Blue Coat - Certified Proxy Administrator UK Classes & Lessons (Blue Coat)

About this class

The Blue Coat Certified Proxy Administrator (BCCPA) Course is intended for students who wish to master the fundamentals of Blue Coat products.

This course is a revised version of the course formerly known as Proxy Fundamentals. You should not take the BCCPA course, if you have already taken the Proxy Fundamentals Course. Instead, you should take the BCCPA Upgrade course, which covers new material not included in the Proxy Fundamentals.

Who will the lesson benefit?

The course is intended for networking professionals new to Blue Coat appliances, Security auditors and architects, Systems engineers and Post-sale support technicians.

What delegates will learn

Delegates attending this course will be able to:

Understand how Blue Coat appliances can be deployed and installed.
Understand how authenticate users through the Blue Coat appliance.
Understand how to monitor http traffic for web based threats
Understand how to filter HTTP traffic for Viruses using ICAP servers - ProxyAV
Understand how to set-up a security policy using VPM
Understand how to enable reporting and logging

Contents of this class

The BCCPA Course focuses on Blue Coat's most recent operating system.

HTTP protocol
ProxySG deployment strategies, and initial setup.
Management Console
Visual Policy Manager
Authentication
Policy management
URL filtering
Effective strategies for managing downloads, instant messaging, and peer-to-peer applications.
Access logging
Reporter, Reverse proxy deployments, and ProxyAV are also covered in detail.

Suggested follow on courses

This course is a pre-requisite for Blue Coat Certified Proxy Professional course.