EXAMS: WHAT TO KNOW
• Relates to: CCIE
The CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) is one of the
most coveted Information Technology certifications today. It is designed to
challenge even the most experienced networking professionals. With the long
hours and dedication that will be required to pass the Lab exam will come
personal and professional rewards.
This Cramsession prepares you for, what is sometimes called,
the “written CCIE Security” exam or, more correctly, the CCIE
Security Prequalification Exam #350-018.
As this is an “expert-level’ certification, the
knowledge required to complete the prequalification exam and the lab exam is
vast and extensive. You will be expected to know “just about
everything” and, as this is the security specialization, especially
everything in relation to Cisco Security. You will be expected to answer 100
questions in two hours and obtain a 70%, or better, score to pass.
Once you have passed the prequalification exam, you will be
able to schedule your CCIE Security Lab Exam at one of the Cisco CCIE Labs. At
the time of this writing, Cisco only offers the CCIE Security Lab exam at one
location in the United States- San Jose, CA. The Lab Exam will be a full day of
hands-on grueling configuration that this prequalification exam will not prepare
you for. This is because the prequalification exam is a traditional
“question and answer” exam, whereas the Lab exam is completely a
hands-on configuration exam.
While there may be specializations within the CCIE umbrella,
in general, a CCIE is expected to understand networking technologies, how they
work, and how to troubleshoot them. This is especially true of Cisco networking
technologies. The CCIE Security specialization of the CCIE certifications
combines the expectation of knowing what was just mentioned plus being a
security expert. While you may already be familiar with many of the technologies
mentioned below, don’t expect to pass any of the CCIE exams with just an
intermediate level knowledge of these technologies. The CCIE-level exams are
expert exams. In-depth knowledge of networking technologies, and especially the
technologies listed below, is required.
(The following list is taken from
Cisco’s CCIE Security Blueprint.)
Security Protocols
- Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
- Terminal Access
Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+)
- Kerberos
- Virtual
Private Dial-up Networks (VPDN/Virtual Profiles)
- Data Encryption Standard
(DES)
- Triple DES (DES3)
- IP Secure (IPSec)
- Internet Key Exchange
(IKE)
- Certificate Enrollment Protocol (CEP)
- Point to Point Tunneling
Protocol (PPTP)
- Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
Operating Systems
- UNIX
- Windows (NT/95/98/2000)
Application Protocols
- Domain Name System (DNS)
- Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- Secure Shell (SSH)
- Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- Active Directory
General Networking
- Networking Basics
- TCP/IP
- Switching and Bridging (including:
VLANs, Spanning Tree, etc.)
- Routed Protocols
- Routing Protocols
(including: RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
- Point to Point Protocol (PPP)
- IP
Multicast...
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