Red Hat Certified Specialist in Identity Management Exam
The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Identity Management exam (EX362) tests the knowledge, skills, and ability to create, configure, and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux authentication services and integrate those services with a variety of Red Hat and non-Red Hat products and technologies.
By passing this exam, you become a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Identity Management, which also counts toward becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).
This exam is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Identity Management 4.8.
What you'll learn
- To help you prepare, these exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance.
- Install and configure Red Hat Identity Management (IdM): Install IdM using either scripts or using Ansible Automation Platform, Install and configure a replica IdM server, Create users, groups and policies
- Implement Single Sign On (SSO): Create an SSO client, Verify SSO client operation
- Install and configure an IdM Client: Install and configure IdM clients, Configure Kerberized services
- Manage the IdM integrated certificate authority: Configure and manage a certificate authority, Create secret vaults
- Create and configure IdM users and user policies: Configure policies and user access; Configure roaming or automounted home directories; Use Ansible Tower to configure and manage IdM users; Configure IdM as an LDAP backend for external services such as Red Hat Satellite Server or Ansible Automation Platform automation controller
- Maintain IdM services: Configure NTP on all IdM components, Configure firewall on all IdM components, Back up an IdM infrastructure, Perform a backup without interruption of services
- As with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations must persist after reboot without intervention.
Prerequisites
- ›Be a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or have comparable work experience and skills (Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification recommended)
- ›Take the Red Hat Security: Identity Management and Active Directory Integration (RH362) course or have comparable work experience
- ›Review the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Directory Services and Authentication exam objectives
Who should attend
- ›These audiences may be interested in becoming a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Directory Services and Authentication:
- ›Any Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) who wishes to become a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).
- ›A System administrator who wants to demonstrate the ability to configure authentication services and link other products to those services.
Preparation
Red Hat encourages all candidates to consider taking Red Hat Security: Identity Management and Active Directory Integration (RH362) to help prepare. Attendance in these classes is not required; students can choose to take just the exam.
While attending Red Hat classes can be an important part of one's preparation to take this exam, attending class does not guarantee success on the exam. Previous experience, practice, and native aptitude are also important determinants of success.
Many books and other resources on system administration for Red Hat's products are available. Red Hat does not officially endorse any as preparation guides for this exam. Nevertheless, you may find additional reading deepens understanding and can prove helpful.
Exam format
This exam is a performance-based evaluation of skills and knowledge required to configure and manage Red Hat directory services. You perform the configuration and administrative tasks necessary to deploy Red Hat directory services and configure other products to use those services, and you are evaluated on whether they have met specific objective criteria. Performance-based testing means that candidates must perform tasks similar to what they perform on the job.
This exam consists of a single section lasting three hours.
Scores and reporting
Official scores for exams come exclusively from Red Hat Certification Central. Red Hat does not authorize examiners or training partners to report results to candidates directly. Scores on the exam are usually reported within 3 U.S. business days.
Exam results are reported as total scores. Red Hat does not report performance on individual items, nor will it provide additional information upon request.
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