F5 Fundamentals Certification Resource Guide
Purpose of this document
This document outlines topic areas covered on the F5 Fundamentals Certification Exam and resources available to help prepare test takers.
OSI model
Networking basics
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Data link layer
Networking concepts, switching, addressing, media access control [Link] [Link] Book: The TCP/IP Guide, Kozierok [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
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Network layer
IP and host addressing, routing, packet traversing Book: The TCP/IP Guide, Kozierok [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Transport layer
TCP, UDP concepts Book: The TCP/IP Guide, Kozierok [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Application layer
HTTP concepts, SIP, SMTP, DNS Book: The TCP/IP Guide, Kozierok [Link] [Link] 797034#1226979 [Link] [Link] Book: DNS and Bind, Liu [Link] RFC 2616 (HTTP): [Link]
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Positive and Negative Security
Concepts and examples [Link] 88520/[Link] [Link] /groupforums/[Link]
Cryptographic services
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IPSec and SSL
SSL Concepts, termination, client SSL, acceleration
Book: SSL and TLS, Eric Rescorla, [Link] LTM Essentials, Module 7 on F5 University [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
F5 Solutions & Technology
Whitepapers and data sheets [Link] [Link]
iRules
Best practices, examples, wiki groups
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iApps
Best practices, examples, wiki groups
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iControl
Best practices, examples, wiki groups [Link] [Link]
Proxy & Packet based Architectures
LTM architecture LTM Essentials, Modules 1 and 2 on F5 University [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
High Availability
Redundant pair concepts, setup, and synchronization
LTM Essentials, Module 10 on F5 University [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
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Load Balancing
Load balancing methods, configuration LTM Essentials, Module 3 on F5 University [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Client Server roles and protocol
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Web Application Delivery Platforms (VM and HW Based)
Hypervisors, supported platforms, virtualization [Link] [Link]
Acceleration techniques
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