FreeIPA and Red Hat IDM — centralized identity management on Linux

• Understand the solution architecture: directory, authentication, naming, certificates.
• Install a server and deploy replicas for high availability.
• Enrol Linux clients and manage users, groups and hosts.
• Implement centralized access and privilege escalation rules.
• Operate the integrated certificate authority and the certificate lifecycle.
• Configure two-factor authentication and interoperability with existing systems.

• Linux systems administrators.
• Security engineers and identity management leads.
• Infrastructure teams responsible for compliance.

• Confirmed Linux administration.
• Name resolution, directory and public key infrastructure basics.

Day 1 — Architecture and deployment

• Solution components and security model
• Server installation and name resolution integration
• Client enrolment and how the authentication daemon works

Day 2 — Identity and access governance

• Users, groups, hosts and password policies
• Centralized access control and privilege escalation rules
• Delegation, roles and administrative privileges

Day 3 — Certificates, resilience and interoperability

• Integrated certificate authority and certificate lifecycle management
• Replicas, directory backup and restore
• Two-factor authentication and trust relationship with existing systems