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Cyber Secure Coder™

Vendor-neutral secure coding certification validating secure application development, secure design, risk management, software security testing, vulnerability remediation and secure implementation across programming languages and platforms.

Licensing authority: CertNexus · Application information

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Cyber Secure Coder™
Accommodations
Written accommodation requests at least 35 calendar days before the desired exam date; approval and supporting documentation may be required. ESL extensions are not available for testing in the US or other English-speaking countries.
Certification Requirement
Pass CSC-210 and accept the Candidate Agreement; certification is issued under CertNexus' successful-examination policy.
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Eligibility
No formal prerequisites, application fee, supporting documentation or other eligibility verification measures for CSC. Recommended development skills and courseware are preparation, not mandatory training or a prerequisite credential.
Geographic Exclusions
The published policy excludes residents of Iran, North Korea, Syria and Sudan from testing/certification; the task covers US candidates.
Identification
Generally bring registration confirmation and government-issued ID; exact identification, cancellation and no-show policies depend on the administering test center.
Scheduling
Rolling Pearson VUE appointments in advance or on the same day subject to availability; create/log into an account, choose CSC-210 and schedule/pay. Obtain a voucher separately or with training. Test-center and OnVUE delivery are available.
Voucher
Non-refundable, non-transferable, non-exchangeable; normally expires 18 months from purchase unless otherwise noted. Includes one free retake of the same exam/version with the same voucher within validity; no waiting period for that second attempt.

Cyber Secure Coder™

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Proctored Multiple Choice / Multiple Response; test center or Pearson OnVUE.
Exam questions
Total questions: 80.
Time limit
120 minutes, including 5 minutes for the Candidate Agreement and 5 minutes for the Pearson VUE tutorial.
Passing score
60%
Examination outline
  • Common Secure Application Development Terminology and Concepts (15%)
    • Understand basic security principles
    • Identify common hacking terminology and concepts
  • Job and Process Responsibilities Related to Secure Application Development (15%)
    • Explain the software development lifecycle
    • Understand the role of the designer/architect in creating secure applications
    • Explain the role of the developer in creating secure applications
    • Understand the role of the code reviewer in creating secure applications
    • Understand the role of the application tester in creating secure applications
  • Architecture and Design (18%)
    • Interpret use and abuse cases
    • Understand architecture and design industry best practices
    • Identify common regulations that relate to secure software development
    • Explain the importance of organizational requirements to the development of secure software applications
  • Risk Assessment and Management (17%)
    • Classify common threats and vulnerabilities in terms of their impact on applications
    • Compare and contrast common risk assessment and management best practices
  • Application Implementation (35%)
    • Implement input validation
    • Restrict the output of sensitive data
    • Implement cryptography
    • Implement authentication and access control
    • Implement error handling and logging
    • Implement communication security
    • Implement application security parameters and configure security settings
    • Implement secure database access
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