CDL - Identity Flashcards

1
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What is a directory service?

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A DS maps the names of network resources to their network addresses

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2
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What is Cloud Identity?

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A Identity as a Service (IDaaS) that centrally manages users and group within a SINGLE PANE OF GLASS

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3
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What features constitute Cloud Identity?

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  • User lifecycle management
  • SSO
  • Device management
  • Cloud Directory
  • Account security
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4
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IS Google Cloud Directory Sync a sub-service of Cloud Identity?

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Yes

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5
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What is Active Directory?

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A service that allows orgs to manage multiple on-prem infra components and systems using a SINGLE identity per user.

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6
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What is AD Domain Services (ADDS)?

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A Microsoft server based directory service that stores and managers information about a network resources. Facilitates resource access and management

Note: AD services consist of multiple directory services.

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7
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What is Managed Service for Microsoft AD?

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It is an AD hostd on the GCP platform.

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8
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If you have Managed Service for Micro Active Directory why and how would you use Cloud Identity?

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1) MicroAD may have features that Cloud Identity does not

2) Via federation

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9
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What are key benefits of Managed Service for Micro AD?

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1) Maintenance free

2) Seamless multi-region deployment

3) Hybrid identity support

4) Compatibility with AD-dependent apps

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How does a Directory Service work?

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It works as a shared information infrastructure for locating, managing, administering, and organizing resources.

Analogy - A magical map that locates all your toys and friends (resources & users)

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12
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What is a Identity Provide (IdP)?

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A service that creates, maintains, and manages identity information to provide authentication to services/applications within a federation or distributed network.

Eg: FB, Amzn, Google, Twitter.

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13
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What are objects in a Directory Service?

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Objects are resources.

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14
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What are examples of resources on a directory service?

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Users
Goups
Devises
Folders / files
Printers

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15
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Is a directory service a critical component of a network operating system?

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Yes

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16
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What is Single-sign-on (SSO)? What ia a key benefit?

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Seamless

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17
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What is Lightweight Directory Access Protocol?

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Hey protocol for accessing in managing directory information resources

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18
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Why use LDAP when SSO is more convenient?

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19
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What is Google Cloud Directory Sync (Exam)?

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20
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What is a Directory Server?

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It is a server which provides a directory service

21
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What are well known Directory Services ?

A

DNS - for the internet

MicoAD

OpenLDAP

Cloud Identity

22
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Can Cloud Identity federate identities between different ADs?

A

Yes

Between GCP, AD, Azure AD, etc.

23
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How does Cloud Identity work?

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A zero trust service that Allows you to manage access and compliance across all users within your domain

AND

allows you to create a CI account for each of your users/groups.

IAM is used to manage access between GCP resources and cloud identity acounts.

24
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What deployment principles are characteristic by ADs?

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They are redundant and placed as close to end users to reduce latency

25
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What are the various DS that comprise Active Directory?

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AD Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS)

AD Federation Services (ADFS)

26
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What is a federated service?

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A SSO service allows users to use several web-based services using only ONE set of credentials stored at a central location.

27
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What is AD Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS)?

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An implementation of LDAP protocol

28
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What elements comprise a Active Directory?

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Org units

Domains – a network area organized by a single authentication DB

Domain Controller

Domain Computer

Objects

29
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What are objects ?

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The basic element in a AD – users, groups, printers, devices, folders, etc

30
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What is a Domain Computer

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A computer registered with a CENTRAL authentication DB

It is also a object

31
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What is an AD domain?

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A logical grouping of AD objects on a network

32
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What is a Directory Service?

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An example of ADDS – it provides methods for data storage and making the data available to network users and admins

Runs on a Domain Controller

33
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What is a federated identity?

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A method of linking a user’s identity across multiple identity management systems

34
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What is OpenID?

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OpenID is about providing who you are, and it is a open and decentralized authentication protocol.

Use case: Logging into diff social media accounts via Google or FB

35
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What is OAuth2.0

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OAuth is about granting access to functionality.

Its a protocol that uses authorization tokens to prove identity between users and service providers.

Does not use PW data

36
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What is SAML?Use case?

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Security Assertion Markup Language

An open standard for exchanging authentication & authorization between IdP and service providers.

Use case: SSO via web browserSSO

37
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What is SSO?

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Single sign on.

An authentication scheme that allows users to log in with a SINGLE ID & password to different systems and software.

38
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Key benefit of SSO?

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seamless

39
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What is a typical SSO diagram look like?

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Azure AD –> SAML –> SS0 –> Services (slack, GWS, etc.)

40
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What is Light weight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)?

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A protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services

On-prem AD –> LDAP Directory –> Services (GCP, GKE)

41
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How do LDAPs work?

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Via Same sign -on - The user of a single ID + PW, but unlike SSO, you have to reuse them every time a user logs on.

42
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Common LDAP use case?

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To provide a central place to store usernames and pws

43
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What is Google Cloud Directory Sync (exam)?

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A synchronization service that allows admins to sync users, groups, and other data between AD/LDAP to their Managed Service for MicoAD within Google.