Providing a secure, single sign-on process is the goal of most network and application administrators. In this video, you’ll learn how single sign-on works and how it can be used to create a seamless authentication infrastructure for your user community.
The CHAP and PAP authentication protocols have been a mainstay of network computing. In this video, you’ll learn how PAP and CHAP operates over the network and some of the advantages and disadvantages of using these protocols for authentication.
A useful security authentication technique is the use of one-time passwords. In this video, you’ll learn how one-time passwords are implemented and the differences between the HOTP and TOTP algorithms.
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If you want to secure your authentication process, then you’ll probably implement some form of multi-factor authentication. In this video, you’ll learn how to secure your authentication by using something you are, something you have, something you know, something you are, and something you do.
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Most of our day-to-day authentication uses a single-factor to provide access. In this video, you’ll learn about the different factors of authentication and some of the challenges around using single-factor authentication.
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We use many different kinds of access control to secure our networks. In this video, you’ll learn about discretionary, role-based, and mandatory access control models.
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The foundation of access control is based on the three major tenants of identification, authentication, and authorization. In this video, you’ll learn how each of these is used to maintain the security of our networks.
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You’ve probably visited a web site that provided authentication using a 3rd-party service, and it may have been using the Security Association Markup Language (SAML) to accomplish this. In this video, you’ll learn how SAML can be used to authenticate to one set of resources by using a completely different authentication provider.
Most organizations maintain a centralized database that’s used for authentication, user identification, and many other purposes. In this video, you’ll learn how LDAP and Secure LDAP can be used to efficiently manage these large user databases.
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Many organizations prefer using a centralized and secure authentication protocol. In this video, you’ll learn how Kerberos uses many different encryption points to maintain the security of the authentication process.
