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You're reading from CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide Master IT security essentials and exam topics for CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 certification

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789348019

Length 532 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Network Security

Author (1):

Ian Neil

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Title Page

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Preface

1. Understanding Security Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER

2. Conducting Risk Analysis

3. Implementing Security Policies and Procedures

4. Delving into Identity and Access Management

5. Understanding Network Components

6. Understanding Cloud Models and Virtualization

7. Managing Hosts and Application Deployment

8. Protecting Against Attacks and Vulnerabilities

9. Implementing the Public Key Infrastructure

10. Responding to Security Incidents

11. Managing Business Continuity

12. Mock Exam 1

13. Mock Exam 2

1. Preparing for the CompTIA Security+ 501 Exam

2. Acronyms

3. Assessment

4. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Index

Learning about Identity and access management controls

In this section, we are going to look at identity and management controls, starting with biometrics and moving on to security tokens and certificates. Let us first look at biometric controls followed by identity management using certificates.

Biometrics

Biometrics is a method of authentication using an individual's characteristics, for example, using a fingerprint as everyone's fingerprints are very different. In 1892, Inspector Eduardo Alvarez from Argentina made the first fingerprint identification in the case against Francisca Rojas who had murdered her two sons and cut her own throat in an attempt to place blame on another, but the inspector proved that she was guilty. We will now look at the types of biometrics:

Fingerprint scanner: Fingerprint scanners are now very common; for example, f you are going to the USA on holiday, when you go through customs you are required to place all of your fingerprints in the scanner. Another use of...