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Questions tagged [certification]

We use the certification tag for questions about programs designed to vouch for an individual's competence in security-related work. Use the "compliance" tag for programs like PCI-DSS that assess the security of a server.

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How to become a cybersecurity engineer

I want to become a cybersecurity engineer. Currently, I have a good knowledge of pentesting, programming(python, c++, bash, batch, powershell), networking, firewalls but something come to my mind. Where do I start to actually become a cybersecurity…
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How to implement internal certification mechanism for my web applications?

Our company develops web applications and uses them on the internal network. We need to set up a mechanism to control and monitor internal network traffic so that only approved applications on the network can be used by clients and not-certified…
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Can CRL and CA Issuers urls contain spaces?

I am using OpenSSL For example, I have a CRL/CA Issuers URL that is like this: http://pki.example.com/Example Intermediate Certificate Authority.crl #CA Issuers caIssuers;URI.0 = http://pki.example.com/Example Intermediate Certificate…
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Is reading ISO 27000 official publication sufficient to prepare for exam?

I was at the ISO/IEC 27001 official web page. I saw a the publication for the norm. It's about 23 pages. So I was wondering if studying those 23 pages would prepare me enough, lets say at 80%, to passe exams for foundation, lead auditor or lead…
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Trusting CA Certificates by Thumbprint

Id like to create an application which trusts certificates issued from specific CAs. My ideas is to have a list of thumbprints for CA certificates I trust. Then whenever my app receives a certificate for authentication, it checks its cert chain and…
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CEH & Comptia Pentest+

I'm currently studying for the Comptia Security+ exam In few months from now, I will have the opportunity to attend a 4 months preparation course for CEH without paying! But I will not try to get the CEH exam because of the price of the voucher a…
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Is Certification path construction algorithm needed for SSL/TLS?

In the TLS Handshake a Certificate message is sent. This message contains the (chain of) certificates needed to validate the provided certificate of the communicating party. However, I have also read some papers, and also defined in RFC5280, that…
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Earning CPE for SANS/GIAC certification renewal through online courses

I am currently a holder of GIAC Security Essentials certificate (GSEC) that expires soon, so I'm looking for a way to renew this certificate in the most efficient way. GIAC Certification Renewal page says that it is possible to earn all necessary 36…
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Guidelines to make Windows Server 2008 Common Criteria Installation

I'm new to certification arguments. I have an issue with a requirement that is to make an application in a certified Windows 2008 environment. What are / where can I find a guide to WS2008 CC-compliant setup: which features can I safely install and…
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Certificates with no sysadmin skills?

I am coming from a web application developer career, so no sysadmin skills. But I also like security topics. I was wondering if after getting a certification such as GIAC, GPEN or EC Council CEH, or any other pentesting certification would make me…
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Will GCIH help me in my career path?

I am into non-functional (performance) testing for 12 years. I am planning to move to pen testing with GCIH certification. Can I get a fresh start in pen testing after this?
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Advice on career switch

I'm an IT technical writer with 6 years of experience looking to transition to a career in information security. I have good knowledge of software, databases, and cloud computing with a year or so of experience in system security documentation (NIST…
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What kind of ISO 27k certifications can an individual get?

I heard that there are ISO 27K certifications. E.G. Info Security foundation based on ISO/IEC 27002. I am interested how it is possible to get a higher level, what kind of options there are to get iso 27k certifications, what are the steps? Thanks…
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Which is first job or certificates

Here goes a question I have in my mind after I finish my study and start looking for a job. I have visited many recruiting websites and also clicked on many career tabs on companies websites. There I have read many responsibilities and duties…
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Advice - When just starting your career, what are the best certifications to eyeball?

Im just starting out in school to study Network and Info Security. I know this is the field I want to invest my time and study into. Well over 200k security jobs went unfulfilled last year. My question is this - I know that real work experience…
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