Expertise in Directory Server & Authentication (RHS423)

Course Description

Red Hat Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication (RH423) is an intensive course designed to training Senior System Administrators the skills required to manage and deploy the Red Hat Directory Server on and for Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. This course also covers cross-platform integration of directory services in order to provide authentication or information services across the enterprise. In addition, students will gain an understanding of the basic concepts, configuration, and management of LDAP-based services. This course also explores PAM, the Pluggable Authentication Modules system, and how it integrates with services that require authentication.

Course Content

Understanding basic LDAP concepts
Configuration and management of Red Hat Directory Server
Managing user authentication with PAM and glibc NSS
Using Kerberos and LDAP to centrally manage user authentication
Using LDAP referrals and replication for distributed, highly available directory server performance
Exploring options for integration with Microsoft Active Directory authentication

Unit 1:- Introduction to Directory Services

What is a directory?
LDAP: models, schema, and attributes
Object classes LDIF

Unit 2:- The LDAP Naming Model

Directory information trees and Distingued Names
X.500 and “Internet” naming suffixes
Planning the directory hierarchy

Unit 3:- Re Hat Directory Server: Basic Configuration

Installation and setup of Red Hat Directory Server(RHDS)
Using the Red Hat Console
Using logging to monitor Red Hat Directory Server activity
Backing up and restoring the directory
Basic performance tuning with indexes

Unit 4:- Searching and Modifying the LDAP Directory

Using command line utilities to search the directory
Search filter syntax
Updating the directory

Unit 5:- Red Hat Directory Server: Authentication and Security

Configuring TLS security
Using access control instructions (ACI`s)
ACI`s and the Red Hat Console

Unit 6:- Linux User Authentication with NSS and PAM

Understanding authentication and authorization
Name service switch (NSS)
Advanced pluggable authentication modules (PAM) configuration

Unit 7:- Centralized User Authentication with LDAP

Central account management with LDAP
Using migration scripts to migrate existing data into an LDAP server
LDAP user authentication

Unit 8:- Kerberos and LDAP

Introduction to Kerberos
Configuring the Kerberos key distribution center (KDC) and clients
Configuring LDAP to support Kerberos

Unit 9-: Directory Referrals and Replication

Referrals and replication
Single master configuration
Multiple master configuration
Planning for directory server availability

Unit10-: Cross-Platform Centralized Identity Management

Synchronizing Red Hat Directory Server with Active Directory
Managing users with Winbind and LDAP
Mapping attributes between Linux and Windows

EXAM DETAIL OF RH423-:

The Red Hat Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication Endorsement Exam is a performance-based test of skills covered in
RH423: Red Hat Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication

RH423(Red Hat Enterprise Directory Service and Authentication )-:

Exam duration:-RH423 Exam have only 1 secession

1st secession = 4.00hr
Exam totally based on practical.

You must have a RHCE Certified and RH333 book.

At GRRAS Linux Institute, Jaipur
RHCSA and RHCE: 8 May, 17 May, 28 May EX-333: 10 May, 20 May, 30 May EX-429: 17 May, 30 May Ex-423: 18 May, 27 May RHCVA: 16 May, 30 May
For jaipur call or e-mail : Tel: +91-141-3136868 , +91- 9887789124 , +91-9352767438 Email: info@grras.com

At GRRAS Linux Institute, Nagpur
RHCSA and RHCE: 8 May, 17 May, 28 May EX-333: 9 May, 21 May, 30 May EX-429: 18 May, 30 May Ex-423: 18 May, 27 May RHCVA: 16 May, 30 May
For nagpur call or e-mail : Tel : + 91 9975998226 Email: info.nagpur@grras.com

At GRRAS Linux Institute, Pune
RHCSA and RHCE: 8 May, 17 May, 28 May EX-333: 9 May, 21 May, 30 May EX-429: 18 May, 30 May Ex-423: 18 May, 27 May RHCVA: 16 May, 30 May
For Pune call or e-mail : Tel : 02032396868 Email: info.pune@grras.com