
Advanced Zabbix Security Administration
This course is designed for users with knowledge of Zabbix components who want to understand security options at an expert level. It will show how to protect Zabbix internal communications and secure sensitive information, such as user credentials and encryption keys. No Zabbix certification is required.
Information about the course
Designed for the product: | Zabbix 7.0 |
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Group size:: | Small groups (up to 10 students) |
Requirements:: | None |
Type of exam: | 30 min, theoretical |
Course language:: | English or Czech |
Available online: | Yes |
Course length: | 1 DAY |
Course price: | € 490 excluding VAT |
Course content
Day 1
- Introduction
- Securing the frontend with HTTPS
- Using secret user macros
- Using a vault
- Securing database connections
- Securing internal communication using PSK
- Securing internal communication using self-signed or trusted certificates
- Zabbix agent key restrictions
- Securing the frontend with detailed user permissions

Tomáš Heřmánek
CEO & Zabbix Certified TrainerAdditional information
Certificate
- Each participant will receive a certificate of course completion.
- Upon successful completion of the exam, you will obtain the Advanced Zabbix Security Administration certificate.

Course certificates and gifts
For all attendees

For passing the exam
Acquired skills and knowledge
Secure your Zabbix data flows
with Certificate or PSK encryption
Restrict access to sensitive metrics
and learn how to define metric allow and deny lists
Add an extra layer of security to your sensitive data
by deploying HashiCorp or CyberArk vault
Secure access to Zabbix features and hosts
by designing a robust role and permission logic
Outcomes
Organizational impact
Any new solution deployed in the IT infrastructure of an organization can serve as a potential attack vector for intruders with malicious intent. Monitoring solutions in particular can collect large amounts of sensitive data and should be secured to the highest standard. By attending this course, your system administrators will learn how to secure various Zabbix components in a way that complies with your corporate security policies.
Individual impact
Throughout the course, attendees will learn how to secure each Zabbix component in ways like certificate and pre-shared key encryption. In addition, the course teaches various potential attack vectors related to monitoring and how to secure them to prevent security breaches.