Harvard University
Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles
4.71,590 ratingsMobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change
Overview
In this module, you’ll follow an IT team as it transitions its organization to a passwordless model to strengthen and simplify security. In the process, you’ll learn about several passwordless options available to organizations running Windows and how to implement them.
Syllabus 11
- Introduction 5 minutes
- Understanding the threat landscape 5 minutes
- What is passwordless authentication? 5 minutes
- Use Windows Hello for Business 5 minutes
- Use authenticator apps for passwordless authentication 5 minutes
- Use security keys for passwordless authentication 5 minutes
- Choose the right passwordless method 5 minutes
- Apply deployment best practices for passwordless authentication 5 minutes
- Deployment checklist: Passwordless authentication rollout 5 minutes
- Knowledge check 5 minutes
- Summary 5 minutes
Skills you'll practise
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- Free, official and kept up to date by Microsoft.
- Free sandbox environments for many Azure exercises, no credit card needed.
- Counts toward Microsoft certification exams (AZ-900, AI-900, PL-300…).
- From Microsoft, a well-regarded name.
- Free digital badge you can add to LinkedIn.
- Completely free.
- Self-paced: start any time.
- A clear syllabus (11 parts) you can see before you start.
Disadvantages
- Mostly reading, not video.
- Focused on Microsoft products.
- Short (30 minutes): an overview, not deep coverage.
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Free, with a free credential
- Free: Sign in with any Microsoft account.
- Badge: Finish it to earn a free badge on your Microsoft Learn profile.
Microsoft is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (86/100).
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