Introduction to Cloud Identity serves as the starting place for any new Cloud Identity, Identity/Access Management/Mobile Device Management admins as they begin their journey of managing and establishing security and access management best practices for their organization. This 15-30 hour accelerated, one-week course will leave you feeling confident to utilize the basic functions of the Admin Console to manage users, control access to services, configure common security settings, and much more.
Through a series of introductory lessons, step-by-step hands-on exercises, Google knowledge resources, and knowledge checks, learners can expect to leave this training with all of the skills they need to get started as new Cloud Identity Administrators.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
• Establish a Cloud Identity domain for their organization or personal domain.
• Add users in order to practice user lifecycle management.
• Modify user permissions to gain an understanding of core Cloud Identity features.
• Add mobile devices within the Google Mobile Management module.
• Modify mobile management policy sets to gain familiarity with product options.
• Navigate the Reports module, and practice running reports.
• Explore and apply different security protocols to the domain.
IMPORTANT - Before you enroll, you should be prepared to:
• Sign up for a free 14 day trial of Cloud Identity. You will need to enter payment method information. We will show you step-by-step how to cancel your account if you wish to end your Cloud Identity instance at the end of training and avoid being charged.
• Purchase a new domain or use one that you already own. The domain you use IS NOT included as part of the Cloud Identity trial.
In this module, we guide you through the Cloud Identity product, and walk you through setting up your account and Google Cloud Identity free trial to use during training.
What's included
3 videos5 readings1 assignment
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3 videos•Total 6 minutes
Welcome to the Course!•1 minute
About your Cloud Identity instance•3 minutes
Registering your domain•1 minute
5 readings•Total 49 minutes
Introduction to Account and Domain Setup•3 minutes
Exercise #1 - Setup your account•30 minutes
Exercise #2: Access your Admin Console•5 minutes
Exercise #3: Configure your company profile•10 minutes
Quick Reading - Quizzes•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Introductory Survey•30 minutes
User Lifecycle Management
Module 2•3 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you'll learn about provisioning and managing users in your Cloud Identity domain. The exercises cover how to add new users in various ways and how to configure user identities, settings, and privileges.
What's included
2 videos14 readings1 assignment
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2 videos•Total 16 minutes
Introduction to User Lifecycle Management•7 minutes
GCDS Demonstration•9 minutes
14 readings•Total 135 minutes
Introduction to User Lifecycle Management•10 minutes
Adding Users Overview•5 minutes
Exercise #1: Adding Users Individually•10 minutes
Exercise #2 - Add Several Users at Once•20 minutes
Sync Users to Domain with GCDS•20 minutes
Exercise #4 - Admin Roles and Privileges•10 minutes
Exercise #5 - Custom Admin Privileges•10 minutes
Exercise #6 - Resetting a User's Password•5 minutes
Exercise #7 - Rename a User•5 minutes
Exercise #8 - Suspend a User•5 minutes
Exercise #9 - Delete a User•5 minutes
Exercise #10 - Restore a Recently Deleted User•5 minutes
Exercise #11 - Create an Organization Unit•10 minutes
Exercise #12 - Create an Admin-Managed Group•15 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
User Lifecycle Management•30 minutes
Security
Module 3•3 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you will walk you through some of the security features that are available to you as the Cloud Identity admin.
What's included
2 videos10 readings1 assignment
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2 videos•Total 21 minutes
About Security•10 minutes
Secure LDAP Demonstration•11 minutes
10 readings•Total 110 minutes
Introduction to Security•20 minutes
Exercise #1 - Navigate the Security Center•10 minutes
Exercise #2 - Configure Common Security Settings•10 minutes
Exercise #3 - View and Manage your Users’ Security Settings•10 minutes
Exercise #5 - Set up Single Sign On with Google as an identity provider•10 minutes
Exercise #6: - Set up Single Sign On with a third-party identity provider•10 minutes
Explore the Secure LDAP Service•10 minutes
Exercise #7 - Add an LDAP Client to Cloud Identity•10 minutes
Exercise #8 - View Your Users' Account Activity Reports•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Security•30 minutes
Device Management
Module 4•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you'll learn about Google mobile device management settings, understand how to enforce device policies over their mobile fleet using the Google Admin console, and learn how to prevent unauthorized access to an account from a lost mobile device.
What's included
5 videos8 readings1 assignment
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5 videos•Total 24 minutes
Introduction to Google Mobile Management•4 minutes
Introduction to Enhanced Desktop Security for Windows•2 minutes
Google Credential Provider for Windows•8 minutes
Windows Device Management•9 minutes
Enhanced Desktop Security for Windows Deployment Scenarios•1 minute
8 readings•Total 80 minutes
Introduction to Google Mobile Management•10 minutes
Exercise #1 - Configuring your Mobile Devices Policy•10 minutes
Exercise #2 - Add a Mobile Device to the Domain•10 minutes
Exercise #3 - Handling Lost and Noncompliant Devices•10 minutes
Introduction to Enhanced Desktop Security for Windows•10 minutes
Google Credential Provider for Windows•10 minutes
Windows Device Management•10 minutes
Prepare and Deploy Enhanced Desktop Security for Windows•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Google Mobile Management•30 minutes
Domains and Reports
Module 5•1 hour to complete
Module details
In this module, you will learn how to do basic domain management and report generation from the Google Cloud Identity Admin Console.
What's included
2 videos4 readings1 assignment
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2 videos•Total 8 minutes
Introduction to Managing Domains•3 minutes
About Reports•5 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
Exercise #1 - Add a domain alias•10 minutes
Exercise #2 - Generate Reports•10 minutes
Exercise #3 - View Audit Logs•10 minutes
Exercise #4 - Create email alerts•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Domains and Reports•30 minutes
Summary, Use Case Example, & Resources
Module 6•1 hour to complete
Module details
This module serves as the summary of your training and also provides you with two case studies that will help you think about practical applications of Google Cloud Identity.
What's included
1 video2 readings
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1 video•Total 5 minutes
Cloud Identity Training Summary•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 40 minutes
Case Study #1 - Enforcing Multi-Factor Authentication for Access to Company-Owned Resources•20 minutes
Case Study #2 - Enable SSO for Cloud Apps•20 minutes
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Reviewed on Jun 14, 2021
The coursera courses are always gives us an very useful information.I enjoyed the course and learned a lot from it. The content is well organised and the cloud identity concepts are awesome.
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Reviewed on May 7, 2020
A good intro-level course for those who are not certified in the IT field. The course needs some updating with its wording as it does not match with some aspects of the Google Admin portal.
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Reviewed on May 24, 2021
Enjoyed this course and learned so much about Google Cloud Identity. As a beginner to cloud computing, the modules are easy to understand. Overall experience was great.
This is training for a new Google Cloud product, Cloud IAM (Cloud Identity & Access Management).
Who is the audience for this course?
Hopeful and existing system administrators who are: 1) attempting to better understand how a cloud-based Identity Provider (IdP) functions; 2) looking to understand more about using Cloud Identity and how to deploy it within their organization; and 3) tech savvy individuals who are interested in learning more about Google Cloud Identity. Another key audience for the course: architects and implementers of Google Cloud Platform infrastructure who wish to use Cloud Identity to manage their administrative user identities.
Are there prerequisites for this course?
-Learner must be ready to purchase a domain or have a pre-existing domain to use
-Basic understanding of identity management concepts
Is this course part of a Coursera Specialization?
Not at this point.
How is this course different?
The training will focus on taking a learner through setting up the product for their domain, adding users to their domain, to establishing a basic approach to mobile device management.
What is the price of this course?
This course is priced at $49 but learners also have the option to audit the course. Those who audit the course will have full access to the content but not graded assignments or a certificate of completion.
How often is this course updated and maintained? Can I be sure that I am getting the latest information in this course?
This course is based off a recently released Google product, so all content is up-to-date. We will be iterating and updating this course as the product changes, and as we receive learner feedback. We will also be adding media and other learning objects as the product matures.
Which certification does this course help you to prepare for?
This course doesn’t prepare a learner for any particular certification but it is valuable for expanding your knowledge base and working toward any of our certifications.
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
To access the course materials, assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid. The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
What will I get if I purchase the Certificate?
When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.