AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE) Practice Exam
The AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE) certification showcases the candidate's mastery of AccessData's Forensic Toolkit, FTK Imager, Registry Viewer, and Password Recovery Toolkit. Successfully passing the ACE exam necessitates employing these tools effectively.
The exam primarily evaluates the user's proficiency with the tools rather than forensic investigation workflows. While there are no mandatory prerequisites for this certification, it is advisable for candidates to possess some familiarity with the tools or have completed the FTK Core Training Class.
Who should take the exam?
The AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE) exam is designed for individuals who want to demonstrate their proficiency in using AccessData's forensic toolkit to recover, analyze, and present digital evidence. Suitable roles include:
- Digital Forensics Professionals
- Law Enforcement and Legal Professionals
- Incident Response Specialists
- IT Security Professionals
Exam Details
- Exam Name: AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE)
- Cost: $100
- Number of Questions: 25
- Passing Score: 80%
- Number of Attempts: 2, Do Not Skip Questions
- Validity: 2 Years
AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE) Exam Course Outline
The Exam covers the given topics -
Topic 1: Understand Case Processing:
- Understand Index Search options and how to change them.
- Understand Expansion options. (Email, Documents, Images, Internet artifacts)
- Understand how Data Carving is configured
- What features can only be processed from within the case, outside of the Additional Analysis wizard.
Topic 2: Learn about Interface:
- Understand what data is held in the properties tab, and what is in the file list pane
- Creating custom columns may help in the display of some data
- Understand check marking and the impact that check marks can have.
- Be able to configure the display time zone
Topic 3: Understand Filtering:
- Single Rule Filter
- Multi Rule Filters
- Nested Filters
Topic 4: Searching:
- Index Searching
- Field Searching
- Operator Searching
Topic 5: Learn about Known File Filter:
- Understand how to create a KFF profile
- Know how to run a KFF profile (required processing options, etc)
- Know where to look for the results and how to filter those results