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Ian Neil
Ian Neil
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Ian Neil

Ian Neil is one of the world's top trainers of Security+. He is able to break down information into manageable chunks so that people with no background knowledge can gain the skills required to become certified. He has recently worked for the US Army in Europe and designed a Security+ course that catered to people from all backgrounds (not just IT professionals), with an extremely successful pass rate. He is an MCT, MCSE, A+, Network+, Security+, CASP, and RESILIA practitioner that has worked with high-end training providers over the past 23 years and was one of the first technical trainers to train Microsoft internal staff when they opened their Bucharest Office in 2006.
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Implementing Authentication and Authorization Solutions

In this section, we will look at the different types of authentication and authorization solutions that can be used. As an IT security professional, you will need good knowledge of these solutions. Let's start by looking at authentication management.

Authentication Management

There are different types of authentication management, and we will look at each of these in turn:

  • Password Keys: This looks like a USB device and works in conjunction with your password to provide multifactor authentication. An example of this is YubiKey. YubiKey is a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 validation that provides the highest-level Authenticator Assurance Level 3 (AAL3) used for storing passwords.
  • Password Vaults: Password vaults are stored locally on the device and store all of your passwords so that you don't need to remember them. The password vault uses AES-256 encryption, so it makes storage...
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CompTIA Security+: SY0-601 Certification Guide - Second Edition
Published in: Dec 2020Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781800564244

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Ian Neil

Ian Neil is one of the world's top trainers of Security+. He is able to break down information into manageable chunks so that people with no background knowledge can gain the skills required to become certified. He has recently worked for the US Army in Europe and designed a Security+ course that catered to people from all backgrounds (not just IT professionals), with an extremely successful pass rate. He is an MCT, MCSE, A+, Network+, Security+, CASP, and RESILIA practitioner that has worked with high-end training providers over the past 23 years and was one of the first technical trainers to train Microsoft internal staff when they opened their Bucharest Office in 2006.
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