ICTNWK537 — Implement secure encryption technologies
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What an assessment for ICTNWK537 must cover
39 assessable components: 3 elements (11 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 18 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Determine encryption methods
- 1.1Identify enterprise data security needs according to computer network and organisational needs
- 1.2Obtain and review available range of encryption technologies and determine options according to computer network and organisational needs
- 1.3Plan and document proposed encryption implementation strategy and submit to required personnel
- 1.4Seek and respond to proposed encryption plan feedback from required personnel according to organisational needs
2 Carry out encryption
- 2.1Implement encryption technology to enterprise system according to vendor specifications
- 2.2Analyse and document effect of encryption technologies on required user roles and responsibilities
- 2.3Submit encryption technologies analysis report and inform user impact to required users and organisational personnel
3 Finalise encryption technologies
- 3.1Evaluate implementation of encryption technologies according to encryption analysis report
- 3.2Determine function and performance of encryption technologies
- 3.3Seek user feedback on function and performance of encryption technologies
- 3.4Document encryption issues and compromises and submit to organisational help desk support
Performance evidence
- create and document a security plan for the encryption of at least two applications or solutions
- carry out and evaluate encryption of applications or solutions
- analyse enterprise data security requirements
- determine encryption methods
Knowledge evidence
- industry standard certificate related infrastructure including certificate authorities, registration authorities, repository services
- industry standard symmetric key algorithms and their usage, including:
- advanced encryption standard (AES), data encryption standard (DES), triple data encryption algorithm (triple DES)
- Blowfish
- industry standard encryption types, including:
- public key, secret key, hash key
- encryption strength
- functions and features of:
- access control permissions
- digital signatures and timestamps
- symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption and one-way encryption
- one-way message digests including:
- message digest algorithm 5 (MD5)
- secure hash algorithm (SHA)
- public key infrastructure (PKI), pretty good privacy (PGP) and GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG)
- replay security processes and how to prevent them
- transmission control protocol and internet protocol (TCP/IP) protocols and applications
- wired equivalent privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) and Wi-Fi protected access 2 (WPA2)
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interprets and analyses technical data to determine security requirements Identifies and interprets technical compromises from help desk records
- Writing: Prepares workplace documentation that incorporates an evaluation of technical information using specialised and cohesive language
- Teamwork: Determines the required form, channel and mode of communication for a specific purpose, according to own role
- Problem solving: Uses a combination of formal, logical planning processes and an increasingly intuitive knowledge of context to determine data security threats, risks and countermeasures Initiates standard procedures when responding to familiar problems to troubleshoot, debug and correct connectivity and security issues
- Self-management: Follows explicit and implicit protocols and meets expectations associated with own role Demonstrates knowledge of the purposes, specific functions and key features of industry standard digital systems and tools Operates industry standard digital systems and tools effectively to complete routine tasks
- Technology: Manages and maintains data securely and actively monitors technology, notifying others if security becomes compromised Operates industry standard digital systems and tools effectively to complete routine tasks
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What does an assessment tool for ICTNWK537 need to cover?
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