Elements and Performance Criteria

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Client may include:
external organisation
individual
internal department
internal employee.
Security threats may include:
denial of service and by-pass
eavesdropping
hackers
manipulation and impersonation
penetration
viruses using logging.
Security policy may include:
audits and alerts
privacy
standards, including archival, backup and network
theft
viruses.
Legislation may include:
copyright
liability statements
privacy legislation.
Standards may include:
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Australian Standards (AS) standards
organisational standards
project standards.
Security services may include:
application proxies
authentication and access control
digital certificates
digital signatures
encryption
file access permissions
multi-platform directory services supporting relevant standards
network points and mainframes
packet filters
personnel security
screening routers
servers
secure hypertext transfer protocol (SHTTP)
single stage and dual stage firewalls
smart cards
secure socket layer (SSL)
stored account payment systems
stored value payment systems
support for generalised security services interfaces
trusted hardware and operating systems at selective desktops
trusted systems with C and B assurance levels
virtual private network (VPN) technology.
Equipment may include:
hard drives
hubs
modems and other connectivity devices, including digital subscriber line (DSL) modems
monitors
other peripheral devices
personal computers (PCs)
personal digital assistants (PDAs)
printers
switches
workstations.
OS may include:
Mac OS 8 or above
Linux 6.0 or above
Windows XP or above.
Firewalls may include:
hardware appliances
individual PC solution; varying functionality, including network address translator (NAT) and IP masquerading, routing to specific machines
proxy servers.
Server may include:
application or web servers
BEA Weblogic servers
email servers
file and print servers
file transfer protocol (FTP) servers
firewall servers
IBM VisualAge and WebSphere
Novell Directory Services (NDS) servers
proxy or cache servers.
Database may include:
commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) database packages
object-relational databases
proprietary databases
relational databases.
Requirements may refer to:
application
business
network
people in the organisation
system.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the ability to:
identify potential security threats to a website
develop strategies to secure a dynamic website
implement such strategies.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
dynamic website
security plan
user requirements
relevant legislation, standards and organisational requirements
appropriate learning and assessment support when required
modified equipment for people with special needs.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s knowledge of:
client domain
website security techniques
current website security threats
review of candidate’s documented:
risk assessment
performance benchmarks
evaluation of candidate’s security framework.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate.
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.
Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support.
In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.