Linux Certification

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[edit] Overview

Linux Certification is common term for a professional certification related to the GNU/Linux operating system and its related free software and open source software. Since Linux is not a product but a collaborative effort of many individuals, there is no one body or institution capable of creating a single unified professional certification. Instead, there are many corporations and organizations that fill this void with their own certification programs in order to give IT professionals a way to prove their proficiency in the Linux space.

[edit] Certifying Bodies

Because Linux has no single vendor, cerfication bodies can be split into those that are offered by vendors and those offered by other organizations.

[edit] Vendors

  • Red Hat, Inc. [1]
  • Novell, Inc. [2]

[edit] Organizations

  • Linux Professional Institute [3]
  • Computing Technology Industry Association [4]

[edit] Certifications

The following are Linux certification programs listed in alphabetical order.

[edit] Linux Professional Institute

The Linux Professional Institute offers Linux certification which purports to be vendor and distribution neutral as part of its Linux Professional Institute Certification progam. [1]

Acronym Name Relative Difficulty Exams Required Date Introduced
LPIC3 LPI Certification, Level 3 Enterprise / Advanced 1 or 2 January 2007
LPIC2 LPI Certification, Level 2 Intermediate 1 Unknown
LPIC1 LPI Certification, Level 1 Base 1 Unknown

[edit] Novell, Inc.

Novell offers Linux certification oriented towards their Linux distribution. There are currently two designations.[2]

Acronym Name Relative Difficulty Exams Required Date Introduced Current Release
CLE Certified Linux Engineer Advanced  ? Unknown CLE 10
CLP Certified Linux Professional Base  ? Unknown CLP 10

[edit] Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat offers a Linux certification program oriented towards their distribution as part of their Red Hat Certification Program. [3] There are currently four designations. Red Hat distinguishes itself as the only certification that requires performance-based examinations.

Acronym Name Relative Difficulty Exams Required Date Introduced Current Release
RHCSS Red Hat Certified Security Specialist Enterprise / Advanced 3 Unknown RHEL4
RHCA Red Hat Certified Architect Enterprise / Advanced 5 Unknown RHEL4
RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Intermediate 1 Unknown RHEL4
RHCT Red Hat Certified Technician Base 1 Unknown RHEL4

[edit] Others

  • Sair/GNU Linux certification (possibly defunct) [4]
  • CompTIA Linux+

[edit] Other Certifications

The following is a list of all known Linux ceritifications in alphabetical order.

Acronym Designation Entity Level # of Exams Exam Type
LCP Linux Certified Professional Sair/GNU Linux Base  ? Multiple Choice
LCA Linux Certified Administrator Sair/GNU Linux Intermediate 4 Multiple Chocie
Linux+ Linux+ Certification CompTIA Base  ? Multiple Choice

# of Exams denotes the number of exams that must be passed in order to receive certification. Multiple Choice exam type denotes answering questions on a computer (or paper) similar to Prometric testing center. Performance exam type denotes performing tasks on live system.

[edit] Press Coverage

CertCities.com’s 10 Hottest Certifications for 2006 rated RHCE the top IT certification for 2006 with LPIC2 placing 10th. [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.lpi.org
  2. ^ http://www.novell.com/training/certinfo
  3. ^ http://www.redhat.com/training
  4. ^ http://www.linuxcertification.org
  5. ^ http://certcities.com/editorial/features/story.asp?EditorialsID=95&page=4
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