CHAPTER 4
Authentication and Access Control
In this chapter, you will learn:
• The difference between authentication and authorization
• Authentication types
• Authentication protocols
• Access control techniques
Authentication, authorization, and access control are layers of security controls to protect systems on your network, because at some point your users will want to make use of the systems and to do so, they need to verify they are legitimate users. All of these concepts are fundamental to providing your users with the ability to provide that verification so they can make use of the services that the systems offer. That’s ultimately the name of the game. As information security professionals, we should not prevent users from ...
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