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GIAC / SANS · professional
GWEB
GIAC Certified Web Application Defender

Defender-side AppSec — OWASP Top 10, API security, secure design patterns.

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› Cost

Exam fee
GWEB$979
Annual maintenance fee
GWEB—
3-year cost of ownership
GWEB$979

› Exam mechanics

Pass mark
GWEB71% (scaled per attempt)
Retake policy
GWEB$999 fee · 30d wait
Study time
GWEB100–180 hrs
Validity
GWEB4 yrs
CPE / yr
GWEB9 CPEs
Delivery
GWEBonline proctored

› Salary signal (US base)

Range
GWEB$115K – $170K
Median
GWEB$140,000
Premium %
GWEB—
Role context
GWEBWeb application security engineer, US, 4-6 years.

› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)

Schema quality
GWEB8.0
Practice evidence
GWEB4.0
Maintenance
GWEB6.5
Market recognition
GWEB6.0
Average
GWEB6.1

› Recognition & lifecycle

Recognition
GWEBGlobal · US · EU · UK
ISO 17024 accredited
GWEB✓
DoD 8140 baseline
GWEB—
Holders worldwide
GWEB3,000
Current version
GWEB2024 SEC522 refresh (2024-04)

› Domain coverage

A12Data Security, Privacy & Protection
GWEB○ touched
A13Supply Chain Security
GWEB○ touched
A4Application Security
GWEB● core

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