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| Derek Nash 2003-03-04, 10:24 am |
| I past the all the CCSP exams over the last couple of weeks. Here are my
general thoughts on the exams and the order I would recommend taking them.
9E0-131 Cisco SAFE Implementation - As long as you read the SAFE whitepaper
and have some practical security design experience this is an easy exam.
Difficulty Rating on a scale of 1 to 10 is a 6
640-100 Managing Cisco Network Security - This exam is much more focused on
Router implementations. Topics include CBAC, ISAKMP, CSACS, and IDS
features. Difficulty rating of 7.
9E0-111 PIX Advanced Firewalls - Fairly indepth test on Cisco PIX firewalls.
Difficulty rating of 8.
9E0-121 Cisco Secure VPN - This is a very difficult as it covers 3 fairly
distinct products and how they integrate with one another. Focus your
studies on 3002 Hardware Client, 3000 Series Concentrators, and Cisco Secure
VPN Client. It should also be stated that the Q&A performed by Cisco on this
exam is very poor. The test engine is buggy in certain areas that literally
leave you guessing at the answers. Difficulty rating of 9.
9E0-100 Cisco Secure IDS - Very easy test that know longer focuses on Policy
Manager, but cover the IDS and IEV GUI's in greater detail. Difficulty
rating of 5.
Good luck to everyone!
Derek Nash
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| bernie v 2003-03-04, 10:24 am |
| nice work!!
did u take the old versions of the test? or the new versions?
if new.....which study materials did you use? most of the books are for the
old versions
bernie v
"Derek Nash" <derek@nashworld.net> wrote in message
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> I past the all the CCSP exams over the last couple of weeks. Here are my
> general thoughts on the exams and the order I would recommend taking them.
>
> 9E0-131 Cisco SAFE Implementation - As long as you read the SAFE
whitepaper
> and have some practical security design experience this is an easy exam.
> Difficulty Rating on a scale of 1 to 10 is a 6
>
> 640-100 Managing Cisco Network Security - This exam is much more focused
on
> Router implementations. Topics include CBAC, ISAKMP, CSACS, and IDS
> features. Difficulty rating of 7.
>
> 9E0-111 PIX Advanced Firewalls - Fairly indepth test on Cisco PIX
firewalls.
> Difficulty rating of 8.
>
> 9E0-121 Cisco Secure VPN - This is a very difficult as it covers 3 fairly
> distinct products and how they integrate with one another. Focus your
> studies on 3002 Hardware Client, 3000 Series Concentrators, and Cisco
Secure
> VPN Client. It should also be stated that the Q&A performed by Cisco on
this
> exam is very poor. The test engine is buggy in certain areas that
literally
> leave you guessing at the answers. Difficulty rating of 9.
>
> 9E0-100 Cisco Secure IDS - Very easy test that know longer focuses on
Policy
> Manager, but cover the IDS and IEV GUI's in greater detail. Difficulty
> rating of 5.
>
> Good luck to everyone!
>
> Derek Nash
>
>
>
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| Derek Nash 2003-03-04, 10:24 am |
| Comments below...
"bernie v" <bernie@nospam_nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
news:VV39a.8828$_L3.2495@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> nice work!!
>
> did u take the old versions of the test? or the new versions?
New Versions
>
> if new.....which study materials did you use? most of the books are for
the
> old versions
>
I used the old versions of the cisco press books. Most of the questions and
answers can be found verbatum in the books. I based that on the few
questions I made a mental note of during the exam for later look-up.
I saw on the Cisco Press site that some of the new books will be available
at the end March.
>
>
> bernie v
>
>
<snip>
Derek Nash
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| vladimir 2003-03-04, 8:24 pm |
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"Derek Nash" <derek@nashworld.net> wrote in message
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@newsreader.visi.com...
> I past the all the CCSP exams over the last couple of weeks. Here are my
> general thoughts on the exams and the order I would recommend taking them.
>
> 9E0-131 Cisco SAFE Implementation - As long as you read the SAFE
whitepaper
> and have some practical security design experience this is an easy exam.
> Difficulty Rating on a scale of 1 to 10 is a 6
>
> 640-100 Managing Cisco Network Security - This exam is much more focused
on
> Router implementations. Topics include CBAC, ISAKMP, CSACS, and IDS
> features. Difficulty rating of 7.
>
> 9E0-111 PIX Advanced Firewalls - Fairly indepth test on Cisco PIX
firewalls.
> Difficulty rating of 8.
>
> 9E0-121 Cisco Secure VPN - This is a very difficult as it covers 3 fairly
> distinct products and how they integrate with one another. Focus your
> studies on 3002 Hardware Client, 3000 Series Concentrators, and Cisco
Secure
> VPN Client. It should also be stated that the Q&A performed by Cisco on
this
> exam is very poor. The test engine is buggy in certain areas that
literally
> leave you guessing at the answers. Difficulty rating of 9.
>
> 9E0-100 Cisco Secure IDS - Very easy test that know longer focuses on
Policy
> Manager, but cover the IDS and IEV GUI's in greater detail. Difficulty
> rating of 5.
>
> Good luck to everyone!
>
> Derek Nash
>
>
>
Thanks for sharing the experience , very much appreciated
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| hey  thats a really helpful review u had posted
Did you find any questions from the vpn client or was it just
the Cryptography.
thanx
"Derek Nash" <derek@nashworld.net> wrote in message news:< 3e64c6d6$0$52905$a1866201@news
reader.visi.com>...
> I past the all the CCSP exams over the last couple of weeks. Here are my
> general thoughts on the exams and the order I would recommend taking them.
>
> 9E0-131 Cisco SAFE Implementation - As long as you read the SAFE whitepaper
> and have some practical security design experience this is an easy exam.
> Difficulty Rating on a scale of 1 to 10 is a 6
>
> 640-100 Managing Cisco Network Security - This exam is much more focused on
> Router implementations. Topics include CBAC, ISAKMP, CSACS, and IDS
> features. Difficulty rating of 7.
>
> 9E0-111 PIX Advanced Firewalls - Fairly indepth test on Cisco PIX firewalls.
> Difficulty rating of 8.
>
> 9E0-121 Cisco Secure VPN - This is a very difficult as it covers 3 fairly
> distinct products and how they integrate with one another. Focus your
> studies on 3002 Hardware Client, 3000 Series Concentrators, and Cisco Secure
> VPN Client. It should also be stated that the Q&A performed by Cisco on this
> exam is very poor. The test engine is buggy in certain areas that literally
> leave you guessing at the answers. Difficulty rating of 9.
>
> 9E0-100 Cisco Secure IDS - Very easy test that know longer focuses on Policy
> Manager, but cover the IDS and IEV GUI's in greater detail. Difficulty
> rating of 5.
>
> Good luck to everyone!
>
> Derek Nash
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| The CCSP SAFE Implementation exam is based on the SAFE - Small, Medium,
Remote Access white paper.
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tmack
Alessandro <cogitatum@tin.it> wrote in message
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> I'm sorry, which are the directly useful (only) SAFE documents to pass
> the 9E0-131 exam of CCSP path?
>
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/n...working_solutio
ns_package.html
>
> Thank you
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| mtoka 2003-04-28, 11:26 am |
| Hey ..
regarding the IDS new version.
What version of the Appliance software and IDM, IEV does the exam cover? 4.0 or 3.1 .. or it simply doesn't matter much?
any ideas... thanks |
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