CIW E-Commerce Professional Course #2: E-Commerce Strategies and Solutions (3ECSS) E-Commerce Strategy and Solutions is a three-day course that focuses on the practical implementation of an electronic commerce site. Students will build a functional site through a series of labs that cover the various aspects of a commercial site. The class will also examine the relationships among cardholders, merchants, issuers, payment gateways and other parties in electronic transactions. Topics Electronic Commerce Fundamentals Electronic Commerce Defined Creating an Electronic Commerce Site Electronic Commerce Security Security Myths Site Security Server Security Database Security Firewall Usage Cryptography Cryptography Strength Symmetric Encryption Asymmetric Encryption One-way Encryption Applied Cryptography Symmetric Algorithms Asymmetric Algorithms One-way Algorithms Electronic Commerce Protocols Digital Certificates X.509v3 Using Certificates Business-to-Consumer Electronic Commerce Digital Money Advertising Revenue Secure Electronic Transactions (SET) Principal Features SET Transactions Payment Initialization Purchase Order Authorization Request Payment Capture Cardholder Inquiry SET Implementation Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Open Buying on the Internet (OBI) Internet Open Trading Protocol (OTP) Extranets Administration and Integration Bandwidth Considerations Server Hardware I/O Subsystem Network Subsystem Memory CPU Server Software Stress Testing Integration with Business Systems Electronic Commerce Resources Internet Statistics Server Software Credit Card Services Digital Money Check Services Usage Analysis General Security UNIX Security Windows NT Security Target Audience Job Responsibilities Network server administrators, firewall administrators, systems administrators, application developers, IT security officers and Webmasters. Design and implement commerce-driven Web sites; identify customer needs; monitor customer usage patterns; determine order processes and service after sales; and consider how e-business solutions can increase sales. Prerequisites Students must have passed the CIW Foundations and CIW Internetworking Professional exams, and have completed the E-Commerce Concepts and Practices course or have an equivalent e-commerce background and familiarity with NT and Web server administration.