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LPIC-3 Security

LPI professional certification in enterprise-wide Linux systems administration with an emphasis on security.

Licensing authority: Linux Professional Institute

Initial by examination
LPIC-3 Security
Applicability
The current official Security page identifies version 3.0, code 303-300, and directly links the matching detailed objectives. Official credential, route and examination start/end boundaries are not published in the used current materials and remain null; no historic applicability is asserted.
Prerequisite
An active LPIC-2 certification is required to receive LPIC-3 Security.
Scope
Initial Security specialty certification; the 303 examination is the specialty requirement. Prerequisite LPIC-2 certification is preserved as an applicant qualification; its examinations and other LPIC-3 specialties are outside this task.

LPIC-3 Security

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions
Exam questions
Total questions: 60.
Time limit
90 minutes
Passing score
500 on a scale of 200 to 800
Examination outline
  • Cryptography (28.33%)
    • X.509 Certificates and Public Key Infrastructures
    • X.509 Certificates for Encryption, Signing and Authentication
    • Encrypted File Systems
    • DNS and Cryptography
  • Host Security (21.67%)
    • Host Hardening
    • Host Intrusion Detection
    • Resource Control
  • Access Control (13.33%)
    • Discretionary Access Control
    • Mandatory Access Control
  • Network Security (28.33%)
    • Network Hardening
    • Network Intrusion Detection
    • Packet Filtering
    • Virtual Private Networks
  • Threats and Vulnerability Assessment (8.33%)
    • Common Security Vulnerabilities and Threats
    • Penetration Testing
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