Course : PKI, implementation
Practical course - 4d
- 28h00 - Ref. PKI
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 | Understanding the various symmetrical and asymmetrical encryption algorithms |
| Implementing a hierarchy of certification authorities |
| Implementing secure messaging |
| Implement strong authentication using X509 certificates |
Intended audience
Engineers, system and network administrators.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of systems, networks and IT security.
Course schedule
1 Introduction
- The weaknesses of traditional solutions.
- Why isn't e-mail secure?
- Can we trust password-based authentication?
- Impersonation of the sender of a message.
Hands-on work
Use of protocol gaps.
2 Cryptography
- Concepts and vocabulary.
- Symmetric and asymmetric encryption algorithms.
- Hash functions: principle and usefulness.
- Key exchange techniques.
- Install and configure an SSH server.
- SSH and Man in the Middle.
- SSH, asymmetric encryption without certificates.
3 Digital certification
- Presentation of the X509 and X509v3 standards.
- Certification authorities.
- Delegation of trust.
- Electronic signature and authentication.
- Personal certificates and private keys.
- Export and import certificates.
Hands-on work
Microsoft certificate stores.
4 PKI architecture
- How to build a certification policy?
- Certification authority. Certificate publication.
- Registration Authority (RA).
- Hierarchical and distributed trust models.
- LDAP v3 protocol overview.
- Implementation of a root certification authority.
- Generate user and server certificates.
Hands-on work
Implementation of a hierarchy of certification authorities.
5 PKI project management: which applications to start with?
- The different components of a PKI project.
- Choice of technologies.
- Legislation.
6 Overview of market offers
- The Microsoft approach.
- Dedicated commercial offers: Betrusted (ex-Baltimore) and Entrust.
- OpenPKI: the open source community.
- IdealX, between commercial and open source solutions.
- Certplus and Versign outsourced services...
Hands-on work
SSL v3 Web-SSO authentication with application firewall. Strong authentication with X509 certificate. Secure mail server and certificate directory.
Customer reviews
4,4 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
JEAN PHILIPPE M.
14/10/25
4 / 5
Jérémie knows how to make himself available and knows his subject well, so he can help out in any situation.
LAURENT J.
14/10/25
5 / 5
Excellent command of the subject by the trainer
PACHAN S.
14/10/25
5 / 5
Very good trainer and time spent with corrected and commented exercises
Publication date : 02/13/2025
PARTICIPANTS
Engineers, system and network administrators.
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of systems, networks and IT security.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Engineers, system and network administrators.
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of systems, networks and IT security.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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