RSA® Authentication Manager Administration

In this course, you will cover the administrative responsibilities associated with an RSA SecurID® system, the working principles behind RSA Authentication Manager, and RSA SecurID authenticators, including product architecture, time synchronization, and managing external Identity Sources. You will also explore all aspects of an administrative structure. Extensive hands-on labs reinforce the administrative tasks involved in managing a user population and token assignment.

This course helps to prepare you for the RSA Authentication Manager Certified Administrator certification.

What You Will Learn

• Basic architecture and theory of operation of the RSA SecurID product suite
• Perform configurations required for RSA Authentication Manager system operations
• Perform user administration functions to populate and manage users
• Perform reporting and user troubleshooting
• Ongoing maintenance requirements
• Setup and use of software authenticators
• Configuration and use of self-service functionality

Audience

System, security, or help desk administrators who need to administer and support RSA SecurID products

Prerequistes

Familiarity with Microsoft Windows or UNIX/Linux system administration

Course Outline

1. Product and Technology

• RSA Authentication Manager and its contribution to user authentication
• Authentication as a foundation of security, trust, and confidence in digital identities
• RSA Authentication Manager system components and communication

2. RSA SecurID Authentication

• RSA SecurID authentication options
• Concepts of strong user authentication
• Token technology - time synchronization, authenticator types

3. Risk-Based Authentication

• Configuration and management of risk-based authentication
• Device fingerprinting and behavior data collection and analysis
• Selecting assurance levels

4. Deployment and Administrative Structure

• Deployment planning and establishing an administrative structure

5. Policy Management

• Defining and applying policies to the system and Security Domains
  • Password and token policies
  • Lockout and self-service policies
  • Risk-based and offline authentication policies

6. System Administration

• Establishing and maintaining organizational and administrative structures:
  • LDAP identity sources
  • Security domains
  • User and user group structures
  • Administrative roles and delegation
  • Authentication agents

7. Authenticator Management

• Managing RSA SecurID hardware tokens
• Software token deployment and installation
• Managing risk-based authentication
• Managing on-demand authentication

8. Auditing, Reports, and Troubleshooting

• RSA Authentication Manager report functions
• Report customization
• Troubleshooting procedures

9. Self-Service Management and Support

• Configurations for user self-service functions
• User account and authentication management and provisioning

Course Labs