AWS Certified Security Specialty- FAQs
What is AWS Certified Security Specialty Exam?
AWS Certified Security Specialty certification helps cloud security professionals to advance their knowledge on designing and implementing security solutions to secure the AWS platform. The candidates are required to have an understanding of specialized data classifications and AWS data protection mechanisms. Also, candidates must have an understanding of data-encryption methods and AWS mechanisms to implement them together with a working knowledge of AWS security services and features of services to provide a secure production environment.
Is there any prerequisite for the AWS Certified Security Specialty exam?
AWS Security Specialty certification requires an understanding of various operations of security and good knowledge of how AWS security services work including implementing AWS mechanism. Candidate applying for this certification need to have at least 2 years of experience in securing AWS workloads and minimum 5 years of experience in implementing and designing security solutions.
How many questions will be there in the Exam?
There will be 60 questions that need completion in a time frame of 170 minutes.
What is the course outline for AWS Certified Security Specialty Exam?
The main areas to focus on the exam are – 1. Incident Response 2: Logging and Monitoring 3: Infrastructure Security 4: Identity and Access Management 5: Data Protection
How much the AWS Certified Security Specialty exam will cost?
The exam will cost you $300 USD including the additional taxes.
What is the time duration for the exam?
You will get 170 minutes to complete the AWS Certified Security Specialty exam.
What are the languages available for AWS Certified Security Specialty Exam?
This exam is available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese.
What is passing score for AWS Certified Security Specialty exam?
You have to score minimum of 750 out of 1000 to pass the certification exam.
Why should I consider AWS Certified?
AWS Certification helps learners build credibility and confidence by validating their cloud expertise with an industry-recognized credential and organizations identify skilled professionals to lead cloud initiatives using AWS.
What is the retake policy
If you are unable to pass the exam, then you must wait 14 days before becoming eligible to retake the exam. Until you pass the test, there is no limit to the number of exam attempts. But, for each re-attempt, you must pay the full registration price fee. Also, the Beta exam test-takers will get one attempt only.
When will I get my result
Right after completing your exam, a pass or fail notification will be displayed on the testing screen. Also, candidates will be sent an email confirming their exam completion. A detailed exam result within five business days of completing your exam. This exam detail will appear on the Certification Account of yours, under Previous Exams.
What are the service and features covered in the exam?
They do not publish the services and features which are covered in its certification exam. The current topic areas and objectives covered in the exam, are given the exam guide, for reference. See AWS Exam guides, to know more.
Are there benefits offered to AWS certified Individuals
AWS offers several benefits to its certified members, apart from validating there skills. See the AWS Certification Benefits page to get a complete list of benefits.
Which certification program are available to take from home or office with online protoring
AWS offers its certification exams via online proctoring as well. AWS uses Pearson VUE, a third-party test delivery provider for its online proctoring exams. Visit the Pearson VUE site, to learn more about AWS online proctored certification exams.
How do I become AWS certified?
In order to become AWS certified, you must get a passing score in the proctored exam, and attain your Certification. After getting a passing score, they will send you your certification credentials.
How long will be certification be valid?
AWS certified individuals should get their certification recertified, every three years. See the AWS Certification Recertification page for more details.
What is the difference between AWS Certification and Exam?
AWS exam refers to a test that is used to validate your technical knowledge of AWS products and services. On the other hand, AWS certification is a credential that you earn upon successfully passing exam. You are given a digital badge and title which can be used on business cards and other professional collateral to designate yourself as AWS Certified.
How often are exams updated?
AWS rotates its questions in and out, on a regular basis. This is done in adherence to the exam guide. The major revisions to an exam will be made public by AWS, via the Exam guide.
When AWS releases a new product or service, How soon will it appear on the exam?
Any new product, service, or feature will generally be made available, 6 months prior to it appearing on a certification exam.
If an existing feature or service has changed. How will that be reflected in the exam?
The AWS certification team will be replacing the exam questions, which are determined to be impacted by any change.
How should I answer a question that I think has been affected by a change in service or product?
You must choose the best available answer from the given options in the question.
What is the benefit of AWS certification digital badges?
AWS Certification offers digital badges to benefit you with increased earning as well as showcase your Certification status. they provide digital badges through Credly’s Acclaim platform to offer flexible options for recognition and verification. Also, you can benefit from one-click badge sharing on social media newsfeeds, tools for embedding verifiable badges on websites or email signatures.
I cannot find my digital badge on Credly’s Acclaim platform?
In case your digital badge(s) does not appear on Credly’s Acclaim platform, then you might have more than one AWS Certification Account. Ensure you are logged into the account that holds your required certification(s). If you have more than one AWS Certification Account with the same email address, you will need your accounts merged before you claim your badge(s) on Credly’s Acclaim platform.
Suggest the process to get a group of people certified AWS Professional.
In this case, you can purchase Certification exam vouchers, to eliminate the need for candidates to have to pay when scheduling their exam. They simply enter a voucher code when scheduling exams at either Pearson VUE or PSI.
What are the various ways to take the certification exam?
Certification exams are offered via online proctoring using the third-party test delivery provider Pearson VUE. Details of online proctoring are specified on Pearson VUE site. Pearson VUE handles your information in accordance with their privacy policies, posted on the Pearson VUE site. Providing Pearson VUE with your information may involve transferring it to another country.
Does AWS offer practice test for Certification?
Yes, they offers practice exams for all Foundational, Associate, and Professional Exams, as well as most of our Specialty exams. The practice exams will allow you to test your knowledge online in a timed environment, and experience the exam format and platform prior to taking the full exam. Practice exams can be purchased from our exam deliver providers through your Certification Account. The Foundational and Associate-level practice exams are 20 USD and the Professional and Specialty practice exams are 40 USD. Purchase of a practice exam provides you with one attempt.
For how long is the practice exam available for Certification?
The access for the practice exam will expires after 180 days. Also after the practice exam is launched. you will have 30 days to complete the exam, or until the allotted practice exam time expires. Further, you have the option to pause your practice exam by closing out your exam browser. Selecting “End Test” will mark the exam complete and it cannot be restarted.
How will get my score for practice exam?
On completing the practice exam, a score report will be emailed to you with high-level feedback to help you understand how you scored on the exam content covered on the practice exam. Please note, answers to the practice exam are not provided to the test taker. The exam guide is also provided with the score report to help you with your exam preparation.
What is the process to arrange a special accommodation for the exam?
The Special accommodations will be arranged for you with the test delivery provider before you register for the exam. Please note, PSI & Pearson VUE do not share accommodation request details, so the appropriate documentation will need to be provided to the test delivery provider you wish to test with.
How to find the test centers near me?
You can find test centers with the following options –
- For PSI test centers visit https://awsavailability.psiexams.com.
- For Pearson VUE test centers visit https://home.pearsonvue.com/test-taker.aspx
