Unit 1 - Introduction to Directory Services
* What is a directory?
* LDAP: models, schema, and attributes
* Object classes
* LDIF
Unit 2 - The LDAP Naming Model
* Directory information trees and Distingued Names
* X.500 and "Internet" naming suffixes
* Planning the directory hierarchy
Unit 3 - Red Hat Directory Server: Basic Configuration
* Installation and setup of Red Hat Directory Server
* Using the Red Hat Console
* Using logging to monitor Red Hat Directory Server activity
* Backing up and restoring the directory
* Basic performance tuning with indexes
Unit 4 - Searching and Modifying the LDAP Directory
* Using command line utilities to search the directory
* Search filter syntax
* Updating the directory
Unit 5 - Red Hat Directory Server: Authentication and Security
* Configuring TLS security
* Using access control instructions (ACI´s)
* ACI´s and the Red Hat Console
Unit 6 - Linux User Authentication with NSS and PAM
* Understanding authentication and authorization
* Name service switch (NSS)
* Advanced pluggable authentication modules (PAM) configuration
Unit 7 - Centralized User Authentication with LDAP
* Central account management with LDAP
* Using migration scripts to migrate existing data into an LDAP server
* LDAP user authentication
Unit 8 - Kerberos and LDAP
* Introduction to Kerberos
* Configuring the Kerberos key distribution center (KDC) and clients
* Configuring LDAP to support Kerberos
Unit 9 - Directory Referrals and Replication
* Referrals and replication
* Single master configuration
* Multiple master configuration
* Planning for directory server availability
Unit 10 - ross-Platform Centralized Identity Management
* Synchronizing Red Hat Directory Server with Active Directory
* Managing users with Winbind and LDAP
* Mapping attributes between Linux and Windows
Unit 11 - Red Hat Enterprise IPA
* Understanding IPA
* IPA requirements
* Configuring IPA server
* Configuring IPA clients