Duration: 2 Days
In this hands-on course, you will cover the installation and configuration of RSA Authentication Manager, authentication agents, Web Tier, and other RSA SecurID® system components.
What You Will Learn
- Plan and perform the pre-installation,
installation, and configuration tasks to accomplish an RSA Authentication
Manager virtual appliance installation in a VMware environment
- Configure RSA Authentication Manager system parameters
- Configure and connect to external LDAP Identity Sources
- Create redundant/failover RSA Authentication Manager replica servers
- Role and management of replica server instances
- Install and configure RSA Authentication Agents for local workstation and web
access protection
- Perform an RSA
Authentication Manager Web Tier installation to support user self-service and
risk-based authentication
Audience
Technical personnel who install, service, and support RSA Authentication Manager and RSA SecurID deployments
Prerequistes
- Microsoft Windows or
UNIX/Linux system administration
- Familiarity with
virtual machine deployment on VMware
- RSA® Authentication
Manager Administration
Course Outline
1. RSA Authentication Manager System Architecture
- Primary and replica instances
- Authentication agents and communication paths
- Identity sources
- Firewall
configurations
- Web Tier component
- RADIUS communication
2. Deployment Scenarios and
Planning
- Deployment and installation
planning
- Using the right authentication
agent
- Planning administrative support
- Using CT-KIP for software token deployment
3. RSA Authentication Manager Deployment
- Pre-installation requirements and considerations
- Supported VMware environments and features
- Deployment process and steps
- Post-deployment tasks
4. System Configurations
- Settings and configurations
- System-wide configurations
- Instance settings
- Console and
dashboard personalization
5. Authentication Agent
Configurations
- Functions and features
of representative authentication agent installations for Microsoft Windows and
Linux operating systems
- Configuring
agent software for local, network, and web access protection
- Handling node secret and sdconf.rec files
6. Replica
Instances
- Strategies for dealing with
primary instance failures and replica promotion
- Creating replica packages
- Establishing
preferred and failover servers in agent hosts
7. Web
Tier Installation
- Requirements and
installation process for the Web Tier component
- Customizing the end user interface
8. System
Utilities
- Using the command-line
utility package
- Installing and
configuring the Windows MMC snap-in
- Managing realm trusts
9. Credential Manager
Configuration
- Setting up the Credential
Manager for provisioning
10. RADIUS Server Configuration
- RADIUS functions and capabilities
- Primary and replica RADIUS servers
- Managing RADIUS users
11. RSA Authentication Manager Migration
(Optional)
Course Labs
