S 3.86 OpenLDAP training for administrators

Initiation responsibility: IT Security Officer, Head of IT

Implementation responsibility: Administrator, Head of IT

To install and operate OpenLDAP securely, detailed knowledge of OpenLDAP and its basic concepts is required. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to train the administrators in OpenLDAP and the associated security topics.

Contents of the training programme

The depth to which a given administrator will need to study the individual points depends on the type of work he will be performing. The general contents regarding directory services are listed in S 3.62 Training on the administration of directory services. The training contents should always include the following main points and explain each point.

Basic information

Schema administration

Replication

Data backups

Granting of (application/data) access rights

Authentication

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