EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist (ECES)

Course Description

The EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist (ECES) program introduces professionals and students to the field of cryptography. The participants will learn the foundations of modern symmetric and key cryptography including the details of algorithms such as Feistel Networks, DES, and AES. Other topics introduced:

• Overview of other algorithms such as Blowfish, Twofish, and Skipjack
• Hashing algorithms including MD5, MD6, SHA, Gost, RIPMD 256 and others.
• Asymmetric cryptography including thorough descriptions of RSA, Elgamal, Elliptic Curve, and DSA.
• Significant concepts such as diffusion, confusion, and Kerkchoff’s principle.

Participants will also be provided a practical application of the following:

• How to set up a VPN
• Encrypt a drive
• Hands-on experience with steganography
• Hands on experience in cryptographic algorithms ranging from classic ciphers like Caesar cipher to modern day algorithms such as AES and RSA.

Who Should Attend

Anyone involved in the selection and implementation of VPN’s or digital certificates should attend this course. Without understanding the cryptography at some depth, people are limited to following marketing hype. Understanding the actual cryptography allows you to know which one to select. A person successfully completing this course will be able to select the encryption standard that is most beneficial to their organization and understand how to effectively deploy that technology.

This course is excellent for ethical hackers and penetration testing professionals as most penetration testing courses skip crypt analysis completely. Many penetration testing professionals testing usually don’t attempt to crack cryptography. A basic knowledge of crypt analysis is very beneficial to any penetration testing.

What you will learn

• Types of Encryption Standards and their differences

• How to select the best standard for your organization

• How to enhance your pen-testing knowledge in encryption

• Correct and incorrect deployment of encryption technologies

• Common mistakes made in implementing encryption technologies

• Best practices when implementing encryption technologies

Exam Info

Number of Questions:50

Passing Score: 70%
Test Duration: 2 Hours
Test Format: Multiple Choice
Test Delivery:EC-Council Exam Center (ECC EXAM)
Course/Class Duration: 3 days / 20 hours

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The following programs, ECSS, ECES, Wireless 5, PMIT, CRM, ECIH, and PM require the candidate to have one year of work experience in the Information Security domain and should be able to provide a proof of the same as validated through the application process unless the candidate attends official training.

Attend Official Training

If a candidate attends an official EC-Council training either at an Accredited Training Center, via the iClass platform, or at an approved academic institution, the candidate is eligible to attempt the relevant EC-Council exam without going through the application process.

Certification Title	Courseware Price	Courseware Store Link	More Information is Available at:
ECSS	$295	https://store.eccouncil.org/product/ecss-v9-courseware/	https://www.eccouncil.org/programs/certified-security-specialist-ecss/
ECES	$250	https://store.eccouncil.org/product/eces-courseware-only/	https://www.eccouncil.org/programs/ec-council-certified-encryption-specialist-eces/
Wireless 5	$250	https://store.eccouncil.org/product/wireless-5-v1-courseware-only/	https://www.eccouncil.org/Certification/entry-level-certifications/wireless5
PMIT	$250	https://store.eccouncil.org/product/project-management-in-it-security-v1-courseware-only/
CRM	$250	http://store.eccouncil.org/product/crm-courseware-only	https://www.eccouncil.org/Certification/exam-information/crm-exam-212-16
PM	$250	https://store.eccouncil.org/product/project-management-v2-courseware-only/
ECIH	$250	https://store.eccouncil.org/product/ec-council-incident-handling-v1-courseware-only/	https://www.eccouncil.org/programs/ec-council-certified-incident-handler-ecih/

Purchase Official Study material

If a candidate purchases an official courseware bundle directly from EC-Council or any of his authorised centres, candidate is eligible to attempt the relevant EC-Council exam.

ELIGIBILITY PROCESS

Applicants who do not attend training must prove 1 year of work experience in the Information Security domain via the application form found here: https://cert.eccouncil.org/Exam-Eligibility-Form.html.

If further information is requested from the applicant after the application is submitted and 90 days pass with no response from the applicant, the application will be automatically rejected and a new form will have to be submitted.

On an average an application processing time would be between 5-10 working days once the verifiers on the application respond to EC-Council’s requests for information.

On the application, there is a section for the applicant to list a boss, supervisor, or department lead who will act as their verifier. EC-Council reaches out to the listed verfier to confirm the applicant’s experience.

If the application is approved, the applicant will be sent instructions on purchasing a voucher from EC-Council directly. EC-Council will then send the candidate the eligibility code and the voucher code which candidate can use to register and schedule the test.

If application is not approved, the application fee of USD 100 will not be refunded.

The approved application is valid for 3 months from the date of approval so the candidate must purchase a voucher within 3 months. After the voucher codes are released, the applicant has one year to use the codes.

Should you require the exam voucher validity to be extended, kindly contact finance@eccouncil.org before the voucher expires. Only valid vouchers can be extended.

An application extension request will require the approval of the Director of Certification.

Important Notes:

Successful applicants are required to purchase an exam voucher directly from EC-Council through the webstore at www.store.eccouncil.org

Warning:

Candidates whose voucher code does not match the details in the eligibility application and bears a different voucher code than which was provided will not be certified.

EC-Council reserves the right to revoke the certification status of candidates who attempt this exam without a valid voucher number.