Learning — roadmap & platforms

Where to start and where to practise — the cross-cutting guides that tie the repo's hubs (PAM foundations, protocols, CEH and the other certs) into one professional journey.

Page	What it gives you
Roadmap	The sysadmin → PAM architect ladder: four professional levels with exit criteria, a ten-competency map (learn · practise · prove), and the certification order — CEH first, then CySA+, PenTest+/PNPT/OSCP, cloud security, CISSP — each mapped to repo sections
How to prepare a certification	The eight-step preparation method every hub applies — commit, official objectives, self-assessment, a weight-driven plan, the read · do · map · test · drill · track loop, the readiness gate (80% per domain, 85% full mock), exam week, after — with templates
Platforms	The best free & paid platforms to study and practise (TryHackMe, Hack The Box, PortSwigger, blue-team ranges, CTFs, cloud labs…), grouped by purpose and mapped to the path

See also the Attack → Defense matrix, the self-hosted CEH lab, and the main hub.