Certified SOA Security Specialist

Getting certified as an SOA Security Specialist will prove your expertise in security practices, patterns, and industry technologies with SOA security expertise in creating security extensions for current SOA architectures. Having earned this credential, you will demonstrate having a great deal of knowledge about security vulnerabilities and threats relating to service-oriented solutions and new service technologies. Security specialists not only resolve obvious issues but also identify problems and flaws beforehand.

What do Certified SOA Security Specialists do?

In an organizational setting, Certified SOA Security Specialists identify, monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot security issues, and make suggestions to improve security. As part of their job, they analyze intrusion detections on networks, systems, applications, and log files. As their organizations redefine business processes, specialists need to re-engineer existing applications. Depending on the requirements of their organizations, they must be able to create physical and logical architectures.

Throughout the database, the architecture infrastructure, the network, and security, they must be able to work with all levels. When detected incidents are reported, security specialists take part in handling them. It is the responsibility of specialists to maintain standard processes and guidelines as well as standard operating procedures for their organizations.

Modes of Examination

You can take exams anywhere in the world via Pearson VUE testing centers, Pearson VUE online proctoring, and Arcitura on-site exam proctoring at your location.

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Course Outline

The Certified SOA Security Specialist course covers the following modules:

Exam S90.01A: Fundamental SOA & Service-Oriented Computing

Strategic Goals of Service-Oriented Computing
Fundamental Service-Oriented Computing Terms
Concepts relating to Services, Service-Oriented Architecture, and Service Compositions
Introduction to the Service-Orientation Design Paradigm and related Principles and Concepts
SOA Project Delivery Approaches and Planning
Introduction to the Service Delivery Lifecycle, including Service-Oriented Analysis, Service-Oriented Design, and Service Modeling
SOA Adoption Impacts and Requirements
Enterprise Service Bus, Web Services, REST Services
Service Grids and Service Virtualization
Cloud Computing and SOA Connection Points

Exam S90.02A: SOA Technology Concepts

Basic XML and XML Schema Concepts
Overview of Standards Organizations
Contrasting Component-Based Architecture with Web Services and REST Services
Service Roles, Service Agents, Message Exchange Patterns (MEPs), and Service Activities
Basic WSDL, SOAP, and REST Concepts plus UDDI, Discovery, and Service Registries
Basic REST Service Concepts
Web Service Anatomy (physical architecture)
Context Management and Coordination
Atomic Service Transactions and Compensations
Orchestration and WS-BPEL
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Topics
Advanced Messaging, Reliable Messaging, and Policies
REST Services, Contracts, Resources, and Messaging
REST Constraints and Architectural Goals

Exam S90.03A: SOA Design & Architecture

History of Service-Orientation and SOA
SOA Theory Fundamentals
Service-Orientation vs. “Silo” based Design
Distinguishing Characteristics of the SOA Model
Understanding Services and Service Capabilities
Complex Service Composition Design, Composition Runtime Roles and Responsibilities
The Eight Design Principles of Service-Orientation
Contract First Design, Standardized Service Contracts, and Uniform Contracts
Service Loose Coupling and Coupling Types, Service Abstraction and Information Hiding
Service Reusability and Agnostic Design
Service Autonomy and Runtime Control
Service Statelessness and State Deferral
Service Discoverability, Interpretability
Introduction to SOA Design Patterns

Exam S90.18A: Fundamental SOA Security

Common SOA Security Practices and Service Security Controls
Security and the Service-Oriented Architectural Model
SOA Security Considerations for Service and Composition Architectures
Service Interaction Security Patterns
Security Implications of Service-Orientation Principles
Authentication, Authorization, Confidentiality, and Integrity Mechanisms Relevant to Service-Oriented Solutions
PKI, Digital Certificates, and Certificate Authorities
Single Sign-On Technologies
Web Services and XML Industry Standards Relevant to Service-Oriented Solutions
Common and Emerging Threats and Attacks

Exam S90.19A: Advanced SOA Security

Security Extensions and Controls for Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Implementations
Security Patterns for Internal Service Architecture
Security Risks and Considerations for Cloud-based Services and Service Compositions
Authentication Sessions and Secure Conversations
Security Token Structures and Issuance
Using WS-Trust and WS-Secure Conversation with SAML
REST Security Controls and Designs
Using HTTP Security Mechanisms
Federation and Trust Brokering
Security Policy Design and Governance
Understanding and Preparing for Common SOA Security Threats

Exam S90.20A: SOA Security Lab

As a continuation of course modules 18 and 19, this hands-on workshop allows attendees to apply the security concepts, techniques, patterns, and technologies previously covered in order to complete a set of exercises.

Preparation Guide for the Certified SOA Security Specialist Exam

Certified SOA Security Specialist Study guide

Live Virtual Training

It does not matter whether you wish to attend a private workshop or a public one, Certified Trainers are capable of delivering them virtually so that you can participate virtually. Online proctoring or Pearson VUE testing centers are available to participants in virtual workshops.

Self-Study With Study Kits

A variety of course materials and supplements, including exam preparation and self-paced study materials, are available in Arcitura Study Kits. Pearson VUE vouchers can be purchased with these discount study kits. The Certification Study Kit Bundle for the Certified SOA Security Specialist exam includes the following Study Kits:

Books

Arcitura also offers numerous books for the one preparing to become a Certified SOA Governance Specialist. These books will certainly prove a beneficial resource and will give you an edge in the field. Some highly recommended books are listed below:

Private & Public Workshops

In addition, Arcitura provides a Certified Trainer who can perform private on-site training at your convenience, complete with proctored exams. There are also numerous public workshops available around the world on a regular basis

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