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CFI 1073 - Identity Security and Access Management I

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This course provides a fundamental and medium-level overview of the field of Identity Security and Access Management (IAM) and the related security components to design and implement a secured IAM architecture effectively.  Hands-on lab activities include deploying IAM infrastructure in the cloud to demonstrate the use of Active Directory Federation Service (ADFS), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Identity as a Service (IDaaS), SaaS-based IAM offerings, and SSO using SAML.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): CFI 1083  with a grade of C or higher or instructor consent
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Managing Identities in a Digital World Identity.
  2. Active Directory Services
  3. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
  4. Certificate Authority and Claims
  5. Active Directory Federation Service
  6. Single SignOn (SSO)
  7. Identity Federation and Federated Identity
  8. Identity As a Service (IdaaS)

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. explain various challenges associated with identity security and access management.
  2. describe the fundamental importance of Authorization, Authentication, Administration, and Audit to Identity Security and Access Management.
  3. explain the importance of single sign-on and various technology and protocols needed to support Access Management.
  4. implement the design, installation, and configuration of PKI solutions to manage trust between Relying Parties (RPs) and Identity Providers (IdPs).
  5. explain Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM).
  6. synchronize identities stored among disparate authentication stores with 3rd party.
  7. implement an effectively designed and secured IAM architecture.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None


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