8: Firewalls for CCDC
What You Need for This Project
Any computer with a Web browser
Task 1: Select Team Roles
Work in pairs, helping one another as needed.
Task 2: Connect to NETLAB
In a Web browser, open this URL:
https://openlab.bayict.cabrillo.edu/home.cgi
Log in with the credentials from your instructor.
Reserve some lab time and open the NETLAB environment,
which is diagrammed below:
All the devices have a root or Administrator account available
with the password StealTheM00n!
Task 3: Audit and Secure the Server
Perform these tasks:
- Find the listening ports on the server (e. g. with netstat -an)
- Install Nmap on another computer in the network and scan the server to make sure those ports are responding
- Configure a firewall to block all unused incoming ports, and all outgoing connections
- Scan the server from the outside again to verify that all ports are OPEN or FILTERED, none CLOSED
- Try surfing the Web from the server and verify that it is now impossible
- Write up a simple, clear, single page of instructions showing how to do this task
Task 4: Report Findings
Write up a brief report describing what you did, and present it at the end of class.
Use class feedback to improve your page of instructions and email it to your instructors.
Posted 10-19-18