Re: certification
Matthew Gream (M.Gream@uts.edu.au)
Sat, 29 Oct 94 16:55:23 EST
"*Hobbit*" wrote:
>
> Passing a test shows that you can memorize things, not that you can think.
>
That's a false generalisation. Tests certainly exist at both ends of
the spectrum and need to be judged on an individual basis, wide
sweeping claims just don't cut it.
I'm not too familiar with the Novell CNE exams, but those I know that
are have previously assured me that passing involves paying lots of
money to get solution books which are a superset of exam questions --
`Pay your dough and memorise in the corner'. I'm not too sure I'm happy
about the use of `engineer' in a context like that (not that I want to
get into a debate about the abuse of the engineer title!).
The benefit of a *good* assessment [not `test'] is that a mimimum level
of competency is established. In the end, usually, the market decides
which tests and levels of competency are `bogus' and chooses to ignore
them.
> Real security engineering requires thought.
s/security //
Matthew.
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