Centrify Video Chalktalk Library

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In these Video Chalktalks, members of the Centrify team give you a detailed overview of core technologies, features and issues surrounding Centrify products and solutions. Select a video from the list below, or scroll down the page for synopsis of each one.

Products Overview

IT Compliance & Auditing

IT Security & Access Control

Virtualization Security & Compliance

UNIX & Linux Identity Management

Mac OS Desktop Management

Web & Enterprise Application Single Sign-On

Server Isolation and Protection

Learn how to securely isolate key servers and data as well as optionally encrypting data in motion via Centrify DirectSecure.

Running Time: 22 minutes

Centralized Management of UNIX, Linux and Mac

Learn how to manage your UNIX, Linux, Mac and Active Directory environments using Centrify's collection of powerful tools featuring automation of software deployment, machine configuration, software inventory and management, account migration, and user zone provisioning.

Running Time: 10 minutes

UNIX and Linux Access Controls Leveraging Active Directory Groups

Centrify Product Manager David McNeely shows how the DirectManage Zone Provisioning Agent allows you to set up Active Directory groups that correspond to the access rights you want users to have on Centrify Zones of UNIX, Linux and Mac systems.

Running Time: 11 minutes

Securing Linux Systems Running on IBM System z with Active Directory

Learn how IBM implements virtualization of Linux systems on System z processors. Includes a discussion of the unique challenges of securing the guest environments, and the benefits of centrally securing and managing them by leveraging your existing Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure.

Running Time: 25 minutes

Securing Solaris Zones with Active Directory

Learn how Sun's Solaris operating system implements virtualization via its container and zone technology. Includes a discussion of the unique challenges of securing the host and guest environments, and the benefits of centrally securing and managing them by leveraging your existing Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure.

Running Time: 19 minutes

Securing VMware ESX with Active Directory

Covers best practices for securing VMware ESX host systems by locking down administrative access and controlling administrator privileges. Also describes how the Centrify Suite combined with Microsoft Active Directory can be used to segregate guest systems and delegate administrative duties for the various business owners.

Running Time: 21 minutes

Single Sign-On for SAP on UNIX and Linux Using Microsoft Active Directory

Discusses the many technical and business challenges around delivering single sign-on for Windows-based end-users accessing SAP hosted on UNIX or Linux, and demonstrates how leveraging Microsoft Active Directory represents a cost-effective and easy-to-deploy solution.

Running Time: 40 minutes

Configuring Mac OS X Workstations Using Windows Group Policy

If you're looking for tools to enforce the same types of configuration and security settings on Macs that are already available for Windows systems, watch this video chalktalk to discover how Centrify addresses this need by extending Windows Group Policy services to Mac OS X systems.

Running Time: 29 minutes

Managing UNIX Service Accounts Using Active Directory

Provides an overview of the generically named service accounts traditionally used on UNIX and Linux systems and describes Centrify's Active Directory-centric approach to locking down these accounts while applying role-based privilege management that is more secure, more granular and easier to manage than current alternatives.

Running Time: 15 minutes

Smart Card for Mac Part 1: Introduction to Active Directory Integration

In Windows-centric environments where Mac users need to be authenticated against Active Directory, setting up smart cards has involved some compromises in usability and security. In this Centrify video chalktalk you'll learn the basics of smart card authentication via Active Directory and how Centrify DirectControl for Mac OS X addresses these challenges.

Running Time: 21 minutes

Smart Card for Mac Part 2: Architecture & Authentication Flow

Apple provides a basic smart card infrastructure that Centrify has leveraged to provide stronger, Active Directory-based authentication and transparent single sign-on to applications. In this chalktalk, Centrify CTO Paul Moore proves an overview of the Apple smart card architecture and details how Centrify DirectControl integrates it with Active Directory's authentication services.

Running Time: 31 minutes

Implementing Centralized Identity Management for UNIX/Linux with DirectControl Zones

Discusses Centrify's best practices for analyzing UNIX/Linux systems, accounts, groups and business requirements and how Centrify's Zone-based access controls and role-based privilege management for UNIX and Linux can be deployed quickly with a provisioning workflow that meets compliance auditor's requirements.

Running Time: 36 minutes

Introducing DirectAuthorize Part 1: Concepts & Features

Discusses the need for enforcing access controls and managing privileges on UNIX and Linux systems and describes how Centrify DirectAuthorize's next-generation technology addresses those needs with an easy-to-use solution that leverages Microsoft Active Directory identity information.

Running Time: 36 minutes

Introducing DirectAuthorize Part 2: Architecture & Advanced Features

Describes how DirectAuthorize leverages Active Directory identity information and enforces privilege grants on UNIX and Linux systems. It also describes advanced features such as DirectAuthorize's unique Restricted Environment capability.

Running Time: 35 minutes

Managing Active Directory Groups with DirectControl

Describes how both UNIX and Active Directory groups work, and explains how DirectControl enables UNIX administrators to benefit from Active Directory's advanced group membership features.

Running Time: 20 minutes

Introducing Centrify DirectAudit

Describes the features, benefits, and architecture of this unique IT auditing solution for UNIX and Linux.

Running Time: 45 minutes

Migrating UNIX Identities to Active Directory

Discusses the advantages of centralized account management, compares the various migration strategies (including UID rationalization), and explains the tools Centrify provides in each case.

Running Time: 26 minutes

Integrating Mac OS with Active Directory

Describes Centrify's industry-leading Active Directory integration for Mac OS X, including its unique Group Policy support.

Running Time: 26 minutes

DirectControl's Advanced Active Directory Integration for Samba

Explains Centrify's packaged and tested version of Samba, and how DirectControl provides centralized ID mapping through Active Directory.

Running Time: 34 minutes

NIS Migration and Interoperability

Provides an overview of NIS and explains the benefits of using DirectControl's NIS service to manage UNIX identities centrally through Active Directory.

Running Time: 34 minutes

Single Sign-On for Web Applications

Describes how DirectControl provides Active Directory-based single sign-on for web applications, including a discussion of how DirectControl supports Microsoft Active Directory Federation Service.

Running Time: 32 minutes

Group Policy for UNIX, Linux and Mac

Explains how DirectControl enables you to secure and manage non-Windows systems using Microsoft Active Directory Group Policy.

Running Time: 32 minutes

DirectControl's Architecture

Covers DirectControl's key components and describes how it sets up a Kerberos environment to authenticate UNIX, Linux and Mac users through Active Directory.

Running Time: 41 minutes

How DirectControl Stores Data in Active Directory

Provides a detailed overview of the way in which UNIX management data can be stored in Active Directory, including an overview of the RFC 2307 schema and Microsoft Windows R2 implementation of it.

Running Time: 29 minutes

Centrify's Support for Open Source Tools

Details how Centrify has enhanced the Open Source tools OpenSSH, Kerberos Tools, PuTTY and Samba to work seamlessly with DirectControl-managed systems.

Running Time: 34 minutes

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Microsoft is pleased to see Centrify deliver a new product that enables customers to get additional value from their Active Directory deployment by seamlessly extending the identity and access capabilities of Active Directory to non-Microsoft platforms.

Michael Stephenson
Director
Identity and Access Management
Microsoft Corp.

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