IPv6 and IPv4 Transition from IPv4 to IPv6
Cisco CCNA Configuring IPv6
Follow @ASM_Educational Source Logical Operations Get our complete tutorial in PDF Configuring IPv6 Overview of IPv6 Implement IPv6 Addressing Implement IPv6 and IPv4 Transition from IPv4 to IPv6
Cisco CCNA Configuring IPv4
Follow @ASM_Educational Source Logical Operations Get our complete tutorial in PDF Configuring IPv4 Overview of the TCP/IP Protocol Suite Describe IPv4 Addressing Implement Subnetting and Supernetting Configure and Troubleshoot IPv4
Cisco CCNA OSI Model
Follow @ASM_Educational Description of OSI layers The recommendation X.200 describes seven layers, labeled 1 to 7. Layer 1 is the lowest layer in this model.
CompTIA Linux+ Troubleshooting
In order to make troubleshooting as easy as possible, you should always use an organized methodology. Using simple best practices will do just that.
CompTIA Linux+ System Maintenance
In order to keep your Linux system running smoothly, it is vital to maintain it properly.
CompTIA Linux+ Administration
As with any other operating system, administration efforts are necessary for any linux system. These include the following tasks:
CompTIA Linux+ Configuration
Configuring your Xwindows No matter what desktop environment you chose, it is most likely that it will use the Xwindows architecture.
CompTIA Linux+ Installation
Media Linux installation can be done using a variety of different media. Each installation method has different pros and cons depending on the environment you have. Here are some examples:
CompTIA Linux+ Planning the Implemenation
Linux Uses Linux is a pretty flexible operating system. Although it has got a lot of credibility over the years as a stable server platform, it is also an excellent desktop platform. Databases, mail servers as well as many appliances can be installed.
CompTIA Linux+ What is Linux?
Linux is a 32 bit open source operating system. It is based on the very popular Unix operating system and it’s code is freely available (thus explaining the “open source” label as opposed to closed source where the code is not available freely).
Which IT Certification should I get first?
Follow @ASM_Educational Do You Have What It Takes for a Career in Technology? Information Technology (IT) has become such a widespread career choice. But few people actually know what IT is and what its discipline entails. The digital world may tempt you to jump on the information technology wagon. But is it the right choice… Read more »
CompTIA A+ | Microsoft MTA O/S: Training (Basic Windows OS Security Settings)
Follow @ASM_Educational Security Settings CompTIA A+ Exam objectives 2.6 (Compare and contrast the differences of basic Microsoft Windows OS security settings) User and Groups There are different levels of user accounts built into the Windows operating system. There are administrators, guests, and standard users. An administrator is the super-user of the Windows operating… Read more »
CompTIA A+ | Microsoft MTA O/S: Training (System Utilities)
Follow @ASM_Educational System Utilities CompTIA A+ Exam objectives 1.5 (Given a scenario, use Microsoft operating system features and tools.) What are system utilities? Utility programs are designed to carry out specific tasks. The tasks to be carried out are not typically performed by the operating system as part of its day to day operating of… Read more »
CompTIA A+ | Microsoft MTA O/S: Training (Server Roles)
Follow @ASM_Educational Server Roles CompTIA A+ | Microsoft MTA O/S: Exam objectives 2.5 (Summarize the properties and purposes of services provided by networked hosts.) What do server roles achieve? Server roles allow there to be more convenient or efficient options of doing specific tasks, such as accessing the internet, or using the printer. … Read more »
CompTIA A+ | Microsoft MTA O/S:Common Cloud Models
Follow @ASM_Educational Common Cloud Models CompTIA A+ | Microsoft MTA O/S: Exam objectives 4.1 Introduction to Cloud Computing Simply put, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale. You typically pay only for… Read more »
Stay ahead with advanced security architectures and AI-driven automation in cybersecurity.
What’s New in the Latest Version of CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)? The CompTIA Security+ certification has received a major refresh with the new SY0-701 version, reflecting the latest trends in cybersecurity. Here’s a quick look at what’s new: Cloud and Hybrid Security: Greater focus on securing cloud and hybrid environments, ensuring professionals can manage modern infrastructures…. Read more »
CompTIA Security+ | Spam
Why Spam is a Major Security Concern and How to Protect Yourself Spam emails are a persistent nuisance that clog up our inboxes and waste our time, but they are much more than just an annoyance. Spam is a significant security concern that can pose a threat to individuals and organizations alike. In this blog,… Read more »
