Network Administration and Security (SY2S21)

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Coursenotes

• Lecture 1 & 2: setting the scene]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 3: intro to python]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 4: python while loop and modules]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 5: autoftp in python]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 6: python file handling]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 7: networking in python]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 8: assignment support]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 9: networking in python]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 10]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 11]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 12 & 13: expect 1]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 14 & 15: configuring FTP and email]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 16 & 17: configuring mailing lists and NFS]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 18: NT Filesystem]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 19, 20 & 21: Introduction to security]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 22: Introduction to cryptography]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 23: Revision of scripting]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Lecture 24: Revision of security]|[ 4 slides per page]
• Previous exam questions]|[ 4 slides per page]

GNU/Linux logins

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Coursework

Assignment 1 (pdf)

Assignment 2 (pdf)

Python documentation

Python documentation.

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python

Using Samba

Samba Documentation.

Referal coursework

Referral coursework

Revision week help

Exam help (pdf)
Coursework help (pdf)