The Identity and Access Management course corresponds to Domain 5 of the CISSP exam. It provides an insight into the steps of access control. We will begin by discussing identity management and provisioning/deprovisioning accounts. We will then move to the AAA functions of authentication, authorization and accounting. We will additionally cover the concepts of single sign-on in local domains, as well as across the internet.
CISSP Domain 5: Identity and Access Management (IAM)
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CISSP Domain 5: Identity and Access Management (IAM)
This course is part of Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Specialization
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The identity and access management (IAM) course provides an insight into the steps of access control. We will begin by discussing identity management and provisioning/deprovisioning accounts. We will then move to the AAA functions of authentication, authorization and accounting. We will additionally cover the concepts of single sign-on in local domains, as well as across the internet.
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