Identity Panel Architecture, Providers, Security, and Deployment (course A820)
About course A820, Identity Panel Architecture, Providers, Security, and Deployment
Training course A820 is designed and required to be completed before Identity Panel is installed on-premise. For customers using Identity Panel Azure Market Place Edition (SaaS), this course is mandatory if your plan to complete a SaaS security review.
Prerequisites
If you are an architecture or engineer that has been tasked with deploying Identity Panel, then this course is for you. Course A801 is not required if you do not plan to use the application in your work-job. However, if you plan to deploy and use the product, you will also want to complete course A801. They do not have to be completed in any order, but it is recommended that you complete course A820 and return for A801 after you install Identity Panel.
You must be an engineer, developer, or architect in the technologies you plan to use with Identity Panel, based on your role in your Identity Panel project. For example, if you are going to be responsible for reviewing the security of Identity Panel, you would need to be a security expert. If you are going to be responsible for Identity Panel and Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM), you should have an expert level knowledge of MIM.
Therefore, you must be an expert in one of these applicable domains or subject matters to attend this course.
- Microsoft Identity Manager
- Active Directory (ADDS)/LDAP
- Active Directory Federated Service (ADFS)
- Microsoft SQL Server
- System or Network Security
- System or Network Architecture
- Software Developer
- Report Writer
Course Content
Module 1: Identity Panel Refresher
The first module is to review Identity Panel, especially for those who have not seen the product or attended A801. This is common when a security architect or network architect attends this course for the purpose of approving Identity Panel for use within the enterprise or sourced from the cloud.
- Time Traveler
- Scheduler
- Reporting
- Workflows
- Service Panel
- MIM DevTest
Module 2: Architecture
- Web application
- Panel Service
- Cloud Scanning
- Messaging
- Managed Service Console
- Resources
Module 3: Security
How Identity Panel secures credentials
Strong authentication and authorization
Security and Trust in the Azure Cloud
DPAPI Auto-Encryption of Certain Fields
Usable Daemon Authentication
https://support.identitypanel.com/hc/en-us/articles/115009328288-Usable-Daemon-Authentication
Identity Panel security roles link to directory security groups
Identity Panel Security Permissions Matrix
Configuring PanelCheck
https://support.identitypanel.com/hc/en-us/articles/115010344268-Configuring-PanelCheck
Setting up SMTP
https://support.identitypanel.com/hc/en-us/articles/115008712168-Setting-up-SMTP-for-Identity-Panel
Upgrading PanelTools/Identity Panel Windows Service
https://support.identitypanel.com/hc/en-us/articles/115010113568-Upgrading-Identity-Panel
Scan Rate for Office 365 (This is in regards to the question regarding how often Office 365 can be scanned)
Course A820 Module 4 – Providers
https://softwareidm.app.box.com/v/A820-Module04
Additional information
Some of the course material is available here:
https://softwareidm.app.box.com/v/a820
The respective training virtual machine (VM) is provided by opening a ticket here:
https://support.identitypanel.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
One you have your VM, you will connect to it using your computer’s Remote Desktop (RDP).