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Linux Professional Institute Security Essentials

A lifetime certificate demonstrating basic competence in the secure use of information technology.

Licensing authority: Linux Professional Institute

Initial by examination
Security Essentials
Applicability
Current owner overview identifies version 1.0 (020-100) and expressly requires passing examination 020; no official start or end date is supplied. This is an internationally offered LPI certificate recorded for the task's US scope, without a state licensing determination.
Credential Validity
Lifetime
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this certificate.
Registration
Obtain an LPI ID before the first examination and follow the owner's Pearson VUE scheduling process.

Security Essentials

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Written examination
Exam questions
Total questions: 40.
Time limit
60 minutes
Examination outline
  • Security Concepts (12.5%)
    • Goals, Roles and Actors
    • Risk Assessment and Management
    • Ethical Behavior
  • Encryption (22.5%)
    • Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure
    • Web Encryption
    • Email Encryption
    • Data Storage Encryption
  • Device and Storage Security (22.5%)
    • Hardware Security
    • Application Security
    • Malware
    • Data Availability
  • Network and Service Security (25%)
    • Networks, Network Services and the Internet
    • Network and Internet Security
    • Network Encryption and Anonymity
  • Identity and Privacy (17.5%)
    • Identity and Authentication
    • Information Confidentiality and Secure Communication
    • Privacy Protection
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