Blueprint and Study Suggestions
Security Written Exam Blueprint
- Security Protocols
- Operating Systems
- Application Protocols
- General Networking
- Security Technologies
- Cisco Security Applications
- Security General
- Cisco General
Security Qualification Exam (350-018) Blueprint
- Security Protocols
- Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
- Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+)
- Kerberos
- Virtual Private Dial-up Networks (VPDN/Virtual Profiles)
- Data Encryption Standard (DES)
- Triple DES (DES3)
- IP Secure (IPSec)
- Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
- Certificate Enrollment Protocol (CEP)
- Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
- Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)

Operating Systems
- UNIX
- Windows (NT/95/98/2000)

Application Protocols
- Domain Name System (DNS)
- Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- Secure Shell (SSH)
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- Active Directory

General Networking
- Networking Basics
- TCP/IP
- Switching and Bridging (including: VLANs, Spanning Tree, etc.)
- Routed Protocols
- Routing Protocols (including: RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
- Point to Point Protocol (PPP)
- IP Multicast
- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
- Async
- Access Devices (for example: Cisco AS 5300 series)

Security Technologies
- Concepts
- Packet Filtering
- Proxies
- Port Address Translation (PAT)
- Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Firewalls
- Active Audit
- Content Filters
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
- Authentication Technologies
- Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Cisco Security Applications
- Cisco Secure UNIX
- Cisco Secure NT
- Cisco Secure PIX Firewall
- Cisco Secure Policy Manager (formerly Cisco Security Manager)
- Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System (formerly NetRanger)
- Cisco Secure Scanner (formerly NetSonar)
- IOS® Firewall Feature Set

Security General
- Policies
- Standards Bodies
- Incident Response Teams
- Vulnerability discussions
- Attacks and Common Exploits
- Intrusion Detection

Cisco General
- IOS Specifics
