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Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801816779

Length 654 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Mark Birch

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Security Architecture

2. Chapter 1: Designing a Secure Network Architecture FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Integrating Software Applications into the Enterprise

4. Chapter 3: Enterprise Data Security, Including Secure Cloud and Virtualization Solutions

5. Chapter 4: Deploying Enterprise Authentication and Authorization Controls

6. Section 2: Security Operations

7. Chapter 5: Threat and Vulnerability Management

8. Chapter 6: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Methods and Tools

9. Chapter 7: Risk Mitigation Controls

10. Chapter 8: Implementing Incident Response and Forensics Procedures

11. Section 3: Security Engineering and Cryptography

12. Chapter 9: Enterprise Mobility and Endpoint Security Controls

13. Chapter 10: Security Considerations Impacting Specific Sectors and Operational Technologies

14. Chapter 11: Implementing Cryptographic Protocols and Algorithms

15. Chapter 12: Implementing Appropriate PKI Solutions, Cryptographic Protocols, and Algorithms for Business Needs

16. Section 4: Governance, Risk, and Compliance

17. Chapter 13: Applying Appropriate Risk Strategies

18. Chapter 14: Compliance Frameworks, Legal Considerations, and Their Organizational Impact

19. Chapter 15: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Concepts

20. Chapter 16: Mock Exam 1

21. Chapter 17: Mock Exam 2

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Authentication and authorization protocols

There are many protocols associated with authentication and authorization in an enterprise. A common approach will be to log on within the domain using directory services. This may use Kerberos as an SSO protocol. In other cases, we must look at solutions where this is not possible. Remote access could be an example, or securing access to the network using the new zero-trust approach. In this section, we will take a look at the available protocols.

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Server (RADIUS)

RADIUS is a well-supported Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) protocol. This is used to gain access to networks, so it could be used to grant access over a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or anything that will require remote access. Radius could also be used to gain access to a switch that is Ethernet 802.1 X-compliant. This could also be used to gain access to a Wireless Access Point (WAP). AAA allows the RADIUS client (network...