Cybersecurity
Software Security certifications
32 active certifications from 15 issuers. Within each level the most recognised come first (industry recognition, and how many career tracks use them). Open one for prerequisites, recognition and career paths.
9 Beginner21 Intermediate2 Expert
Beginner 9 active
- DSOFPeopleCert DevSecOps Foundation
PeopleCert (DevOps Institute)
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $503
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- MCPAModel Context Protocol Associate
Agentic AI Foundation / Linux Foundation
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $250
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- ECC DSEEC-Council DevSecOps Essentials
EC-Council
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $299
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CSSDCertNexus Cyber Secure Software Developer
CertNexus
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by CertNexus
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- SOG CBPThe SecOps Group Certified Blockchain Practitioner
The SecOps Group
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- £100 exam
- Renewal
- Does not expire
- CSSTGAQM Certified Software Security Tester
GAQM
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $190
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- OSCC-SJDOffSec CyberCore Certified - Secure Java Development
OffSec
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- $899
- Renewal
- Does not expire
- S-SPFSECO Secure Programming Foundation
SECO-Institute
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- Price not published by SECO-Institute
- Renewal
- Does not expire
- SOG CAPSecOps Group Certified AppSec Practitioner
The SecOps Group
- Level
- Beginner
- Exam fee
- £100 exam
- Renewal
- Does not expire
Intermediate 21 active
- CAISPPractical DevSecOps Certified AI Security Professional
Practical DevSecOps
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $1,099
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- GMLEGIAC Machine Learning Engineer
GIAC
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $999
- Renewal
- Every 4 years
- CASE JavaEC-Council Certified Application Security Engineer (CASE Java)
EC-Council
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $450
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CSSLPISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional
ISC2
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $599
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- GWEBGIAC Certified Web Application Defender
GIAC
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $999
- Renewal
- Every 4 years
- CPISI-DSISA Certified Payment Industry Security Implementer – Developer
SISA
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by SISA
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- CSCPractical DevSecOps Certified Security Champion
Practical DevSecOps
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- US$599 (course + exam bundle)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- CSSEPractical DevSecOps Certified Software Supply Chain Security Expert
Practical DevSecOps
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- US$799 (course + exam bundle)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- CTMPPractical DevSecOps Certified Threat Modeling Professional
Practical DevSecOps
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- US$899 (course + exam bundle)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- DSOPPeopleCert DevSecOps Practitioner
PeopleCert (DevOps Institute)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $626
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- ECDEEC-Council Certified DevSecOps Engineer
EC-Council
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by EC-Council
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CAASEPractical DevSecOps Certified Agentic AI Security Expert
Practical DevSecOps
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- US$899 (course + exam bundle)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
Show all 21 intermediate certifications (9 more)
- CMCPSEPractical DevSecOps Certified MCP Security Expert
Practical DevSecOps
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $699
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- PDSO CASPPractical DevSecOps Certified API Security Professional
Practical DevSecOps
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- US$899 (course + exam bundle)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- C)SWAEMile2 Certified Secure Web Application Engineer
Mile2
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $500
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CASE .NETEC-Council Certified Application Security Engineer (CASE .NET)
EC-Council
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by EC-Council
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CASSTGAQM Certified Advanced Software Security Tester
GAQM
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $220
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CCNA AutomationCisco CCNA Automation
Cisco
Renamed from DevNet A- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $300
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CCNP AutomationCisco CCNP Automation
Cisco
Renamed from DevNet Pro- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $700
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- CertNexus CSCCertNexus Cyber Secure Coder
CertNexus
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $367.50
- Renewal
- Every 3 years
- S-CSPLSECO Secure Programming Certified Leader
SECO-Institute
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- Price not published by SECO-Institute
- Renewal
- Every 1 year
Expert 2 active
- PCI SSAPCI Secure Software Assessor
PCI SSC
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- US$3,000 (course + exam bundle)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
- PCI SSLCPCI Secure SLC Assessor
PCI SSC
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- US$3,000 (course + exam bundle)
- Renewal
- Not catalogued yet
Retired certifications (1)
No longer offered; listed for reference, with the replacement where the issuer names one.
- MASE Mosse Institute Certified Application Security Engineer retired unknown (no longer listed as of 2026-09-26)