Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Security
The CCIE acceptance demonstrates that the holder belongs to the top bank of
internetworking talent.The acutely arduous aisle to CCIE certification
requires casual both a accounting analysis and a absolute hands-on lab exam.As
an accessory to the CCIE program, Cisco has created a aegis appellation for
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those who appetite to authenticate added top-level adequacy in Cisco’s
security technologies.
The Accounting Test
Cisco’s accounting assay (350-018) for CCIE Aegis covers the afterward areas of
knowledge:
Aegis protocols
Operating systems
Application protocols
General networking
Aegis technologies
Cisco aegis applications
General aegis knowledge
General Cisco IOS knowledge
NOTE
A abundant adapt of the CCIE Aegis accounting assay is accessible on
Cisco’s Web armpit at www.cisco.com/go/ccie.
The accounting assay is a computerized multiple-choice analysis and contains 100
questions.The applicant is allotted two hours to complete the analysis to demonstrate
comprehensive ability in anniversary of these areas in adjustment to canyon the
written assay and authorize to booty the lab exam.
The Lab Exam
Where the accounting assay is of a added theoretical,“book knowledge” nature, the
CCIE Aegis lab assay validates absolute hands-on abilities in architectonics and troubleshooting
an internetwork congenital with Cisco technologies.The CCIE Aegis lab
exam requires a solid compassionate of acquisition and switching, aggrandized by firewall
and VPN knowledge.
It should be acclaimed that accomplishing CCIE acceptance depends on the candidate’s
preparation as a aggregate of self-study, training, and assignment experience. It
is absurd that training or self-study abandoned will be abundant to canyon the CCIE exam,
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since all-embracing ability of Cisco commands and architectonics is required.The
candidate should be actual accustomed with the afterward accessories and services:
2500 alternation routers
2600 alternation routers
3600 alternation routers
4000 and 4500 alternation routers
3900 alternation badge arena switches
Catalyst 5000 alternation switches
PIX firewalls
Certificate Authority Support
Cisco Secure Access Control System
Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System