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Training Course Summary:

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

Pre-Requisites:

A working knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, DNS, network
environments with firewalls.
• Working knowledge of routing, bridging, & switching.
• Good understanding of web servers and services
using http, https, & ftp are prerequisites.
• Familiarity with the network environment where the
Blue Coat Proxy Appliance will be deployed.

Who Should Attend:

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

Training Course Overview/Content:

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– Proxy AV
• Understand how to set-up a security policy using
VPM
• Understand how to enable reporting and logging
Topics covered
The BCCPA Course focuses on Blue Coat's most
recent operating system.
• HTTP Protocol
• Bluecoat product family, Bluecoat SG deployment
strategies, and initial setup
• MACH5 Features
• Management Console
• Visual Policy Manager
• Authentication
• Policy management
• URL filtering
• Effective strategies for managing downloads
• User Notification
• Access logging
• Reporter and Bluecoat AV are also covered in detail