Re: CEH exam & hacking exposed

[Stephen Johnson <maillists () pets4u com>]

I just took the CEH last Friday -- passed it too. :)

I took a five day course previous to taking the test, but the test was
pretty different from what the class was.

There is a pdf you can download from brain dump that has most of the
questions from the test on it. I found that very helpful.



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> From: "Al Smolkin" <UnODir () hotpop com>
> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:21:51 -0500
> To: "pen-test () securityfocus com" <pen-test () securityfocus com>
> Subject: Re: CEH exam & hacking exposed
>
> I took the exam about two years ago, and it did not reflect the course in the
> least bit.
> Judging by the recent replies, the format hasn't changed much.
>
> If you wanna pass the exam, read the brain dumps and a few books.
>
> If you're very serious about security, and willing to learn the "bad guy"
> perspective, take the class.
>
> Honestly, and I've said this before, the knowledge I've gained in that
> week-long class was more than I could've hoped to learn on my own in two
> years.
>
> When you have two instructors with a combined security knowledge of more than
> thirty years, it kinda speaks for itself.
>
> Your other option.
> Find a cracker who's not in jail.
> Ask him/her to teach you.
>
> Good luck convincing him/her that you won't use the skills in a law-tampering
> manner, or that you're not with government.
>
> Al Smolkin
>
> CEH, CCNA
>
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> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:55:02 +0100, Guillaume Lavoix wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > Anybody can tell me if using the hacking exposed book is enough in order to
> > Take & pass the CEH certification ?
>
> > Thank you,
> > Guillaume