Google Cloud Skills Boost

Ensure Access & Identity in Google Cloud

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Earn a skill badge by completing the Ensure Access & Identity in Google Cloud quest, where you will learn about many fundamental features of cloud security, including how to recognize and assign roles and users using Identity and Access Management (IAM), assign predefined roles and create custom roles, create and manage service accounts, securely enable private connectivity between resources in multiple virtual private clouds (VPCs), restrict application access based on authentication using Identity-Aware Proxy, set up a secure Cloud Storage bucket and view related audit logs, manage keys and encrypted data using Key Management Service, create a private Kubernetes cluster where nodes are not publicly accessible.

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  • Lab

    Cloud IAM: Qwik Start

    Google Cloud IAM unifies access control for Cloud Platform services into a single system to present a consistent set of operations. Watch the short video Manage Access Control with Google Cloud IAM.

  • Lab

    IAM Custom Roles

    Cloud IAM provides the right tools to manage resource permissions with minimum fuss and high automation. You do not directly grant users permissions. Instead, you grant them roles, which bundle one or more permissions. This allows you to map job functions within your company to groups and roles.

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    Service Accounts and Roles: Fundamentals

    In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to create and manage Service Accounts

  • Lab

    VPC Network Peering

    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Network Peering allows private connectivity across two VPC networks regardless of whether or not they belong to the same project or the same organization.

  • Lab

    User Authentication: Identity-Aware Proxy

    Learn how to restrict access selected authenticated users with Identity-Aware Proxy without special programming. Discover how to retrieve user identity information from IAP.

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    Getting Started with Cloud KMS

    In this lab you will work with advanced features of Google Cloud Security and Privacy APIs, including setting up a secure Cloud Storage bucket, managing keys and encrypted data using Key Management Storage, and viewing Cloud Storage audit logs.

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    Setting up a Private Kubernetes Cluster

    Hands-on lab for creating a private cluster in the cloud environment. In a private cluster, nodes do not have public IP addresses, so your workloads run in an environment that is isolated from the Internet. Prerequisites: Experience with Kubernetes Clusters, and CIDR-range IP address.

  • Lab

    Ensure Access & Identity in Google Cloud: Challenge Lab

    This challenge labs tests your skills using Security and Identity services with Google Cloud.

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    Quest Info
    Prerequisites
    Prior to enrolling in this skill badge quest, it is recommended that you complete the the following quests:
    Available languages
    English, español (Latinoamérica), 日本語, português (Brasil), and français
    What do I do when I finish this quest?
    After finishing this quest, you can explore additional content in your learning path or browse the learning catalog.
    What badges can I earn?
    Upon finishing a quest, you will earn a badge of completion. Some quests test your ability to apply your knowledge via a final assessment challenge lab. For these quests, you will receive a skill badge. Badges can be viewed on your profile and shared with your social network.