Title: ECSA exam: required modules?
Post by: j0rDy on March 14, 2012, 03:55:50 AM

I'm looking in to taking the self study road to getting myself ECSA/LPT certified, but i'm a little lost: i already figured out that you need to pass the ECSA exam to become ecsa certified, and if you want to obtain LPT you need to submit your certifications of both CEH and ECSA. This is all there is to it, no exam whatsoever, which is a little odd if you ask me.

Now i was wondering about the following: The ECSA/LPT course consists of 47 modules, where the first 11 are ECSA, the rest are LPT. Is the exam based on the frist 11 modules, or are all modules part of the exam?

it will probably be a while before i am going to take the exam, but expect a little review when i do...

Title: Re: ECSA exam: required modules?
Post by: UNIX on March 14, 2012, 05:17:40 AM

The ECSA exam only covers modules 1-10.

Title: Re: ECSA exam: required modules?
Post by: j0rDy on March 14, 2012, 08:23:37 AM

hmm, that is what i thought, but some research got me the following information:

http://eccouncil.org/courses/exam_information/ecsa_exam_412-79.aspx (http://eccouncil.org/courses/exam_information/ecsa_exam_412-79.aspx)

Code:

The Exam 412-79 tests ECSA/LPT candidates on the following 35 domains.

   Module 1: The Need for Security Analysis
   Module 2: Advanced Googling
   Module 3: TCP/IP Packet Analysis
   Module 4: Advanced Sniffing Techniques
   Module 5: Vulnerability Analysis with Nessus
   Module 6: Advanced Wireless Testing
   Module 7: Designing a DMZ
   Module 8: Snort Analysis
   Module 9: Log Analysis
   Module 10: Advanced Exploits and Tools
   Module 11: Penetration Testing Methodologies
   Module 12: Customers and Legal Agreements
   Module 13: Penetration Testing Planning and Scheduling
   Module 14: Pre Penetration Testing Checklist
   Module 15: Information Gathering
   Module 16: Vulnerability Analysis
   Module 17: External Penetration Testing
   Module 18: Internal Network Penetration Testing
   Module 19: Router Penetration Testing
   Module 20: Firewall Penetration Testing
   Module 21: IDS Penetration Testing
   Module 22: Wireless Network Penetration Testing
   Module 23: Denial of Service Penetration Testing
   Module 24: Password Cracking Penetration Testing
   Module 25: Social Engineering Penetration Testing
   Module 26: Stolen Laptop Penetration Testing
   Module 27: Application Penetration Testing
   Module 28: Physical Security Penetration Testing
   Module 29: Database Penetration testing
   Module 30: VoIP Penetration Testing
   Module 31: VPN Penetration Testing
   Module 32: Penetration Testing Report Analysis
   Module 33: Penetration Testing Report and Documentation Writing
   Module 34: Penetration Testing Deliverables and Conclusion
   Module 35: Ethics of a Licensed Penetration Tester

which seems quite a lot for "just" 50 questions, that is less then 1 per module!

Title: Re: ECSA exam: required modules?
Post by: UNIX on March 14, 2012, 08:55:19 AM

I did ECSA a couple of months ago myself, so I'm quite sure it's only the first ten ones. ;)

Title: Re: ECSA exam: required modules?
Post by: BillV on March 14, 2012, 01:09:05 PM

Seconded. The exam only covers the first ten modules.

Title: Re: ECSA exam: required modules?
Post by: j0rDy on March 15, 2012, 03:09:34 AM

Thanks guys, i'm already through half the course, so i will finish up first and start focussing on the first ten modules.

Title: Re: ECSA exam: required modules?
Post by: tancs on February 23, 2013, 10:30:44 AM

which book, what material you using?

I will take the exam early of April.

thanks.

Title: Re: ECSA exam: required modules?
Post by: BillV on March 05, 2013, 10:11:08 AM

He's referencing the official courseware material.

EH-Net

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