Protect Your MikroTik Router: Input-Chain Firewall Basics for RouterOS v7
A minimal, readable input-chain policy that keeps management access on your LAN, plus the service and discovery settings that attackers look for first.
Defend RouterOS networks against real attacks: stateful and RAW firewalling, layer-specific attacks, cryptography and certificates, router hardening and secure tunnels.
MTCSE is a engineer-level MikroTik certification course focused on security. It builds on the MTCNA foundation and goes deep into one area of RouterOS. Each module is taught with live demonstrations and finishes with a hands-on lab, and the course ends with the official MikroTik certification exam.
Network engineers and technicians who deploy and maintain secure networks built on MikroTik devices.
6 modules · 20 topic groups · Checked against official outline
About this outline. This is an original summary of the topics in MikroTik’s official MTCSE training outline, written for this site — it is not the official wording. Trainers may adjust depth and timing.
Official source: MikroTik MTCSE training outline · document last edited 22 Mar 2019 · reviewed 25 Oct 2026. Course list and rules: mikrotik.com/training/about.
Classes are trainer-led with a practical lab at the end of every module. MikroTik’s training rules describe courses as classroom-based; the theory part may be delivered online when the trainer and participants agree, while the practical part and certification exam stay in the classroom. Session-specific details — dates, venue, language and fee — are listed on each class page.
The certification exam follows MikroTik’s published rules (25 questions, 60 minutes, 60% to pass). Certificates are valid for three years.
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A minimal, readable input-chain policy that keeps management access on your LAN, plus the service and discovery settings that attackers look for first.
No. This is an independent training site run by a MikroTik Certified Trainer. Course topics are summarised from MikroTik’s official outline, linked above.