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IMI Certified Identity Protection comptia-advanced-security-practitioner

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Exam fee

$358

Ongoing

$0/yr AMF · 17 CPE/yr

Study time

—

Delivery

Hybrid

Validity

3 yrs (renewal cycle)

› Exam format

Multiple-choice, proctored via Pearson VUE.

Retake policy

Fee: $404 per attempt

Wait: 0d between attempts

First retake immediate; 14-day wait before each subsequent attempt. Retake fee equals the standard exam fee.

› Recertification

Valid for 3 years. Renewal through CEUs or re-exam.

› NICE Framework work roles

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

OG-WRL-008OG-WRL-013

Recognition

Global

Exam languages

› Core domains covered

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

A12Data Security, Privacy & Protection

Data classification, encryption-at-rest/in-transit, DLP, tokenization, privacy-by-design, plus the regulatory stack (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA) that sets the bar.

› Prerequisites

Experience

No formal prerequisites.

› Careers that commonly pursue this cert

IAM / Identity Engineer

Design and operate the identity fabric that every other control inherits. Federated identity, MFA/passkeys, PAM, identity governance, and the policy glue between them.

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