How long to self study

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Hi, ive got a question as to how long it would take to self study for the CEH and CHFI certification exams? I know theres not an accurate time scale but what is the quickest anyone can relistically do this in?
The reason I ask is that I want the certificatiion asap but I want the knowledge too. I was planning on dedicating studying towards it soon but I want to know how long it would take (as a guess).
I have a knowledge of ethical hacking from university and would say I know the tools wireshark, nmap, nessus GFIlanguard and a few others in this category but I am aware that the knowledge needed goes far beyond.
I would appreciate any opinions!
thanks
The reason I ask is that I want the certificatiion asap but I want the knowledge too. I was planning on dedicating studying towards it soon but I want to know how long it would take (as a guess).
I have a knowledge of ethical hacking from university and would say I know the tools wireshark, nmap, nessus GFIlanguard and a few others in this category but I am aware that the knowledge needed goes far beyond.
I would appreciate any opinions!
thanks
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All that being said, only you can estimate how long it will take you to learn anything thoroughly enough to take an exam. I suggest you have a look at the objectives and recommended study materials for both certs and get a "gut feel" for how long it might take you to digest the material and be able to apply that type of information to real-world situations. Only you can give yourself the most accurate time estimate.
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Now, I am really glad I did CEH, because it supplemented my GCIH studies
Good luck on CEH! I'm also considering CHFI after GCIH for my own knowledge. Although, depending on how GCIH is, I may go straight for GCFA.
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It was CEH V5, it is my understanding that V6 has more granularity, but not too much difference. I ran Wireshark while bouncing N.M.A.P scans off the box, I ran Netcat, setup Snort and reviewed the rules, ran Metasploit, stumbled around in a BackTrack 3 VM (Linux is not my speciality, although I am learning), uhm... also played with dumping info on a Windows box using NULL connections. I also ran Cain, Sam Spade... uhm, basically the good excersizes from the Exam Cram book.
I've also had experience with Kismet and Netstumbler, so I did not have to do much with those.
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Also, are you studying just to get the cert, or are you studying for the knowledge? If you are studying just for the cert, that may be enough. Just prepare yourself for a 2 hour test.
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It is not easy unless you have strong background. I doubt most newbies with few years experience can actually passed and understand the concept.