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882 - Application Security

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Certification

This exam is part of the following certification track:

Visit the Cybersecurity Certification page for information about certification requirements.

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Fortinet NSE 8 - Application Security Practical Exam

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The Fortinet NSE 8 - Application Security exam evaluates your comprehensive knowledge of design, configuration, and troubleshooting for complex networks in application security solutions. To attempt this exam, you must have industry experience.

Once you pass the exam, you will receive the following exam badge:

Audience

The Fortinet NSE 8 - Application Security exam is intended for networking and security experts who use Fortinet application security solutions. In addition to formal training, you should have experience with a variety of complex networks and be able to solve complicated security problems.

Exam Details
Exam name Fortinet NSE 8 - Application Security
Format Onsite and online through the Fortinet Training Institute (proctored through ProctorU)
Cost US$800 per exam
Language English
Number of tasks To be communicated per exam
Appointment time To be communicated per exam
Task scoring method Partial credits are available for select tasks. There are no deductions for incorrect answers.
Task types Hands-on configuration, troubleshooting, drag and drop, and multiple choice
Time required between unsuccessful attempts 30 days
Time for acknowledgment and training transcripts to be updated with exam grade 30 days
Scoring Pass or fail
Products All products in the Core exam, FortiADC 8.0, FortiWeb 8.0, FortiMail 7.6, and FortiSandbox 5.2
Exam Details
Exam name Fortinet NSE 8 - Application Security
Format Onsite and online through the Fortinet Training Institute (proctored through ProctorU)
Cost US$800 per exam
Language English
Number of tasks To be communicated per exam
Appointment time To be communicated per exam
Task scoring method Partial credits are available for select tasks. There are no deductions for incorrect answers.
Task types Hands-on configuration, troubleshooting, drag and drop, and multiple choice
Time required between unsuccessful attempts 30 days
Time for acknowledgment and training transcripts to be updated with exam grade 30 days
Scoring Pass or fail
Products All products in the Core exam, FortiADC, FortiWeb, FortiMail, and FortiSandbox
Exam Topics

The tasks listed in this table represent potential content areas covered in this exam. Your knowledge and skills in these areas will be assessed through design, configuration, and troubleshooting tasks.

Email security (27% of the exam)
Tasks Details
Email infrastructure
  • Archiving
  • DNS security
  • Domains
  • Email encryption
  • Identity-based encryption (IBE)
  • Monitoring
  • Quarantining
  • SMTP, IMAP, and POP3
  • User authentication
  • Webmail
Antispam and threat protection
  • Antispam profiles
  • Antivirus profiles
  • Bounce verification
  • Content disarm and reconstruction (CDR)
  • Content profiles
  • Data loss prevention (DLP)
  • Endpoint reputation
  • IP policies
  • Recipient-based policies
  • Sandbox integration
  • Sender-based policies
  • Session profiles
  • Threat feeds
  • URL filtering
Application delivery (44% of the exam)
Tasks Details
Application access
  • Application Access Manager
  • Single sign-on (SSO)
  • Agentless Application Gateway
  • Users and authentication
Load balancing
  • Global load balancing (GLB)
  • Network security
  • Application load balancing
  • Scripting
  • Server load balancing (SLB)
  • Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP)
Web security
  • Advanced Bot Protection
  • API protection
  • Bot mitigation
  • DoS protection
  • IP protection
  • Machine learning (ML)
  • Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top 10 list
  • Secure connections
  • Tracking
  • WAF Adaptive Learning 2.0
  • Web protection
  • Web vulnerability scanning
Threat detection (12% of the exam)
Tasks Details
Sandbox analysis and detection
  • Air-gapped sandboxing
  • Malware behavior analysis
  • On-demand scanning
  • Risk analysis
  • Scan jobs
  • Scan policies and objects
  • Website scanning
  • Network share protection
  • Operational technology (OT) protection
  • Dedicated internet setup
  • Inline sandboxes
Infrastructure (17% of the exam)
Tasks Details
System management
  • FortiADC clustering
  • FortiWeb clustering
  • FortiMail clustering
  • FortiSandbox clustering
  • VDOMs and ADOMs
  • Logging and reporting
Integration and protection
  • Mail transfer agent (MTA) and blind carbon copy (BCC) adapter integration
  • Operation modes
  • Kubernetes Ingress Controller
  • Fortinet Security Fabric integration
Training Resources

The following resources are recommended for attaining the knowledge and skills that are covered on the exam. The recommended training is available as a foundation for exam preparation. In addition to training, you are strongly encouraged to have hands-on experience with the exam topics and objectives.

  • NSE 8 - Immersion course
Experience

You should have experience with a variety of complex networks and be able to solve complicated security problems.

Examination Policies and Procedures

The Fortinet Training Institute recommends that you review the exam policies and procedures before you register for the exam. Access important information on the Fortinet Training Institute Policies page, and find answers to common questions on the FAQ page.

Questions?

If you have more questions about the NSE Certification Program, contact us through the Fortinet Training Institute Helpdesk page.

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