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AWS CP

Amazon Web Services Certified Cloud Practitioner

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Exam fee

$100

Ongoing

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Study time

20–60 hrs

Delivery

Hybrid

Validity

3 yrs (renewal cycle)

› Quality score

28.5 / 40

Four-axis SecProve rubric, each 0–10. SecProve editorial assessment — each axis carries a written justification so you can push back on any single call without dismissing the whole score.

Blueprint rigor

How well-defined and rigorous the exam blueprint is.

Cloud Practitioner ECO — broad foundational orientation.

7.0/10

Practical evidence

Hands-on labs / written reports vs pure MCQ.

Largely MCQ recognition.

4.0/10

Currency & upkeep

How aggressively content is kept current with the field.

Refreshed alongside AWS curriculum cycles.

9.0/10

Market recognition

How often this signal actually moves a hiring decision.

Default AWS entry-level signal; popular HR-screen filter.

8.5/10

› Exam format

65 questions (multiple-choice + multiple-response), 90 minutes. Proctored via Pearson VUE / PSI. Passing score: 700/1000.

Retake policy

Fee: $300 per attempt

Wait: 14d between attempts

14-day wait between attempts. AWS occasionally provides 50% retake vouchers after a fail.

› Recertification

Valid for 3 years. Renewal through re-exam or higher-level AWS cert.

› NICE Framework work roles

The NIST NICE work-role IDs this cert maps to. NICCS lookup.

DD-WRL-001IO-WRL-006

Recognition

Global

Exam languages

› Core domains covered

The 1 domain this cert is centrally about. Passing the exam demonstrates working knowledge of each.

A5Cloud Security

AWS/Azure/GCP security controls, IAM policies, CSPM, container security, shared responsibility model.

› Prerequisites

Experience

None. Entry-level certification for AWS Cloud fundamentals.

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