confused now on ccna and ccna security

GarudaMinGarudaMin Member Posts: 204
in CCNA Security
I was one click away to buy new ccna book by Todd. But I wanted to make sure I get the right exam number for ccna, so I went to ccna site.
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/learning_career_certifications_and_learning_paths_home.html
Under associate for network security, it shows ccna security, it used to show only ccna. Does that mean I have to take ccna security exam to go to ccsp? If I click on ccsp, then prerequisite is ccna security or ccna + snd. So ccna security is a prerequisite for ccsp. If I click on ccna security, then ccna is prerequisite. So, am I supposed to take ccna and ccna security to get ccsp? I can't just take ccna security? I am confused. Can anyone help clarify?
Thank you.
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  • nicklauscombsnicklauscombs Member Posts: 885
    you can't get ccna:security without a regular ccna
    WIP: IPS exam
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    You must take the CCNA AND the CCNA Security exam before CCSP.
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  • GarudaMinGarudaMin Member Posts: 204
    I see.
    upon further reading I also noticed that ccsp will be 4 exams instead of five exams due to ccna security.
    so it will be ccna + ccna security + 4 exams instead of ccna + 5 exams
    well i can get two titles then if i did ccna security, not too bad i guess, well back to ordering book
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  • laidbackfreaklaidbackfreak Member Posts: 991
    it used to be ccna ... then snd + the rest of the exams....
    going forward it will be ccna... ccna security +the rest

    the snd exam is due to retire shortly hence the current cross over of either or situ...

    either way its still 6 exams total.....

    from talking to others there seems to be a lot of crossover between the snd and new ccna security exam tho....

    but the really nice thing about the SP route is you get a nice certificate for each exam passed icon_smile.gif
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  • CCIEWANNABECCIEWANNABE Banned Posts: 465
    yep, cisco making more money with yet another exam lined up in between ccna and ccsp. they sure are getting wise to this whole cert thing icon_cool.gif problem is i am such a fool for certs that i'll probably end up taking it this fall after ccnp. i want a resume with a whole page that lists my certs, that would be cool icon_lol.gif
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  • astorrsastorrs Member Posts: 3,139 ■■■■■■□□□□
    CCNPWANNABE wrote:
    yep, cisco making more money with yet another exam lined up in between ccna and ccsp. they sure are getting wise to this whole cert thing icon_cool.gif problem is i am such a fool for certs that i'll probably end up taking it this fall after ccnp. i want a resume with a whole page that lists my certs, that would be cool icon_lol.gif

    The CCSP still requires the same number of exams. One of them was just pushed out of the CCSP track and into the CCNA:Sec. It's a wash financially.
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