Course Description
This two day course offers hands-on training on the installation and configuration of RSA Authentication Manager software, Authentication Agents, and other RSA SecurID system components. This course assumes that the student has attended the RSA SecurID Administration course or has equivalent operations experience with RSA Authentication Manager – operations are not covered as part of this course. The subject matter in this course prepares students with the classroom component recommended for the RSA SecurID Certified Engineer certification.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is intended for technical personnel who install, service and support RSA SecurID installations.
Course Prerequisites
RSA Authentication Manager v7.1 Administration course, or equivalent 7.1 administration experience
Course Fee: $1,795
Course Outline
Unit 1 – RSA Authentication Manager System Architecture
- RSA Authentication Manager Architecture
- Functional and Internal Architecture
- External Data Source
- Working with Firewalls
- RADIUS and TACACS
Unit 2 – Building a Security Solution
- Planning an RSA Authentication Manager Installation
- Using RSA Authentication Agents for Access Protection
- Exercise 2.1: Designing an Access Control Solution
- Locating Servers
- Exercise 2.2: Planning RSA Authentication Manager Locations
- RSA Authentication Manager Deployment Planning
Unit 3 – RSA Authentication Manager Installation
- Installation Strategy and Logistics
- RSA Authentication Manager System and Platform Requirements
- General Pre-Installation Preparation
- UNIX / Linux Installation
- Windows Installation
- Exercise 3.1A: RSA Authentication Manager Linux Installation
- Exercise 3.1B: RSA Authentication Manager Windows Installation
- System Passwords
- Exercise 3.2: Password Change
Unit 4 – System Configuration
- System-Wide Settings
- Instance Settings
- Realm Settings
- Console Personalization Settings
- Exercise 4.1: System Configuration
Unit 5 – Redundancy and Disaster Recovery
- Redundancy and Replication
- Exercise 5.1A: Replica Installation (Windows)
- Exercise 5.1B: Replica Installation (Linux)
- Disaster Recovery
- Exercise 5.2: Performing a Data Backup
- Replica Promotion
Unit 6 – RSA Authentication Agent Configurations
- RSA Authentication Agents
- Local Access Authentication
- Configuring Local Access Authentication
- Exercise 6.1: Configuring Windows Local Access Authentication
- Exercise 6.2: Configuring the Authentication Agent for PAM in Linux
- RSA Authentication Agent for Windows
- Exercise 6.3: Windows Off-line Authentication
- Exercise 6.4: Working with Windows Password Integration
- Exercise 6.5: Using Windows Offline Emergency Access Codes
- Configuring Web Access Authentication
- Exercise 6.6: Windows Web Access Authentication
- Exercise 6.7: Installing and Configuring Apache Web Access Authentication Agent
- RSA Authentication Agent Load Balancing
- Exercise 6.8: RSA Authentication Agent Manual Load Balancing
- Exercise 6.9: Promoting a Replica Server to a Primary Server
- Exercise 6.10: (optional) Installing a Server Node
Unit 7 – RSA Authentication Manager System Utilities
- RSA Security Console Utility Functions
- RSA Authentication Manager Command Line Utilities
- Exercise 7.1: Command Line Utilities
Unit 8 – Advanced Administrative Configurations
- Establishing a Read/Write Identity Source
- Exercise 8.1: Configuring a Read/Write LDAP Identity Source
- Realm Trust Relationship
- Establishing a Trusted Realm
- Trusted Realm Configurations
- Namespace Collisions
- Exercise 8.2: (optional) Configuring a Trusted Realm
- Working with the MMC Snap-in
- Exercise 8.3: (optional) Setting up the MMC Snap-in
Unit 9 – Using RADIUS with RSA Authentication Manager
- RSA RADIUS Server
- Exercise 9.1A: Installing the RSA RADIUS Server (Windows)
- Exercise 9.1B: Installing the RSA RADIUS Server (Linux)
- Exercise 9.2: RADIUS Testing and Administration
