Endorsement Question
Just want to clarify .... in the email it says ......
2. YOUR RESUME/CV. Please provide a copy of your resume/CV along with your Endorsement in one email (Note: your resume/CV should be the same as the copy you give to your endorser).
do we need to scan endorsement form and send as an attachment ?
see the emphasize given on "in one email" above.
anyone ?
2. YOUR RESUME/CV. Please provide a copy of your resume/CV along with your Endorsement in one email (Note: your resume/CV should be the same as the copy you give to your endorser).
do we need to scan endorsement form and send as an attachment ?
see the emphasize given on "in one email" above.
anyone ?
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I found it easier to fill out the form by hand and fax it and my resume to the (ISC)2's office.
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CCNA: Security (210-260)
Date: TBD
Please send completed endorsement form and any candidate files, or records to: ..............
**If you need endorsement assistance you may mail, fax, or email these items to:**"
These are the instructions in the exam results email you receive. The portions are also bold by ISC2.
I just filled out my section, digitally signed, then sent the endorsement form, resume, and other related documents to my endorser. He then filled out his portion and CC'd me when he emailed [email protected].
I'm sure it would be okay for the candidate to send in the documentation, but the instructions says to have the endorser send it in. Also may be some integrity issues if the candidate decides to change something before submitting after endorser reviewed and signed. Not likely, but it's still an item of concern...
M.B.A. (Technology Management)
So far I've only used hardcopy and not played with electronic signing of endorsement forms. How secure the electronic form? Is it just signing a PDF, or is a public key required?
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To allow the candidate to submit gives them the option on how to send (fax, mail, e-mail), so they can easily scan the information and modify via Adobe Pro or any other image editing tool. Changing the name would be something of a concern, but I'm sure the name would have to match up with the ID#, but that wouldn't stop someone from getting an endorser for someone else who's desperate...it all depends.
My digital signature is PKI based, DOD, so if ISC2 wanted to verify, they could download the DOD Trusted root info and even individual public keys, which is pretty much available to anyone with need to have. I'm not sure how you'd digitally sign without public key for true integrity checking. The digital signature option is built into the endorsement form, so I'm not creating a signature block on my own. As with digital signing of the PDF, modifications made after the last signature is noted unless the person with that private key revalidates. Endorser signs last, so any modifications after endorser signature would be noticed by ISC2. Scanning of documents is still less than perfect, so scanning a document that's filled out in ink will less likely be caught for changes than a document form filled using the original features built into the PDF. YOu could easily white out or do whatever to somewhat cleanly replace what you want on the form whether you are faxing or scanning for email.
Endorsement coming from the endorser helps eliminate the question of authenticity. I could come up with a few scenarios of how an endorser could be spoofed, but you'd really have to know them well...member number being one example since I'm sure ISC2 will check infor to ensure good standing.
M.B.A. (Technology Management)
If I really trust the person I'm endorsing then I'm still inclined to allow then to send their own forms off. I would also expect to receive an "endorsement confirmation" email from the (ISC)2 asking if I truly endorsed the paperwork just submitted, but they don't have that practice.
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My endorser sent the email and CC'd me using my work email address. My confirmation came to the email address on file with ISC2, which is a personal email address. I do not think my endorser got an email because he didn't know I had to resubmit the endorsement form due to some missing information on the endorsement form. He resubmitted. I'm not sure if I'll receive another email after this one though
M.B.A. (Technology Management)
Yeah, or they could just tape a blank piece of paper over the ink and do whatever they want. They don't really have to use software to edit. I think the easiest would be to just use whiteout or patch a written section with paper or something.
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FYI ........
This email confirms that (ISC)² has received your endorsement documentation and placed it in queue to be reviewed. All submissions are reviewed for completeness and for satisfaction of the experience requirements for certification. If additional information is required to complete your endorsement, (ISC)² will contact you at the primary email address located in your candidate profile.
Please allow (6 weeks) six weeks for your submission to be reviewed and processed.
Sincerely,
(ISC)² Programs Department
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Yeah, I agree. I'm thinking it's a batch as well. Yesterday, when I was missing something on my endorsement form, the email came from an actual person although below her response was some similar wording. I received another email today (after submitting the corrections yesterday) that was from a generic email account called "Endorsement" with the same wording as the above post.
M.B.A. (Technology Management)
I submitted my paperwork via email on Thursday (e-signature of documents same way as Famosbrown did) and I haven't seen an acknowledgement yet. I'm guessing if I haven't seen an ack by Wednesday should I resubmit?
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JD - I'm guessing give candidate services a call?
Update: Just got my "we received your documents" email...
Yeah, that would be nice...
M.B.A. (Technology Management)
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Please have your endorser mail, fax or email these items to...