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Article: Cisco combats exam cheating with digital ID policy; * Exam takers must give digital signature and photo before entering test centers.
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- Network World
- Article date:
- December 19, 2007
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Byline: Linda Leung
In a bid to combat cheating and to "protect the value of certifications" Cisco now requires all exam takers to provide
digital photos and digital signatures during the admission process at Pearson VUE, Cisco's primary test centers.
According to Cisco: "This new layer of identity authentication will help to ensure candidate identity and result in increased
assurance that individuals are presenting accurate certification records in the marketplace."
Cisco says the move is a precautionary one against cheating in the Cisco exam world, which Cisco Jeanne Dunn, senior director
for Learning@Cisco says is ...