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Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP)

ISC2 certification recognizing security architecture expertise; earning it requires passing the ISSAP examination and meeting the applicable experience requirements.

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Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP)
Application
Apply after receiving the official passing notification and complete the certification application within nine months of the exam date. Provide an ISC2-certified endorser in good standing, or request ISC2 endorsement with employment proof. After endorsement and before the first-AMF step, applicants must commit to, fully support and adhere to the ISC2 Code of Ethics as a mandatory condition of initial certification. After application approval pay the first AMF; existing ISC2 certification holders owe no additional AMF for this certification.
Experience Alternatives
["CISSP in good standing plus two cumulative full-time years in at least one of the four current ISSAP domains.","At least seven cumulative full-time years in at least two current ISSAP domains; a relevant bachelor's/master's degree or additional approved credential may waive at most one year. Part-time work and internships may count."]
Scheduling
Register through an ISC2 account, purchase the selected exam, and use Courses and Exams to complete the account information form and finalize an available appointment through Pearson. Identity information must exactly match test-center ID. Standard exam-only access is 365 days from purchase; Peace of Mind Protection provides two attempts within 180 days, subject to the Retake Policy. These are relative appointment/purchase conditions, not fixed annual examination dates.
Scope
CISSP is an existing qualification option rather than an additional mandatory examination for every applicant; its identity and examination facts are not newly produced by this task. No renewal route, course-completion credential or state license is registered.

Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP)

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Computer-based multiple choice and advanced item types; English
Exam questions
Total questions: 125.
Time limit
3 hours
Passing score
700 out of 1000 points
Examination outline
  • Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) (21%)
    • Identify legal, regulatory, organizational, and industry requirements
    • Architecting for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC)
  • Security Architecture Modeling (22%)
    • Identify security architecture approach
    • Verify and validate design (e.g., functional acceptance testing, regression)
  • Infrastructure and System Security Architecture (32%)
    • Identify infrastructure and system security requirements
    • Architect infrastructure and system security
    • Architect infrastructure and system cryptographic solutions
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM) Architecture (25%)
    • Architect identity lifecycle
    • Architect identity authentication
    • Architect identity authorization
    • Architect identity accounting
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