EC-Council
EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist
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- Exam cost
- $249 USD (historical estimate)
- Questions · time · passing score
- 50 questions, 2 hours, Multiple Choice, 70% passing score
- Prerequisites
- | No formal prerequisites, but a basic understanding of IT and networking is recommended. | | Renewal Period | Every 3 years | | Renewal Fee | $80 annually (annual membership fee) | | CPE Requirements | 120 ECE credits every three years | | Study Hours | 20 hours | |
- Estimated salary premium
- 10–10% (historical estimate)
- Renewal requirements
- 3-year cycle · CPE/CEU requirement not verified
- Difficulty
- Not rated
Domains covered
- ** Symmetric Key Cryptography
- Asymmetric Key Cryptography
- Hashing Algorithms
- Digital Signatures
- VPN Implementation
- Data Encryption
- Steganography
- Cryptanalysis
- Quantum Computing Concepts
- Feistel Networks
- DES
- AES
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