Introduction
The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Security Certification is an increasingly popular internetworking certification and one of the most popular security certifications in the world. Although CCIE certification builds on the foundation you may have established from CCNA certification, CCNP certification, and other certifications, there is no prerequisite to attempt to gain CCIE certification. However, attaining CCNA and CCNP certifications will help you understand the Cisco subjects and testing strategies that are necessary to be successful when you attempt the CCIE written and lab exams.
This book is designed to help you prepare for the CCIE Security written exam. This second edition builds on the successful first edition by incorporating full coverage of the latest exam topics. This book will also help you prepare for the CCIE Security recertification exam.
The CCIE Security certification was recognized in December 2003 as being the second hottest certification in the IT industry.
NOTE Cisco recently announced a revision of the CCIE Security certification exam with a number of new topics added and a small amount of old and unused technologies removed.
For more details on the new CCIE Security 2.0 written exam, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/ US/learning/le3/ccie/security/index.html.
This new edition has been updated to consider all of these new changes.
The CCIE Security track was released in 2001 by Cisco and since security technologies have been evolving so much, Cisco is constantly working towards improving the track and ensuring the content is up-to-date. To achieve CCIE Security certification you must first pass a written qualification exam (a computer-based exam of 100 multiple-choice questions) and a one-day lab exam. To qualify for the CCIE Security lab exam, you must first successfully pass the written exam.
Both exams are difficult, and this book is primarily aimed at helping you prepare for the written exam by covering all of the stated written exam blueprint topics. However, Chapter 8, "CCIE Security Self-Study Lab," includes a CCIE Security self-study lab that helps you with comprehensive preparation for the lab exam by giving you an idea of the challenges you will face in the lab exam. Appendix C, "Sample CCIE Routing and Switching Lab I" and Appendix D, "Sample CCIE Routing and Switching Lab II," also contain bonus Routing and Switching lab topics to help you prepare for that exam as well. This is an added bonus because the lab portion of the CCIE Security certification contains approximately 50 percent of topics from Routing and Switching content. Recent Cisco announcements regarding the lab exam mean that simple assignments such as basic Frame Relay configurations, VLAN configuration, and routing protocols are now preconfigured for you. This ensures that the CCIE Security track is focused more on testing an individual's security skills.
Achieving CCIE Security certification is made intentionally difficult by Cisco. You should have extensive practical experience and you should consult many resources to be prepared to pass a CCIE exam. Cisco advises that you have 3 to 5 years of prior experience before attempting any CCIE track. What this book will do for you is give you a comprehensive look at all of the topics covered on the CCIE Security written exam. Use this book and the CD-ROM to confidently assess your level of preparedness for all of the topics covered on the written exam.
The CCIE Security written exam is a 2-hour multiple-choice exam with a surprising amount of Cisco IOS configurations and scenario-type questions. Some questions require only one answer while other questions require two or more.
Passing the written exam means that you have mastered networking concepts and fundamental security topics necessary to build a complex, secure, and routable IP network using Cisco routers and security equipment and software. This is a great skill and demonstrates to any employer you are ready for any challenges that may be asked of you.
NOTE The CCIE Security written exam is a computer-based exam with multiple-choice questions. The exam can be taken at any Thomson Prometric testing center (http:// www.prometric.com/Default.htm) or Pearson VUE testing site (http://www.vue.com/). The exam is 2 hours long and has 100 questions. You should check with Prometric or VUE for the exact length of the exam. The exam is constantly under review, so be sure to check the latest updates from Cisco at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning/le3/ccie/security/index.html.
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