RSA SecureID Administration V5 Course
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the administrative responsibilities associated with RSA SecurID products. The working principles behind RSA ACE/Server and RSA SecurID hardware and software tokens are discussed, including product architecture, time synchronization, system maintenance, use of Quick Admin feature and Web Express. Extensive hands-on labs reinforce the administrative tasks involved in assigning and managing tokens.
Course pre-requisites:
Administrative knowledge of Unix and/or Windows NT.
Topics covered on the 2 day RSA SecureID Administration V5 course
Product Overview
- High level description of ACE/Server and it's contribution to authentication
- Brief description of product family, the individual contribution of each to overall security, and the contribution to each that SecurID offers
- Lead to Authentication as a foundation of security, trust and PKI
- Discussion of the security hierarchy and which layers are or are not addressed by SecurID
SecurID Fundamentals
- Brief description of ACE/Server components
- Brief description of ACE Server/Agent architecture
- Terminology
- Concepts of authentication
- Description of architecture - Server, Agents, blocks, components
- Designing access protection - points of entry, use of Agents
- Token theory - Time synchronization, Authenticator types
- Server/Agent communication - Encryption, Node Secret
- Ancillary architecture - Realms, Primary/Replica, use of TACACS and RADIUS
- Administrative Access - Local, Remote, WebAdmin
- Concepts of protecting access points, Agent functions and login
- Description of architecture - Server, Agents, blocks, components
- Description of Cross-Realm functions
- Server/Agent communication - Encryption, Node Secret
- Ancillary architecture - Realms, Primary/Replica, miscellaneous security features
ACE/Server Configuration
- Setting system defaults and system parameters
- Access to Administration
- Importing Token Records, setting RADIUS profiles, establishing Agents and Groups
User Administration
- Establishing Users
- Token operations
Auditing and Troubleshooting
- Report functions
- Custom reporting (Report Utility)
- Troubleshooting procedures
Advanced ACE Administration
- Site operations
- Realm operations
- Administrative Roles
- Working with Realms
- Working with the LDAP interface
System Maintenance
- Log and User Data databases - cleaning, backup, restoration
- Dump and Load utilities
- System Log interface
- 4GL scripts
- Log filtering
SecurID Software Authenticators
- Software/Hardware Token differences
- Installation, deployment, and user packages
- Software Token operation
- SecurID Smart Card and PalmID
Web Administration
- Requirements for QuickAdmin
- Performing basic administration functions using QuickAdmin (Students browse to QuickAdmin Server on Instructor's machine)
WebExpress
- WebExpress function
- Demonstration of WebExpress
This is an instructor led training course taught in a classroom based environment.
Course Classification:
Technical Training Course
Course Fee = £1195 (excl.VAT)
Scheduled course dates
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June 2008 |
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If you want to attend the course but can't make the dates published then click here for details of our one-to-one training packages.
PTR Associates Limited
21A Peach Street, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1XJ, United Kingdom
Tel: 0118 979 4000 Fax: 0118 979 4035
Email: training@ptr.co.uk
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