I wanted to get my consulting company into PCI auditing and you need certifications to do that. One problem with the certifications is they aren't actually skil

I wanted to get my consulting company into PCI auditing and you need certifications to do that. One problem with the certifications is they aren't actually skill based. I wouldn't be able to get one despite having experience because: For several of them it requires years of work experience with a specific job titles (your job needs to be security, it can't just be part of your job) and the continuing education credits are expensive and largely not helpful. I would love if there was a recognized certification that was actually interested in proving your skills not for making money. I know other disciplines are the same way. They don't really serve to keep unskilled people out, they serve as kind of an elite paywall where you need time and money to break through. And breaking through is largely an exercise in brute force not in skill.