Okta Certified Developer Exam FAQs
What is the Okta Certified Developer Exam?
Okta Certified Developers have knowledge in creating secure, seamless experiences, using Okta APIs and SDKs. Okta Certified Developers have knowledge and experience in operating RESTful APIs and developing web applications. They have a basic understanding of authentication and authorization standards like OpenID Connect (OIDC) and OAuth. Moreover, they know how Okta supports these standards for creating authentication, flexible authorization, and role-based access control.
Who should take the Okta Certified Developer Exam?
For this exam, candidates must have:
- Firstly, four-plus years of experience in a software development role and six-plus months of hands-on experience implementing custom identity solutions with Okta.
- Secondly, knowledge and experience in using Okta API Access Management for securing APIs, building custom authorization servers, and defining scopes and claims.
- Thirdly, experience using Okta REST APIs, building client apps, configuring OIDC and OAuth apps in Okta, and assigning and unassigning apps to users using Okta Users and Groups APIs.
- Fourthly, knowledge about validating an authenticated user’s session and understanding of the design principles of Okta APIs.
- Next, knowledge for identifying and working with Okta API rate limits as well as they must know where to find the most current documentation and resources on Okta APIs.
- Then, experience using Okta APIs for querying logs and events and in creating, updating, and deleting users, groups, and apps using Okta APIs.
- After that, knowledge of how to enforce Okta multifactor authentication for users in client apps and how to interpret the common Okta API error codes.
- Next, understanding of the several ways of creating Okta sessions for Single Sign-On, including redirectUrl, OIDC authorize, and Legacy Sessions API.
- Then, experience in implementing the Okta Sign-in Widget with customizations and the process of performing implicit and hybrid flows from the Okta Sign-in Widget.
- Lastly, knowledge of how to create sessions in Okta using Okta APIs and SDKs as well as in configuring trusted origins (CORS, Redirect).
How many questions will be there in Okta Certified Developer Exam?
Okta Certified Developer exam will have two parts. In part 1, there will be 45 Discrete Option Multiple Choice Questions. Whereas in part 2, there will be four Performance-Based and Hands-on Use Cases types of questions.
What is the time duration for the Okta Certified Developer Exam?
The time duration for the part 1 exam is 60 minutes and for part 2 it is of 90 minutes.
How much the Okta Certified Developer Exam will cost?
The exam will cost you around $250 (USD).
How to schedule the exam?
Okta certification exams use Examity that is a secure online proctoring service. Okta has partnered with Examity for protecting the integrity of our certification exams.
This offers online proctoring in which you can take the exam from almost any location at a time that is convenient for you, without any need for traveling to a test center. However, the Okta Certified Developer Exam must schedule at least 24 hours in advance of the time you plan for sitting for the test in order to avoid the additional fee associated with on-demand testing.
What are the performance-based use cases in Part II of this exam?
Part II of this exam will have four performance-based hands-on use cases. In which, every use case consists of three or more tasks that you are asked for completing within Okta Preview Orgs. Moreover, this part of the exam allows you to illustrate your skill with the Okta service and Okta APIs in a natural way that mimics how developers use Okta on the job. A use case starts with some general instructions that apply to all the tasks in that use case. And, you can go back to previous tasks and make modifications as necessary. However, it is important to note how modifications made to a preceding task affect other tasks within the use case.
What is the course outline for the Okta Certified Developer exam?
The exam validates the candidate’s performance on the basis of the following topics:
Part I
- Firstly, authentication
- Secondly, SSO and API Access Management with OIDC and OAuth
- Thirdly, lifecycle Management
- Administrative APIs
- Then, debug Techniques
- After that, design Principles
- Okta Hooks
- Lastly, working with the Sign-In widget for Authentication
Part II
- Firstly, onboard new users using Okta’s Management SDK and User and Group APIs
- Secondly, federate an App through OIDC
- Thirdly, securing an API using OAuth and Securely accessing an API from a client app using OAuth
- Lastly, implement the Okta Sign-In Widget for Authentication Purposes
What is DOMC item type?
Okta Certified Developer exam consists entirely of DOMC items. DOMC refers to a powerful measurement tool that produces reliable test scores. It does so by removing several “contaminants” that affect test outcomes but are unrelated to the knowledge and skills being tested. The DOMC item type levels the playing field, and more fairly measures your skills by improving:
- Readability
- However, you have to read less text, the exam likely to take less time and places little demands on the slower reader or the non-native English speaker.
- Fairness
- When sharp test takers are unsure of an answer, they search for clues by comparing options or obtaining information from other items on an exam. However, DOMC eliminates the test-taking advantage and serves as a strong technique for assessing your knowledge.
- Security
- Rather than displaying all options at the same time, options are randomly presented one at a time. For every option presented, you must make a YES or NO decision for indicating whether you think the option is correct. Answer options are in random order.
What is the Okta Exam scoring policy?
DOMC item type is scored fairly and with precision. However,
- Firstly, if you are given with a correct option and respond YES, then that response is “correct”.
- Secondly, if you are given with a correct option and respond NO, then that item is scored as “incorrect”.
- Thirdly, if you are given with an incorrect option and respond YES, then that item is scored as “incorrect”.
- Lastly, if you are given with an incorrect option, and respond NO , the item is not scored until additional options are presented and responded to.
What is the exam retakes policy?
Exam retakes are subject to the following conditions:
- Firstly, a candidate can retake a failed exam 24 hours after his or her first failed attempt
- Secondly, a candidate must wait 14 days after each subsequent failed attempt prior to retaking a failed exam
- Thirdly, candidates cannot not retake passed exams
- Next,tou have to pay the exam fees for each attempt. And, there is no refund if you fail the exam.
- Lastly, the exam fees for retaking an Okta certification exam is $100 USD for each retake attempt.
What will I receive after passing the exam?
After meeting the requirements, you will earn the certification credential and you will get authorization to use the certification title and logo on your business cards and other professional collateral.
What do I do if I need to cancel or reschedule my exam appointment?
You may reschedule or cancel an appointment up to 24 hours prior to the start of the appointment. You may not reschedule or cancel an exam appointment once it has started. If you do not complete the exam at the given time and did not contact Examity 24 hours in advance to cancel or reschedule, you will have to pay the full exam fee.
How long will my certification be valid?
After you achieve a certification credential, you must meet ongoing requirements in order to keep credentials current and use Okta certification logos. This may include the completion of specific training, recertification exams, or even sitting for core exams at designated intervals. You will be notified by Okta regarding the requirement and timeline for completing the recertification activity.
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