Is these exams difficult? How it compare with CCNA and Cisco PIX exam?
Also, do anyone know which book for these exams? I already have Syngress NGX book.
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17 years ago
Checkpoint NGX CCSA/CCSE
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17 years ago
Have not done NGX but NG AI
CCSA - This can sometimes be done by book learning only. It is hard if you do not have background in actually using a CP FW. The Syngress book and the Boson tests are pretty good but unless you work with the product daily, you will have to memorize a bunch of material. Many of the questions are specific to the operational side and assume you know the Smartdashboard well as well as authentication and some small part of Secureclient/SecureRemote.
CCSE - Is now at the point that unless you have implemented a CP solution and have really worked with it, it will be very hard to pass. CP has been moving towards a certification path that will generally be successful only for people who have day to day hands on work for NGX. It is moving away from a book learned cert. This is especially true for the portion of the material that you do not use on a day to day basis (such as design of MEP VPN and remote access VPNs)