From: John Kaberna (jkaberna@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Oct 03 2001 - 06:54:03 GMT-3
I would guess that the Security lab would be slightly harder to prepare for
than the R/S lab. The core routing and switching is still there. The
difference is desktop protocol related topics are replaced with security
topics. Think of how difficult they can make security topics versus IPX,
DLSW, bridging, etc. I think that they have the opportunity to make the
Security lab a lot more difficult to prepare for because I think there is a
lot more to cover in security than desktop protocols. I wouldn't be saying
this a year ago when there was quite a bit less functionality in security
and there were a lot more desktop protocols. I hope that makes sense.
I also think they they are making it easier on us by not including hardware
such as a VPN concentrator and IDS sensor. Very disappointing IMO. I also
think they should test us on our ability to setup, configure, and use Cisco
Secure Applications such as ACS, CSPM, Scanner, CA servers, etc. Then
again, they would only be able to do that if the lab was a 2-day format. :)
Let me write that lab in a 2-day format. There will be no such thing as lab
rats passing with little to no experience. I'm sure the test will be
difficult, but I think I'll feel the same way as I did after passing the
R/S. It was hard, but not as hard as it should have been.
Every project I've worked on over the past 18 months was very heavy in
security and I am finding out how little I know about several topics that I
haven't used in the real world yet. Bottom line is I think the R/S will be
a little more difficult than the R/S. But, if you have very heavy security
experience and you suck at the desktop protocols like I do it's probably
with the extra effort.
John Kaberna
CCIE #7146
NETCG Inc.
Cisco Premier Partner
www.netcginc.com
(415) 750-3800
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