SSO Troubleshooting
RCCE students will learn single sign-on architecture, implementation, and security including SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, Kerberos, federation protocols, and SSO session management. RCCE students will learn to design SSO architectures that balance user convenience with security, configure identity providers and service providers for SAML-based SSO, implement OIDC-based SSO for modern applications, troubleshoot SSO authentication failures, secure SSO sessions against hijacking and replay attacks, audit SSO configurations for misconfigurations, and respond to incidents involving SSO compromise including golden SAML attacks and session token theft. This diagnostic course focuses on identifying, analyzing, and resolving common failures, misconfigurations, and operational issues. At an expert level, RCCE students will learn systematic troubleshooting methodologies that accelerate root-cause analysis and minimize downtime. Students work through realistic break-fix scenarios that build the diagnostic confidence needed for high-pressure production environments.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing SSO Troubleshooting
- Execute hands-on tasks for diagnostic skills — covering Systematic SSO troubleshooting methods, Root-cause analysis for auth failures.
- Execute hands-on tasks for systematic sso troubleshooting methods — covering Root-cause analysis for auth failures.
- Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement, including SAML 2.0 / OIDC / Kerberos protocols, and Federation trust chain design.
- Execute hands-on tasks for saml 2.0 / oidc / kerberos protocols — covering Federation trust chain design.
- Execute hands-on tasks for security operations — covering Golden SAML attacks, Prevent session hijacking and replay.
- Execute hands-on tasks for detect golden saml attacks — covering Prevent session hijacking and replay.
- Execute hands-on tasks for hands-on labs — covering Break-fix scenarios in test environments, Production-grade debugging workflows.
- Explain SSO Architecture Overview fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for user request
- Integrate privilege controls with identity providers and SIEM telemetry
- Execute hands-on tasks for token/assertion
- Execute hands-on tasks for access granted
| Module 01 | Diagnostic Skills |
| Module 02 | Systematic SSO troubleshooting methods |
| Module 03 | Architecture Mastery |
| Module 04 | SAML 2.0 / OIDC / Kerberos protocols |
| Module 05 | Security Operations |
| Module 06 | Detect Golden SAML attacks |
| Module 07 | Hands-On Labs |
| Module 08 | SSO Architecture Overview |
| Module 09 | User Request |
| Module 10 | Service Provider |
| Module 11 | Token/Assertion |
| Module 12 | Access Granted |
| Module 13 | Core Components |
| Module 14 | Key Principles |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice sso troubleshooting by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Execute hands-on tasks for diagnostic skills
- Lab 2: Execute hands-on tasks for systematic sso troubleshooting methods
- Lab 3: Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for saml 2.0 / oidc / kerberos protocols
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for security operations
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for SSO Troubleshooting, verifiable through the Rocheston certification portal.
- Full access to all course materials and slide decks
- Hands-on lab access on Rocheston Rose X OS environment
- Access to Rocheston CyberNotes
- Access to Rocheston Zelfire — EDR/XDR SIEM platform
- Access to Rocheston Raven — online cyber range exercise platform
- Access to Rocheston Vulnerability Vines AI