CCNA Security and SDM

Hi All

Many of you who are gearing up for the CCNA Security Certification exam (640-553)are asking if SDM is going to continue to be the primary GUI interface for the test questions and if the actual certification is also geared toward SDM?

The CCNA Security Certification (640-553) still utilizes SDM within the exam. Therefore students should still be exposed to SDM. However, SDM features have been incorporated into a new application called Cisco Configuration Professional (CCP) and Cisco is in the process of developing supplemental labs and resources that leverage CCP.