Licensed Penetration Tester

The 'EC-Council Licensed Penetration Tester' (ELPT) is a professional certification provided by the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants.

The Network Security Administrator is a secondary certification for the EC-Council CEH and ECSA certifications. designed to teach Security Professionals the advanced uses of the LPT methodologies, tools and techniques required to perform comprehensive information security tests. The LPT program requires students to complete the CEH and ECSA certification's prior to applying for the LPT designation. Students will learn how to design, secure and test networks to protect your organization from the threats hackers and crackers pose. [http://www.eccouncil.org/Course-Outline/ECSA-LPT-Course.htm] The objective of the LPT is to ensure that each professional licensed by EC-Council follows a strict code of ethics, is exposed to the best practices in the domain of penetration testing and aware of all the compliance requirements required by the industry. [http://www.eccouncil.org/lpt.htm]

The certification is currently in Version 4 as of September 2008

Certification coursework

Students are prepared for the LPT certification through the ECSA coursework. The coursework consists of 47 modules, which range from 30 minutes to five hours or more, depending on the depth of the information provided. The course occurs over a five day period. [http://www.eccouncil.org/Course-Outline/ECSA-LPT-Course.htm]

Examination

Certification is achieved through training at an ATC (Accredited Training Center), In order to achieve certification the following objectives must be met in addition to monetary requirements.

* Achieve the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certification.

* Achieve the EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (E|CSA) certification.

* Complete the LPT Training Criteria

* Fill out and submit the LPT Application form

ee also

* CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
* EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (E|CSA)
* CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
* CREST (CREST Certified Consultant)
* OSSTMM Professional Security Tester (OPST)
* OSSTMM Professional Security Analyst (OPSA)
* Certified Penetration Tester Specialist (CPTS)