Linux System Engineer: Authentication with LDAP and Kerberos
1h 30mIntermediate2019-05-01
Authors
Grant McWilliams
Consultant, Speaker, Writer, Professor, Developer
Course details
Earning the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification-the benchmark certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)-demonstrates to both your current organization and potential employers that you possess expert-level competence with RHEL. This course covers authentication with LDAP and Kerberos as part of RHCE certification prep. Join instructor and Linux enthusiast Grant McWilliams as he discusses using Network Time Protocol (NTP) for authentication, as well as configuring an NTP server and client. Grant also explains how to set up a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server and client, and how to configure Kerberos client authentication.
Learning objectives
Network Time Services (NTP)
How NTP works for authentication
Configuring the chrony server and chrony client
Setting up an LDAP server and LDAP client
Creating a Kerberos database
Configuring Kerberos client authentication
Learning objectives
Network Time Services (NTP)
How NTP works for authentication
Configuring the chrony server and chrony client
Setting up an LDAP server and LDAP client
Creating a Kerberos database
Configuring Kerberos client authentication
Skills covered
RHELRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed HatIdentity and Access ManagementLinuxNetwork AdministrationCert PrepCybersecurityNetwork and System AdministrationOpen Source
Concepts
Introduction
- Manage authentication with LDAP and Kerberos
- What you should know
- OS installation
- Lab setup
- Configure hostnames and name resolution
- Install Guest Additions
- How to use the exercise files
Network Time Services
- How NTP works for authentication
- About NTP in Enterprise Linux 7 and VirtualBox
- Install and start chrony
- Configure chrony server
- Configure chrony client
- Configure time and date
- Use cryonyc
Setting Up an LDAP Server
- LDAP overview
- Install OpenLDAP server
- Prepare LDAP server
- Configure LDAP server
- Set up LDAP database
- Create an LDAP user
- Finish LDAP server configuration
Setting Up an LDAP Client
- Install LDAP client
- Configure LDAP authentication on the CLI
- Configure LDAP authentication graphically
Authentication Using Kerberos
- Kerberos overview
- Install Kerberos server packages
- Configure Kerberos server
- Create Kerberos database
- Configure Kerberos client authentication
Conclusion
- Next steps