Procedures in Applying For CEH Certification

CEH can be said as certified ethical hacker. This certification is a professional certificate and it is awarded by EC council (international council of E-commerce consultant). Ethical hacker is a name that is given to a penetration testing/ tester. Ethical hacker is employed by the organization with full trust with the employer (ethical hacker) for attempting the penetrating the computer system in order to find and fix all the computer security vulnerabilities. Computer security vulnerabilities also include illegal hacking (gaining of authorization to some other computer systems). These activities are crime activity in almost all countries. Doing penetrating test in a particular system with the permission of the owner is done and also possible except in Germany. This certification validates the knowledge and skills that are required on how to look for the vulnerabilities as well as weaknesses in a particular computer. This CEH certification is following 6th version as on August 2008.

EC Council also offers another certification and it is known as CNDA (certified network defense architect). This certification is specially designed for the United States government authorities and it is available for only selected authorities/ agencies. There is no special difference between the two certification expect with the name.

Coursework of CEH certification:

Coursework for CEH certification consists of 67 modules totally and ranges from 30 minutes to 5 or more hours depending upon the module as well as the information provided. In some centers which are in Europe and Asia included this CEH program as one of their modules within the program.

CEH certification examination:

Examination can be attended by the candidates either after attending training at Accredited Training Center (ATC) or by self study. If a candidate is selecting self study option, then 2 years of work experience in information security proofs has to be submitted along with a filled application form. Examination shall consist of 150 questions approximately and all are multiple choice questions. Duration for the examination is up to 4 hours. Cost of the exam is 250 USD which is subject to change due to local taxes and exchange rates in the daily market. Recertification shall be done after 3 years.

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