Linux System Engineer: Authentication with LDAP and Kerberos

Prepare to take and pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam. This course covers authentication with LDAP and Kerberos as part of RHCE certification prep.

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

1. 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

2. 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

3. Setting Up an LDAP Client

• Install LDAP client
• Configure LDAP authentication on the CLI
• Configure LDAP authentication graphically

4. Authentication Using Kerberos

• Kerberos overview
• Install Kerberos server packages
• Configure Kerberos server
• Create Kerberos database
• Configure Kerberos client authentication

Conclusion

• Next steps