IAM Certification PingDirectory

In today’s digital world, Identity Management Certification is essential for IT professionals, and the Ping Identity Certification Virtual Boot Camp offers the perfect opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of Identity Access Management (IAM) concepts, prepare for certification exams with expert guidance, and receive advanced training on the Ping Identity suite. This program equips you with the skills and credentials to stand out as a certified PingDirectory IAM professional.

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Method

Live online

Duration

5 days

Experience

1-3 years of experience

ABOUT THE PINGDIRECTORY CERTIFICATION BOOTCAMP

The EduServ IT 5-day PingDirectory Boot Camp is an intensive, hands-on training program designed to equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of PingDirectory. Over the course of five days, attendees will delve into key topics and the boot camp emphasizes practical exercises, allowing participants to gain real-world experience. Ideal for IT professionals, system administrators, and identity specialists, this program ensures that attendees leave with the skills and confidence to effectively deploy and manage PingDirectory in their organizations.

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Training schedule

PingDirectory

Class introductions
A course overview, structure of each day, and general 
   Session 1: PingDirectory Installation
Learning Objective: To be able to install and start a standalone PingDirectory server and be able to connect to the directory using standard LDAP browser.
LAB 1 - PingDirectory Install Lab
Session 2: Creating schema in PingDirectory and command line operations
Learning Objective: To understand why and how to extend the schema with custom object classes and attributes and have be able to extend the schema of with an auxiliary class and attribute.Tools to learn: ldapmodify command, ldapdelete command etc..
LAB 2 - Creating custom schema
Session 3: Building PingDirectory instances using Server Profile
Learning Objective: Create another instance of PingDirectory using Server Profile from the manster PingDirectory instance
LAB 3 - Create second instance of PingDirectory from server profile
Session 4:  Enable SSL with native certs
Learning Objectives: Enable SSL in PingDirectory using native certs  to secure connections
LAB 4 - Add SSL certs to Ping Directory
Session 5:  ACI
Learning Objective: To be able to use ACIs and troubleshoot problems
LAB 6 - ACIs
Session 6:  PingDirectory Password Policies
Learning Objective: Able to describe and create a password policy and password validator and to be able to assign the password policy to a group of users.
LAB 7 - Password Policy
BREAK
Session 7: Indexes
Overview: Along with schema, indexes are essential to a well running directory server. This module will discuss how to troubleshoot possible issues with indexes as well as composite indexes.
Learning Objective: To be able to set up and manage indexes
LAB 8 - Indexes
Recap
Session 8:  PingDirectory Replication
Learning Objective: The learner will be able to describe the replication topologies and configure a two nodes with replication.
LAB 8 - Replication
Session 9:  PingDirectory Server Topologies
Overview: Look into server topologies within PingDirectory and how dsframework can be used to ease administration in an environment at scale.
Learning Objective: To be able to use the dsframework command to manage a distributed PingDirectory environment.
LAB 9 - Server Topologies
Session 10: PingDirectory Logging
Learning Objective: To be able to create a log publisher to filter events to a particular file.
     LAB 10 - Logging
Session 11:  PingDirectory Backup and Restore
Learning Objective: To be able to create a log publisher to filter events to a particular file.
LAB 11: Back up and Restore
Session 12:  PingDirectory Upgrade
Learning Objective: To upgrade a Ping Directory instance to a new version
LAB 12 - PingDirectory upgrade
Session 13:  PingDirectory Load Testing using Jmeter tools
Learning Objective: To be able to configure custom templates to create and import custom sample data and Configure JVM HEAP
LAB 13 - Alarms, Alerts and Gauges
Session 14: PingDirectory Miscellanious topics
Learning Objective: To be able to configure custom templates to create and import custom sample data and Configure JVM HEAP
Session 1:  PingDirectory Proxy Overview & Installation
Overview: Overview of the PingDirectory Proxy products and uses cases of when this would be deployed following by initial installation of the product
Learning Objective: To be able to describe the PingDirectoryProxy, when you would use this and be able to install an instance of the proxy.
LAB 1 - Proxy Installation
Session 2:  PingDirectory Proxy Load Balancing Algorithm
Overview : Overview of the PingDirectory Proxy products Load Balacning Algorithm and how to associate an existing Ping Directory instances wuth the appropriate load-balancing algorithms
Learning Objective: To be able to configure load balancing algorithm and effectively load balance Ping Directory servers
LAB 2 - Deploying Load balancing algorithm
Session 3: Ping Proxy Transformation rules
Overview: Taking a look into the more advanced features including how PingDirectory Proxy can be used to abstract data from the underlying data source, perform transformations and substitution
Learning Objective: To be able to setup attribute transformation and attribute suppression
within the PingDirectory Proxy
LAB 3: Proxy Transformation Rules
Session 4: Miscellanious certification topics
MOCK TEST
Session 1:  PingDataSync  Overview & Installation
Overview: Overview of the PingDtaSync product and use cases
Learning Objective: To be able to describe the PingDataSync and its use case, install Ping Data proxy
LAB 1 - DataSync installation
Session 2:  PingDataProxy Migration Use case
Overview :Overview of the Dataproxy migration use case , migrating from a legacy LDAP produucts to Ping Proxy
Learning Objective: To be able to configure PingData Proxy for migration use case
LAB 2 - DataSync set up for Migration use case
Session 3: PingDataProxy and legacy LDAP Synchronization with PD
Overview : Overview of the migration strategy for migrating legacy ldap to PingDirectory
Learning Objective: To be able to install PingDirectory and configure one way sync between legacy LDAP and Ping Directory
LAB 3 - Configuration of DataSync Pipe betweenPing Directory and legacy LDAP

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