CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Exam Cram, 6th Edition

Chapter 24

Authentication and Authorization Solutions

This chapter covers the following official Security+ exam objective:

• ▶ 3.8 Given a scenario, implement authentication and authorization solutions.

Essential Terms and Components

• ▶ authentication management

• ▶ password vault

• ▶ Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

• ▶ hardware security module (HSM)

• ▶ knowledge-based authentication (KBA)

• ▶ Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

• ▶ Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)

• ▶ Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)

• ▶ 802.1X

• ▶ Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)

• ▶ single sign-on (SSO)

• ▶ Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)

• ▶ Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+)

• ▶ Open Authorization (OAuth)