RU330 Redis Security

This repository contains example Docker files to be used with the RU330 Redis Security course at Redis University.

Prerequisites

You will need to install Docker to use the resources in this repository. Installation instructions for Mac, Windows and Linux can be found here. Make sure Docker is running before you attempt to build the containers.

Resources for Week 1 of the Course

Installing Redis Securely

The folder "1.6-Install-Redis" contains a Docker file, scripts, and Redis configuration file that build a container with Redis installed and configured as described in week 1's "Installing Redis Securely" video.

Use the build.sh script to build the container, and the login.sh script to start it and connect via a bash shell.

Once logged into the container, you can start Redis with:

# redis-server &

And connect to it using:

# redis-cli

Resources for Week 3 of the Course

TLS in Redis - Encrypting Connections

The folder "3.6-TLS-Basic" accompanies the week 3 video "Encrypting Connections". It contains a Docker file and scripts to build a container that demonstrates how to make a secure connection to Redis.

Use the build.sh script to build the container, and the login.sh script to start it and connect via a bash shell.

Note: You'll first need to build the base container that this depends on (see "Installing Redis Securely" above).

Once you're connected to the bash shell in the container, change directory to the ru330 folder:

# cd ru330

From here, you can run:

• ./start-redis.sh - starts the Redis server in the background, with log output to /var/log/redis.out.
• ./redis-connect.sh - uses redis-cli to make a secure connection to the Redis server.
• ./stop-redis.sh - stops the Redis server process.

TLS in Redis - TLS 1.3, Mutual Authentication and Advanced TLS Configuration

The folder "3.7-TLS-Advanced" accompanies the week 3 video "TLS 1.3, Mutual Authentication and Advanced TLS Configuration". It contains a Docker file and scripts showing a way to make a more advanced secure connection to Redis.

Use the build.sh script to build the container, and the login.sh script to start is and connect via a bash shell.

Note: You'll first need to build the base container that this depends on (see "Installing Redis Securely" above).

Once you're connected to the bash shell in the container, change directory to the ru330 folder:

# cd ru330

From here, you can run:

• ./start-redis.sh - starts the Redis server in the background, with log output to /var/log/redis.out.
• ./redis-connect.sh - uses redis-cli to make a secure connection to the Redis server.
• ./stop-redis.sh - stops the Redis server process.

Need Help?

If you need help with the resources in this repository, join us on the Redis Discord server where we have a dedicated channel #ru330-redis-security for this course.

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