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Salesforce Certified Platform Identity and Access Management Architect

Professional certification for assessing identity architecture, designing secure access management solutions on the Customer 360 platform, and communicating technical solutions.

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Salesforce Certified Platform Identity and Access Management Architect Exam
Exam Conditions
No hard-copy or online reference materials; accept the Salesforce Certification Program Agreement and Code of Conduct at the beginning of the exam.
Identification
Confirm ID compliance before booking; onsite ID must match the booking name exactly.
Language
English selected; current catalog also offers Japanese, without establishing a separate examination identity.
Online Requirements
Review Windows/Mac online proctoring technical requirements and run the Pearson system test before registration.
Passing Requirement
Pass the corresponding certification examination at the published 65% passing score.
Prerequisite
None; audience experience is recommended background, not a prerequisite certification.
Scheduling
Rolling appointment via Trailhead Academy: select the exam and either an online-proctored date/time or a local Pearson VUE venue/time slot, then complete checkout; no fixed application deadline is published in the examined materials.
Version Applicability
The currently offered certification links the current examination guide, whose questions align to Summer '23. No official calendar commencement or retirement date for this examination version was found in these applicable materials; validity boundaries remain null. Publication/retrieval dates are not effective dates.

Salesforce Certified Platform Identity and Access Management Architect Exam

Provider
Pearson VUE / Pearson OnVUE
Format
Proctored, closed-book multiple-choice/multiple-select examination; English selected; online or onsite testing center.
Exam questions
Total questions: 60–65; Scored questions: 60; Unscored questions: 0–5; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
120 minutes
Passing score
65%
Exam fee
Registration US$400 plus applicable taxes; retake US$200 plus applicable taxes.
Examination outline
  • Identity Management Concepts (17%)
    • Common authentication patterns
    • Authentication, authorization, and accountability
    • Trust between systems
    • User provisioning methods
    • Single sign-on failure troubleshooting
  • Accepting Third-Party Identity in Salesforce (21%)
    • Salesforce as a Service Provider
    • Provisioning from B2E and B2C identity stores
    • Accepting third-party authentication
    • SSO user provisioning and access rights
    • Platform auditing, monitoring, and diagnosis
  • Salesforce as an Identity Provider (17%)
    • OAuth flow selection
    • Connected app authorization scope and configuration
    • OAuth implementation concepts
    • Providing Salesforce identity to third-party systems
  • Access Management Best Practices (15%)
    • MFA methods and session types
    • SSO roles, profiles, and permission sets
    • Auditing activity during and after login
    • Connected App configuration settings
  • Salesforce Identity (12%)
    • Identity Connect implementation role
    • Customer 360 Identity solution fit
    • Salesforce license selection
  • Community (Partner and Customer) (18%)
    • Customizing Experience Cloud user experience
    • External IdPs and community user/contact models
    • External Identity capabilities, limitations, and licensing
    • Embedded login use cases
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