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Fortinet Certified Professional: FCP certification

Recently, there has been a change in the Fortinet certification model, which may raise questions for some people interested in certification. In this article, we will focus on the Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP) certification. Here you will find an overview of the requirements and necessary tests.

What is a Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP)?

The Fortinet Certified Professional certification is designed to validate expertise and skills in network security. Obtaining this certification requires the completion of specific courses and exams. This certification is divided into three main areas: Network Security, Public Cloud Security and Security Operations.

Fortinet Certified Professional

Network Security

To get certified, you must pass one core exam (Core) and one optional exam (Elective).

Core Exams

  • NSE 4 FortiOS
  • FCP - FortiGate Administrator

Elective Exams

  • NSE5 FortiAnalyzer (version7.0 or older)
  • NSE6 FortiAnalyzer Administrator /FCP - FortiAnalyzer Administrator
  • NSE6 FortiAuthenticator /FCP - FortiAuthenticator Administrator
  • NSE5 FortiClient EMS / FCP - FortiClient EMS Administrator
  • NSE5 FortiManager / FCP - FortiManager Administrator
  • NSE6 FortiNAC
  • NSE6 FortiSwitch
  • NSE6 Secure Wireless LAN

Public Cloud Security

To get certified, you must pass one core exam and one optional exam.

Core Exams

  • NSE6 Cloud Security for AWS / AWS Cloud Security Administrator
  • NSE6 Cloud Security for Azure / Azure Cloud Security Administrator

Elective Exams

  • NSE 4 FortiOS / FCP FortiGate Administrator
  • NSE6 FortiMail / FCP FortiMail Administrator
  • NSE6 FortiWeb / FCP FortiWeb Administrator

Security Operations

You must pass two optional exams to become certified.

Core Exams

  • N/A

Elective Exams

  • NSE 4 FortiOS or FCP FortiGate Administrator
  • NSE5 FortiAnalyzer Analyst /FCP - FortiAnalyzer Analyst
  • NSE5 FortiEDR
  • NSE5 FortiSIEM
  • NSE6 FortinetSOAR Analyzer

Why choose the Fortinet Certified Professional certification?

There are many benefits to becoming a Fortinet Certified Professional. It validates your cybersecurity expertise and skills, increasing your value in the job market. In addition, it allows you to work more efficiently with Fortinet technologies.

We wrote more information about the new Fortinet certification program in the article New Fortinet certification program.


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