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Palo Alto Networks Certified SD-WAN Engineer

A Specialist-level vendor certification in Network Security validating engineering knowledge and skills across the Prisma SD-WAN lifecycle.

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Initial by examination
Palo Alto Networks SD-WAN Engineer
Award
Achieve a valid passing score; results remain provisional until the review and data-forensics process completes. The certificate and badge are available through Credly.
Candidate Rules
Agree to the Candidate Agreement and test-center rules. Candidates under 18 require parent/guardian ID and recording consent and their own government or student ID. Arrange accommodations through Palo Alto Networks Credentialing Support; ID exceptions require Pearson preapproval at least three business days before the exam. Cancellation or rescheduling requires 48 hours' notice to avoid forfeiture.
Credential Validity
Certification is valid for two years from passing; this personal award period is not the examination version's validThrough. Renewal policies are outside the initial-examination route.
Preparation
The official target audience is experienced SD-WAN/SASE and network engineers; required skills are retained in the scope evidence. Digital learning and Prisma SD-WAN: Design and Operation are recommended preparation, not additional examination leaves or a mandatory school-arranged route.
Registration
Use a Pearson account with the legal name on government-issued ID and a business email; select this exam, an in-person test center and an available appointment. Advance or same-day scheduling is subject to seat availability; no particular future seat is guaranteed for 2026-11-25 through 2027-02-28.
Retakes
After failures, waiting periods are 15 days, then 30 days, then 90 days for subsequent attempts. After passing, the same-certification exam cannot be retaken for 18 months (545 days).

Palo Alto Networks SD-WAN Engineer

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
English, computer-based multiple-choice examination, delivered in person at a Pearson test center.
Time limit
90 minutes
Passing score
860 on a scaled range of 300 to 1000; results remain provisional pending review.
Exam fee
$250 USD; price may vary by country and additional taxes and fees may apply.
Examination outline
  • Planning and Design (24%)
    • Identify and describe device selection criteria
    • Demonstrate understanding of the bandwidth plan
    • Identify and describe device licensing options and tiers
    • Explain the assessment of existing network architecture
    • Identify and describe data center configuration and data center interconnection (DCI) options
    • Explain branch (gateway) configuration
    • Identify and describe security requirements and configuration
    • Explain the process of planning for interconnectivity and high availability (HA)
    • Explain policy design and management
  • Deployment and Configuration (24%)
    • Explain Prisma SD-WAN deployment and configuration
    • Identify and describe site-specific settings
    • Explain the process of developing configuration templates for data centers and branches
    • Explain dynamic and static routing protocol tuning
    • Explain VRF implementation for network segmentation
  • Operations and Monitoring (18%)
    • Demonstrate understanding of device-level statistics monitoring
    • Explain controller-generated incident, alert, statistics, and audit log monitoring
    • Explain alert and notification configuration
    • Demonstrate understanding of WAN Clarity reports
    • Explain the implementation of network monitoring tools for real-time visibility
    • Demonstrate understanding of monitoring and managing SASE-related events
  • Unified SASE (14%)
    • Explain the integration of Prisma SD-WAN with Prisma Access and Security policy setup
    • Explain ADEM configuration for monitoring application performance
    • Identify and describe network setting configurations to support IoT device connectivity based on Device-ID
    • Explain the integration of Prisma SD-WAN with Cloud Identity Engine (CIE)
    • Demonstrate understanding of path and Security policy implementation based on User / Group ID
  • Troubleshooting (20%)
    • Explain the process of troubleshooting connectivity issues between sites
    • Demonstrate understanding of routing and forwarding issue resolution
    • Identify and describe application performance issues
    • Explain policy issue troubleshooting
    • Describe data analysis using the co-pilot
    • Explain the use of analytics to optimize network configurations and reporting
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