Entrust Managing users in

Identity Enterprise
Course Description
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About this course
Managing users in Entrust Identity Enterprise is a two-day, instructor-led, hands-on overview of
account management operations in Entrust Identity Enterprise. Course you will assume the role
of all administrator levels and will log into Entrust Identity Enterprise Administration from their
Web browser to perform basic management operations, including creating and editing accounts
and assigning authentication types.
The course begins with a discussion of the security requirement of authentication, and you will
review different authentication methods. Entrust Identity Enterprise is introduced as a solution
for authenticating the identity of users and an overview of the components of the Entrust Identity
Enterprise environment will be presented.
The properties editor and the Master command shell will both be covered first, then
administrators will spend their time creating and managing user identities as we layer on
authentication methods Course you will perform administrative operations using Entrust Identity
Enterprise Administration through a standard Web browser; bulk operations will also be
discussed as a way of automating some of the administrative operations.
As part of the course, you will assign authentication types to accounts, including grids,
hardware tokens, software tokens, machine information, and one-time passwords. Hands-on
exercises at the end of each lesson provide you with the opportunity to apply the knowledge
gained through the lecture portion of the lesson.

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Demonstrate the value of authentication, and describe the authentication methods enabled
through Entrust Identity Enterprise
• Describe the basic components and interfaces in the Entrust Identity Enterprise system
• Work with the Properties Editor
• Perform typical administrative tasks using Entrust Identity Enterprise Administration and bulk
operations
• Create and manage Entrust Identity Enterprise accounts
• Assign authentication types to accounts
• Learn about logging and reporting withing Identity Enterprise
• Access the self-service portal for account self-registration and self-administration

Prerequisites
While prior knowledge of the concepts surrounding authentication is helpful, you do not require
any previous experience with Entrust products. Previous experience with the Windows
operating system is required as the hands-on exercises are completed on computers running
Windows Server
Who should attend this course
This two-day hands-on course is intended for technology professionals who will be responsible
for managing end-user accounts in Entrust Identity Enterprise, including Help Desk agents and
support team members.
Course Lessons
Entrust Identity Enterprise Comprehensive includes the following lessons:

LESSON 1
Authentication
This lesson introduces the concept of authentication and explores some of the different methods
for authenticating the you in a transaction.

LESSON 2
Entrust Identity Enterprise Components
This lesson provides an overview of the Entrust Identity Enterprise components and interfaces.

LESSON 3
Entrust Identity Enterprise Properties Editor
This lesson introduces the Entrust Identity Enterprise Properties Editor as the preferred method
for making changes to the Entrust Identity Enterprise system settings.

LESSON 4
Entrust Identity Enterprise Master User Shell
This lesson introduces the Entrust Identity Enterprise Master User Shell and the responsibilities
of Master Users.

LESSON 5
Managing accounts
This lesson examines some of the account management operations performed in Entrust
Identity Enterprise Administration.

LESSON 6
Authenticating using passwords
This lesson introduces the use of passwords for account authentication in Entrust Identity
Enterprise.

LESSON 7
Authenticating using grids
This lesson introduces the use of physical grid cards and egrids for account authentication in
Entrust Identity Enterprise.

LESSON 8
Authenticating using tokens
This lesson introduces hardware and software tokens for account authentication in Entrust
Identity Enterprise.

LESSON 9
Authenticating using machine information
This lesson introduces machine information for account authentication in Entrust Identity
Enterprise.

LESSON 10
Authenticating using one-time passwords
This lesson introduces one-time passwords for account authentication in Entrust Identity
Enterprise.

LESSON 11
Authenticating using other methods
This lesson introduces some of the other methods available for account authentication in
Entrust Identity Enterprise.

LESSON 12
Authenticating using mobile devices
This lesson introduces some of the authentication methods enabled through the use of mobile
devices including smartphones or tablets.

LESSON 13
Policies, groups and roles
This lesson describes the purpose and relationship between policies, groups, and roles.

LESSON 14
Entrust Identity Enterprise logging
This lesson introduces the logging functionality in Entrust Identity Enterprise.

LESSON 15
Entrust Identity Enterprise reports
This lesson describes how reports are generated from information gathered from Entrust
Identity Enterprise.

LESSON 16
Entrust Identity Enterprise Self-Service Module
This lesson introduces the Entrust Identity Enterprise Self-Service Module as a mechanism for
allowing users to self-register and self-administer their accounts.

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Date: 2022.10.25