SC0-501 Exam Details

1.0 – Law and Legislation– 5 %
1.1 – Intellectual Property
1.2 – Categories and Types of Law
1.3 – Process of Handling Evidence
1.4 – Information Security Related Laws and Acts


2.0 – Forensics 7%
2.1 – Definition
2.2 – Incident Response
2.3 – Hard Disk and Storage Media
2.4 – Encryption and Forensics
2.5 – Electronic Toolkit


3.0 – Wireless Security 7%
3.1 – Wireless Networking Fundamentals
3.2 – Wireless Security Solutions
3.3 – Wireless Auditing
3.4 – Wireless PKI

4.0 – Secure Email 8%
4.1 – Secure Email Concepts
4.2 – Email Cryptography
4.3 – Implementation of S/MIME
4.4 – Implementation of PGP

5.0 – Biometrics 8%
5.1 – Biometric Accuracy
5.2 – Biometric Application
5.3 – Fingerprint Scanning
5.4 – Eye Scanning
5.5 – Vocal Scanning
5.6 – Compromising Biometrics

6.0 – PKI Policy and Architecture 10%
6.1 – PKI Fundamentals
6.2 – PKI Applications
6.3 – Certificate Paths
6.4 – Certificate Policy
6.5 – Certification Practice Statement
6.6 – Certificate Practices Framework


7.0 – Digital Certificates and Digital Signatures 15%
7.1 – Implement Certificate Authorities
7.2 – Digital Certificates
7.3 – Digital Signatures
7.4 – Managing Certificates


8.0 – Cryptography 20%
8.1 – Historical Cryptography
8.2 – Cryptographic Algorithms
8.3 – Private Key Exchange
8.4 – Public Key Exchange
8.5 – Message Authentication


9.0 – Strong Authentication 20%
9.1 – Strong Authentication Fundamentals
9.2 – Implement Biometric Authentication
9.3 – Implement Access Token Authentication
9.4 – Implement Smart Card Authentication


Note: All percentages are approximate and subject to change at any time.  The exam will be updated every year to ensure that candidate’s knowledge remains current and updated. In the event that significant changes are to be made at the yearly update, the SCP website will announce those modifications.