Google Professional DevOps Engineer: Managing & Securing Service Accounts

Google Cloud 2024    |    Beginner
  • 14 videos | 45m 25s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
Mastering the secure implementation and management of service accounts in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) allows you to streamline automated tasks, control access to resources, and enhance the security of your cloud environment. In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of service accounts in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), their importance for secure access management, and best practices for their creation and use. Explore how to assign IAM roles, manage keys, audit service account usage, and rotate keys for enhanced security. Delve into real-world case studies, strategies for minimizing risk, and comparisons between service accounts and user accounts. Discover how service accounts integrate with key services like Cloud Build and considerations for multi-cloud environments. This course is one of a collection that prepares learners for the Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer exam.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Define the role and importance of service accounts in google cloud platform
    Summarize the process of creating and managing service accounts for various gcp services
    Explain the best practices for assigning iam roles to service accounts to ensure principle of least privilege
    Outline the steps for securely managing keys associated with service accounts
    Describe how to audit service account usage and access permissions using cloud audit logs
    Demonstrate the process of rotating and managing service account keys to enhance security
  • Discuss strategies for minimizing the use of service accounts with broad permissions
    Review case studies illustrating the effective use of service accounts in complex gcp environments
    Analyze the impact of service account misconfigurations on security and how to mitigate these risks
    Compare the use of service accounts versus user accounts for automated tasks within gcp
    Illustrate the integration of service accounts with gcp's cloud build for ci/cd pipelines
    Highlight the considerations for service account usage in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures
    Summarize the key concepts covered in this course

IN THIS COURSE

  • 1m 25s
    In this video, you will discover the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS
  • 2m 18s
    After completing this video, you will be able to define the role and importance of service accounts in Google Cloud Platform. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Process of Creating and Managing Service Accounts
    3m 4s
    In this video, we will summarize the process of creating and managing service accounts for various GCP services. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Best Practices for Assigning IAM Roles
    3m 15s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to explain the best practices for assigning IAM roles to service accounts to ensure principle of least privilege. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Steps for Securely Managing Keys
    3m 26s
    During this video, you will learn how to outline the steps for securely managing keys associated with service accounts. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Service Account and Access Permissions Auditing
    2m 15s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe how to audit service account usage and access permissions using Cloud Audit Logs. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Process of Rotating and Managing Service Account Keys
    6m 4s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to demonstrate the process of rotating and managing service account keys to enhance security. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Strategies for Minimizing the Use of Service Accounts
    2m 35s
    After completing this video, you will be able to discuss strategies for minimizing the use of service accounts with broad permissions. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  Case Studies on the Use of Service Accounts
    1m 55s
    Learn how to review case studies illustrating the effective use of service accounts in complex GCP environments. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  Service Account Misconfigurations Risks and Mitigations
    3m 10s
    Discover how to analyze the impact of service account misconfigurations on security and how to mitigate these risks. FREE ACCESS
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    11.  Service Accounts Versus User Accounts
    5m 48s
    In this video, we will compare the use of service accounts versus user accounts for automated tasks within GCP. FREE ACCESS
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    12.  Integration of Service Accounts with Cloud Build
    5m 51s
    In this video, you will learn how to illustrate the integration of service accounts with GCP's Cloud Build for CI/CD pipelines. FREE ACCESS
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    13.  Considerations for Service Account Usage in Multi and Hybrid Clouds
    3m 22s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to highlight the considerations for service account usage in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures. FREE ACCESS
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    14.  Course Summary
    57s
    In this video, we will summarize the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS

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