Course Description
This two day course provides an overview of the administrative responsibilities associated with RSA SecurID products. The working principles behind RSA Authentication Manager (RSA ACE/Server), RSA Authentication Agents (RSA ACE/Agents), and RSA SecurID hardware and software tokens are discussed, including product architecture, time synchronization, system maintenance, reporting functions, use of the RSA SecurID Quick Admin feature and RSA SecurID Web Express. Extensive hands-on exercises reinforce the administrative tasks involved in managing a user population and assigning and managing RSA SecurID tokens.
Course Prerequisites
A functional knowledge of OS and Networking Fundamentals. Familiar with Network or OS administration. Familiarity with basic operations involving LDAP directory services.
Course Fee: $1,795
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the use of RSA SecurID Web Express for deployments
- Use RSA SecurID Quick Admin functionalities
- Know how to set up and use the software authenticators
- Perform report functions and user troubleshooting
- Perform appropriate administrative functions and populate a database
- Describe the configuration required for operations
- Understand the basic product architecture and theory of operation
Course Outline
Unit 1 - RSA SecurID Overview
- RSA Authentication Manager System Overview
- RSA SecurID Authentication
- RSA SecurID System Components
- RSA SecurID Login Process
- System Architecture
- RSA Authentication Manager Components
- System Communication
- Information Security Hierarchical Model
Unit 2 - Time Synchronization and RSA SecurID Authenticators
- Tokencode Generation
- Universal Coordinated Time
- Time Synchronization
- RSA SecurID Authenticators
Unit 3 - RSA ACE/Server Configuration
- RSA ACE/Server Administration
- Establishing the System Parameters
- Importing Token Records
- RSA SecurID Licensing
Unit 4 - User Administration
- Planning an RSA ACE/Server Population
- Establishing/Editing Users
- New PIN Procedures and Standard Logins
- Establishing/Editing Agent Hosts
- Token Administration
- Lost Token Procedures
- Token Replacement Procedures
- Recommended Practices for Token Assignment
- Establishing RADIUS Profiles
- Linking LDAP and RSA ACE/Server Users
Unit 5 - System Administration
- Administration in a Complex System
- Establishing/Editing Groups
- Establishing/Editing Sites
- Administrative Users and Roles
- Realms
Unit 6 - Auditing, Reports, and Troubleshooting
- Auditing and Troubleshooting
- RSA ACE/Server Reporting
- SQL Custom Queries
- Report Utility Tool
- Troubleshooting Overview
Unit 7 - System Maintenance
- Maintaining the Log Database
- Backing up RSA ACE/Server Data
- Writing to the System Log
- Log Filtering
- Running External 4GL Scripts
Unit 8 - Administering Software Authenticators
- RSA SecurID Software Token Overview
- Comparing and Contrasting RSA SecurID Hardware and Software Tokens
- Administering an RSA SecurID Software Token
- RSA SecurID Smart Card
Unit 9 - Web-Based Applications
- RSA SecurID Quick Admin
- RSA SecurID Web Express
