I am currently NSE 7 certified. What is required to achieve one of the new certifications?

Modified on Thu, 24 Aug 2023 at 05:45 AM

Case 1:

If you do not hold a valid NSE 8 certification on October 1, 2023, and you passed only the NSE 7 Enterprise Firewall exam on or after October 1, 2021, you can take one of the following additional exams before October 1, 2023, to receive the Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist (FCSS) in Network Security certification on that date:

NSE 7 SD-WAN
NSE 7 LAN Edge
NSE 7 Network Security Support Engineer

The expiration date of your FCSS in Network Security certification will be two years after you completed the additional exam.

Case 2:

If you do not hold a valid NSE 8 certification on October 1, 2023, and you passed only one of the following exams on or after October 1, 2021, you must pass the NSE 7 Enterprise Firewall exam before October 1, 2023, to receive the Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist (FCSS) in Network Security certification on that date.

NSE 7 SD-WAN
NSE 7 LAN Edge
NSE 7 Network Security Support Engineer

The expiration date of your FCSS in Network Security certification will be two years after you passed the NSE 7 Enterprise Firewall exam.

Case 3:

If you passed the core NSE 7 Enterprise Firewall exam and one of the following elective exams:

NSE 7 SD-WAN
NSE 7 LAN Edge
NSE 7 Network Security Support Engineer

You will receive the Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist (FCSS) in Network Security under the following conditions:

You hold a valid NSE 8 certification on October 1, 2023, and you completed both required FCSS in Network Security exams any time in the past, or
You completed one or both FCSS exams on or after October 1, 2021, and you completed one of those exams no more than 2 years before the other exam.

Case 4:

If you have completed the following NSE 7 exams you will receive the Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist (FCSS) certification listed below on October 1, 2023.

Exam	Certification
NSE 7 Advanced Analytics	FCSS in Security Operations
NSE 7 OT Security	FCSS in OT Security
NSE 7 Public Cloud Security	FCSS in Public Cloud Security
NSE 7 Zero Trust Access	FCSS in Zero Trust Access

Under the following conditions:

You hold a valid NSE 8 certification on October 1, 2023, and you completed the required FCSS exams any time in the past, or
You do not hold a valid NSE 8 certification on October 1, 2023, but you completed the required FCSS exam on or after October 1, 2021.

Example:

For more information about NSE program updates, see https://www.fortinet.com/nse-training/training-program-update.

For more information about transitioning from the current NSE certifications to the new certifications on October 1, 2023, see NSE Transition Policies.