The 640-554 Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS) exam tests candidates' knowledge of securing Cisco routers and switches including implementing authentication, authorization and accounting using technologies like TACACS+ and RADIUS. The exam covers topics such as common security threats, implementing access control lists, firewall technologies, intrusion prevention systems, VPN technologies and securing network management. Candidates can prepare for the exam by taking the Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security course.

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640-554 Exam Topics
640-554 IINS Exam Topics
Exam Description
The 640-554 Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS) exam is associated with
the CCNA Security certification. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge of securing
Cisco routers and switches and their associated networks. It leads to validated skills
for installation, troubleshooting and monitoring of network devices to maintain integrity,
confidentiality and availability of data and devices and develops competency in the
technologies that Cisco uses in its security infrastructure.
Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the Implementing Cisco IOS Network
Security (IINS) course.
Exam Topics
The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the
Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS) exam. However, other related topics may
also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the
exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.
Common Security Threats
• Describe common security threats
Security and Cisco Routers
• Implement security on Cisco routers
• Describe securing the control, data, and management plane
• Describe Cisco Security Manager

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• Describe IPv4 to IPv6 transition
AAA on Cisco Devices
• Implement AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting)
• Describe TACACS+
• Describe RADIUS
• Describe AAA
• Verify AAA functionality
IOS ACLs
• Describe standard, extended, and named IP IOS access control lists (ACLs) to filter
packets
• Describe considerations when building ACLs
• Implement IP ACLs to mitigate threats in a network
Secure Network Management and Reporting
• Describe secure network management
• Implement secure network management
Common Layer 2 Attacks
• Describe Layer 2 security using Cisco switches
• Describe VLAN security
• Implement VLANs and trunking
• Implement spanning tree
Cisco Firewall Technologies
• Describe operational strengths and weaknesses of the different firewall technologies

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• Describe stateful firewalls
• Describe the types of NAT used in firewall technologies
• Implement zone-based policy firewall using CCP
• Implement the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
• Implement Network Address Translation (NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT)
Cisco IPS
• Describe Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) deployment considerations
• Describe IPS technologies
• Configure Cisco IOS IPS using CCP
VPN Technologies
• Describe the different methods used in cryptography
• Describe VPN technologies
• Describe the building blocks of IPSec
• Implement an IOS IPSec site-to-site VPN with pre-shared key authentication
• Verify VPN operations
• Implement Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN using ASA device manager
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