Certification Examination Study Guide

Introduction

The RSA SecurID Certified Administrator (CA) examination is based on the critical job functions that an individual would typically be expected to perform with competence when managing an RSA SecurID system and RSA Authentication Manager installation.

An RSA SecurID Administrator is a person who works in a Help Desk, Call Center, Support, or Security Administrator role within an organization using RSA SecurID products.

An analysis of the major job functions expected of an RSA SecurID CA determined that there are three major areas of job role responsibility:

• General knowledge about RSA SecurID technology and the RSA Authentication Manager product
• Aptitude and familiarity with managing the RSA Authentication Manager database and common configurations – including RSA Authentication Agent configurations
• Supporting RSA SecurID users through troubleshooting specific access issues; performing routine system maintenance to assure user availability

Candidate Background and Experience

A Certified Administrator candidate should have a minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following technical areas and understand how these technologies relate to and integrate with the RSA SecurID product. Elements of the CA exam touch upon each of these areas.

• Internet and Networking technologies - DNS, TCP
• Operating systems and user administration - UNIX, Windows NT, Windows 2000
• Web Servers and Browsers
• LDAP Directory Servers

Examination Domains

The RSA SecurID Certified Administrator examination is comprised of three major Domains (subject areas). Each Domain is represented by a series of questions designed to evaluate competence and knowledge of elements relating to that domain. The following table describes the proportion of the examination that relates to each domain: