LFD440 – Linux Kernel Debugging and Security (EN)

Course: LFD440 Linux Kernel Debugging and Security

 

 

 

About this Course:

    • This instructor-led course focuses on the important tools used for debugging and monitoring the kernel, and how security features are implemented and controlled.

Course Goals/Skills:

  • This four day course includes extensive hands-on exercises and demonstrations designed to give you the necessary tools to develop and debug Linux kernel code.
  • Introduction
    Preliminaries
    How to Work in OSS Projects **
    Kernel Features
    Monitoring and Debugging
    Printk
    The proc Filesystem **
    kprobes
    Ftrace
    Perf
    eBPF
    Crash
    kexec
    Kernel Core Dumps
    Virtualization**
    QEMU
    Linux Kernel Debugging Tools
    Embedded Linux**
    Notifiers**
    CPU Frequency Scaling**
    Netlink Sockets**
    Kernel Deprecated Interfaces
    Introduction to Linux Kernel Security
    Linux Security Modules (LSM)
    SELinux
    AppArmor
    Netfilter
    The Virtual File System
    Filesystems in User-Space (FUSE)**
    Journaling Filesystems**
    Closing and Evaluation Survey
    Kernel Architecture I
    Kernel Programming Preview
    Modules
    Kernel Architecture II
    Kernel Configuration and Compilation
    Kernel Style and General Considerations
    Race Conditions and Synchronization Methods
    Memory Addressing
    Memory Allocation

Audience:

  • This course is for experienced developers who need to understand the methods and internal infrastructure of the Linux kernel.

Course Format:

Присъствен (Classroom) Курс в Учебната ни зала или В Офис на Клиент

Онлайн (Online/Virtual) Курс във виртуална зала с инструктор

Course Language Option

Български (Bulgarian)

Английски (English)

You can choose the language in which the training will be conducted – Bulgarian or English. All our instructors are fluent in English.

Student Guides:


 

The training materials are available in electronic format. They can be used online / offline on any device. Lifetime access.

Lab Environment:

Each student has their own lab environment where the exercises are conducted, part of the course. You do not need to install software on a computer or special hardware requirements.
Participants in a face-to-face format in our Training Center have an individual computer during the training.

At Course Completion:

Lifetime Access - Video Archive 24/7

Certificate of Course Completion

Lifetime access to a video archive with recording of each individual lecture.
Official internationally recognized certificate for completed training course.

Course Duration:

  • 4 working days (09:00 – 17:00)
    or
  • 32 hours  training (theory and practice) in non-working hours lasting 4 weeks
    Saturday and Sunday 10:00 – 14:00, 14:00 – 18:00, 18:00 – 22:00
    Monday and Wednesday 19:00 – 23:00
    Tuesday and Thursday 19:00 – 23:00

Payments:

 

 

An application for an invoice is accepted at the time of enrollment in the respective course.

An invoice is issued within 7 days of confirming the payment.

Next Class:

For more information, use the contact format. We will contact you to confirm the data.

Prerequisites:

    • To make the most of this course, you should:
      • Be proficient in the C programming language.
      • Be familiar with basic Linux (UNIX) utilities such as ls, grep and tar.
      • Be comfortable using any of the available text editors (e.g. emacs, vi, etc.).
      • Experience with any major Linux distribution is helpful but not strictly required.
      • Have experience equivalent to having taken LFD420: Linux Kernel Internals and Development.

      Pre-class preparation material will be provided before class.

This Class will teach you how to pass the following exams: