Is CCNA a prerequisite to CCNP Security Certification?

Asked By Barb Brennan 20 points N/A Posted on - 07/04/2014

I am planning to take the CCNP Security Certification and I wonder if it's alright to go for it without a CCNA Security certification yet. Is CCNA a prerequisite to CCNP? I have finished the CCNP switching and I'm still working on the ASA firewall. Got any recommendations for me?

• Status: Open
• Question Views: 725
• Answer Count: 1
• Vote Up 0 Vote Down

• Answer Accepted: No
• Question Category: Misc Networking

Answered By Birkholz Wright 0 points N/A #152171

Is CCNA a prerequisite to CCNP Security Certification?

Yes, it is compulsory.

The CISCO website clearly states that CCNA certification is compulsory and a pre-requisite for attempting the CCNP certification exam.

There is an alternative however, in this regard. It states that one can also have a CISCO CCIE certification that might act as a pre-requisite to attempting CCNP certification.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/certifications/professional/ccnp-routing-switching.html

About Birkholz Wright

Questions
0

Answers
22

Best Answers
1

• Vote Up 0 Vote Down

• Posted on - 07/11/2014
• Question Category: Misc Networking