This Identity and Access Management using OpenAM training is designed to help participants understand and implement centralized authentication, authorization, and access control using OpenAM. The course covers IAM fundamentals, OpenAM architecture, authentication chains, authorization policies, single sign-on, federation concepts, session management, and operational best practices. Participants will gain practical insight into deploying and managing OpenAM for secure access to enterprise and web applications.

• Understand the architecture, identity management capabilities, and access control features of OpenAM for enterprise authentication  and authorization.
• Set up and configure the OpenAM environment, realms, users, policies, and security components for identity workflows.
• Design authentication flows, authorization models, federation strategies, and user lifecycle processes using OpenAM administration  approaches.
• Implement single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, identity federation, and access management workflows effectively.
• Debug, test, and optimize identity services, access policies, and authentication performance for scalability, reliability, and security.
• Build secure, scalable, and production-ready identity and access management solutions using OpenAM best practices.

 • Identity and access management engineers
 • Security architects and analysts
 • Application and middleware administrators
 • DevOps and platform engineers
 • IT teams managing authentication platforms

 • Basic understanding of web applications and networking
 • Familiarity with authentication concepts is helpful
 • Interest in identity, access control, and security platforms

 • Understanding IAM concepts and OpenAM architecture
 • Configuring authentication and authorization services
 • Implementing single sign-on capabilities
 • Managing sessions and access policies
 • Integrating applications with OpenAM
 • Understanding federation and identity standards
 • Securing user access and identities
 • Applying IAM operational best practices

By the end of this training, participants will be able to configure and manage identity and access management services using OpenAM. Learners will gain strong foundations in authentication, authorization, and SSO, enabling secure and centralized access control for enterprise applications.

Introduction to IAM & OpenAM Overview
 • Identity and access management fundamentals
 • Role of OpenAM in enterprise IAM
 • OpenAM architecture and components
 • Common IAM use cases

OpenAM Installation & Environment Setup
 • OpenAM deployment overview
 • Configuration and initial setup
 • Realms and configuration hierarchy
 • Administrative console navigation

Authentication Services & Chains
 • Authentication modules overview
 • Authentication chains and trees
 • User login workflows
 • Customizing authentication behavior

Session Management & Single Sign-On
 • Session lifecycle concepts
 • SSO implementation basics
 • Session policies and timeouts
 • Managing user experience

Authorization & Policy Management
 • Policy-based access control concepts
 • Defining authorization rules
 • Resource and subject mapping
 • Evaluating access decisions

Federation & Identity Integration Awareness
 • Federation concepts overview
 • Identity standards awareness
 • Trust relationships basics
 • External identity integration concepts

Security, Logging & Auditing
 • Securing OpenAM services
 • Audit and access logs
 • Monitoring authentication activity
 • Compliance awareness

Operations, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
 • Configuration management basics
 • Common operational issues
 • Performance considerations
 • Backup and recovery awareness

OpenAM IAM Practical Workshop & Best Practices
 • Implementing authentication and SSO
 • Configuring authorization policies
 • Integrating a sample application
 • Final workshop review and best practices

• OpenAM Setup & Identity Architecture
• Realms, Users & Policy Configuration
• Authentication, SSO & Multi-Factor Security
• Federation, Authorization & Access Management
• Testing, Debugging & Security Optimization
• End-to-End OpenAM IAM Implementation Project

Participants will be evaluated through hands-on OpenAM configuration exercises, practical IAM scenarios, instructor-led reviews, and a final assessment focused on implementing authentication and authorization workflows.

Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will receive an AcadNXT Certificate of Completion for Identity and Access Management using OpenAM. This digital, verifiable certification validates practical OpenAM IAM knowledge, secure access control implementation skills, and enterprise identity management expertise and can be shared on LinkedIn and included in professional profiles to strengthen IAM career credibility.