CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Cert Guide

Chapter 19

Implementing and Maintaining Identity and Access Management

This chapter covers the following topics related to Objective 4.6 (Given a scenario, implement and maintain identity and access management) of the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 certification exam:

• Provisioning/de-provisioning user accounts

• Permission assignments and implications

• Identity proofing

• Federation

• Single sign-on (SSO)

• Interoperability

• Attestation

• Access controls

• Multifactor authentication

• Password concepts

• Privileged access management tools

This chapter explores the foundational elements of identity and access management, starting with single sign-on protocols like LDAP, OAuth, and SAML. It discusses the intricacies of permission assignments and the role of interoperability. ...