Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist – Pulse SA Certification

Designed for experienced networking professionals with beginner-intermediate knowledge of the Junos Pulse solution provides dynamic SSL VPN connectivity, network access control (NAC), security, and application acceleration through a simplified user experience. JNCIS-SA exam topics are based on the content of the Junos Pulse Secure Access training course.

Note: Effective October 26, 2012, the SSL, Associate (JNCIA-SSL) and SSL, Specialist (JNCIS-SSL) will became End of Life. The Juniper Networks Certified Associate SSL (JNCIA-SSL) and Juniper Networks Certified Specialist SSL (JNCIS-SSL) certification credentials and the SSL Track will also become inactive and unsupported.

Overview

• Components and elements
• Component functions, interaction and relationships
• Junos Pulse Gateway and Virtual Appliance product lines
• Licensing
• Deployment considerations and integration options
• SSL, TLS and digital certificates overview
• Access methods

Initial Configuration

• Configure the basic elements of a Junos Pulse Secure Access Service environment
• Initial configuration via CLI
• Initial configuration via admin UI

Roles

• Describe the concepts, operation and functionality of roles
• Purpose of roles
• Role mapping and merging
• Customization of the end-user experience
• Configure roles
• Roles and role options

Policies and Profiles

• Describe the concepts, operation and functionality of policies and profiles
• Purpose of policies; policy types and elements
• Purpose of profiles and profile types
• Interrelationship and usage guidelines
• Configure policies and profiles
• Policies and policy options
• Profiles and profile options

Authentication

• Describe the authentication process for the Junos Pulse Secure Access Service
• Authentication elements
• Sign-in process
• Digital certificates
• Certificate validation process
• Advanced authentication options
• Configure authentication
• Authentication servers
• Authentication realms
• Role mapping
• Sign-in policies
• Certificates
• Advanced options

Client/Server Communications

• Identify and describe client/server applications
• WSAM
• JSAM
• VPN tunneling
• Configure client/server applications
• SAM
• VPN tunneling

Junos Pulse Client

• Describe the features, benefits and functionality of the Junos Pulse client
• Components and features
• Configure the Junos Pulse client
• WSAM application access
• VPN tunneling

Junos Pulse Collaboration

• Describe the features, benefits and functionality of Junos Pulse Collaboration
• Components and features
• Deployment
• Collaboration client
• Scheduling meetings
• Monitoring meetings
• Configure Junos Pulse Collaboration
• Collaboration configuration
• Meeting options
• Pulse Connection

Endpoint Security

• Describe the concepts, operation and functionality of endpoint security
• TNC architecture
• Host Checker
• Enhanced Endpoint Security (EES)
• Secure Virtual Workspace (SVW)
• Cache Cleaner
• Enforcement
• Configure endpoint security
• Host Checker
• Enhanced Endpoint Security (EES)
• Secure Virtual Workspace (SVW)
• Cache Cleaner

Virtualization

• Describe the concepts, operation and functionality of virtualization in a Junos Pulse Secure Access Service environment
• Concepts and components
• Virtual appliances
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Configure virtualization
• Licensing
• Virtual desktops

High Availability

• Describe the concepts and requirements for high availability in a Junos Pulse Secure Access Service environment
• Clustering
• Deployment options and considerations
• Licensing
• Configure high availability
• Clustering configuration
• Upgrades

Administration, Management and Troubleshooting

• Demonstrate knowledge of how to manage and troubleshoot a Junos Pulse Secure Access Service environment
• Configuration file management
• Backup and archiving
• Logging
• System monitoring
• Statistics
• Policy tracing
• Packet capture tools
• Connectivity testing tools
• Session recording
• System snapshot
• Client connectivity