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There are important security considerations when managing your user accounts. In this video, you’ll learn about on-boarding, auditing, account naming conventions, and more. << Previous Video: Account Types Next: Account Policy Enforcement >> Setting a user’s account to have the least number of privileges is a foundation in IT security. If you’re configuring a user’s […]

Not all account types are created the same. In this video, you’ll learn the differences between the different account types found in your operating system. << Previous Video: Access Control Technologies Next: Account Management >> If you’re using your computer to watch this video right now, you’re probably using a user account. This is an

There are many physical and digital methods of providing access control. In this video, you’ll learn about proximity cards, biometrics, token generators, and more. << Previous Video: Access Control Models Next: Account Types >> Proximity cards are commonly used to gain access to doors, or door locks. You can see by moving the card close

There are many different way to assign user rights and permissions to files, folders, and other objects. In this video, you’ll learn about some of the most popular access control models. << Previous Video: Federated Identities Next: Access Control Technologies >> The access that a user has to a particular resource starts with authorization. This

There are many different ways to implement authentication in an application. In this video, you’ll learn about server-based authentication, token-based authentication, and the advantages of using federation for user authentication. << Previous Video: PAP, CHAP, and MS-CHAP Next: Access Control Models >> Authenticating to a web server can be somewhat of a challenge. That’s because

Some legacy authentication protocols are still in use today. In this video, you’ll learn about the operation of PAP, CHAP, and Microsoft’s MS-CHAP protocols. << Previous Video: Identity and Access Services Next: Federated Identities >> If you need to authenticate on a Point-to-Point network, then you need the Point-to-Point Protocol, or PPP, to be able

The authentication process can many different protocols to verify a person’s identity. In this video, you’ll learn about RADIUS, TACACS, LDAP, and more. << Previous Video: AAA and Authentication Next: PAP, CHAP, and MS-CHAP >> When we want to gain access to some type of network resource, then we need to provide the credentials. Those

The authentication process is a foundational aspect of network security. In this video, you’ll learn about AAA, authentication factors, federation, single sign-on, and more. << Previous Video: Physical Security Controls Next: Identity and Access Services >> The AAA framework is a foundation of network security. When we’re logging into our network to gain access to

We rely on physical controls to provide a layer of security that’s not available from digital security controls. In this video, you’ll learn about some of the most popular physical security controls in use today. << Previous Video: Redundancy, Fault Tolerance, and High Availability Next: AAA and Authentication >> Bad guys don’t like to be

Now that you’ve built your cloud-based application instances, how to keep them running with 100% availability? In this video, you’ll learn about redundant systems, building fault tolerant architectures, and the advantages of high availability. << Previous Video: Resiliency and Automation Next: Physical Security Controls >> If someone’s trying to gain access to your servers or