Your certification is valid for three years. You can renew with Continuing Education credits or retake exams before expiry.
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CCNP Automation Certification
With the Automation Professional certification, you'll gain an advanced blend of skills—from app development on Cisco platforms to software and infrastructure know-how—that are ideal for NetDevOps roles.
Software design
Show your ability to gauge whether apps are resilient, scalable, and maintainable, and use logs to diagnose issues.
Using APIs
Demonstrate that you can optimize API usage and employ REST APIs for functions like error handling and pagination.
Deployment automation
Be able to build automation workflows and use technical specs to develop configuration management solutions.
Data security
Demonstrate your expertise in privacy, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates, Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OSWAP) threats, and end-to-end encryption principles.