* Mikel King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-03-16 13:37]: > > > Ceri Davies wrote: > > >On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 03:59:43PM +0100, Jacek Artymiak (devGuide.net) > >wrote: > > > > > >>Jim Brown wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>>>On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:28:40 +0100, Jacek Artymiak (devGuide.net) > >>>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>5) BSD OS vs. BSD technology certification. That begs for a separate > >>>>>>treatment, so perhaps the certification ought to have three levels: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>-- BSD OS administration and networking > >>>>>>-- advanced BSD networking > >>>>>>-- BSD security > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>In the BSD OS administration and networking curriculum I feel there > >>>>>should be module that specializes in Migration from other environments > >>>>>to BSD, this will specify safe and standard practices for migration, > >>>>>Or should it be under another level ? what do you think? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>I agree. I think we should have migration modules at all levels. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Do you see this as a separate certification- or just a topic > >>>that should be covered in the core BSD certification? > >>> > >>> > >>I wouldn't want that to be a separate certification. I don't think it > >>would make sense anyway. Perhaps an optional extension module? Say > >>you'd have an option to take: > >> > >>a) the core BSD security certification exam > >> > >> > > > >Hmm. Now I have to know netfilter/ipchains to get a BSD cert? > > > >Ceri
Not necessarily- I would not expect every candidate to know every possible topic. Especially for a basic level cert. > > > > > > I am concerned about bloating the certs. What one person feels is basic > is advanced to another. I think beyond basic security such as initial > out of the box hardening or locking down you inetd.conf for instance > which would be common to all BSDs, everything else should be left to the > elective advanced certs that are say OS specific. These first two certs > should really be the basic minimal qualifications to administer a BSD > box across the board. Once you start throwing in all of the various > package/port methods, security theorems, et cetera it becomes a platform > for enforcing/validating ones agenda rather than a proper cert. Again > I'm just concerned. > A very valid concern. How to balance basic and advanced certs will be a key issue. Best Regards, Jim B. _______________________________________________ BSDcert mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert
