Aruba Certified Professional Network Security (ACP)

Aruba Certified Professional Network Security (ACP) 

The Aruba Certified Professional – Network Security (ACP-NS) certification validates your expertise in describing complex security threats and vulnerabilities. This certification ensures your proficiency in device hardening, implementing security at the edge with AAA, advanced roles, firewall policies, and more. It covers the implementation of Zero Trust Security, protecting networks from threats, configuring HPE Aruba Networking infrastructure, and ClearPass solutions to authenticate and control both wired and wireless users. You will also learn to collect contextual information on ClearPass Policy Manager, implement advanced role mapping and enforcement policies, and use ClearPass Device Insight to enhance visibility.

Who should take the exam?

Typical candidates for this certification are network engineers responsible for implementing security controls on enterprise networks. They should be able to describe the network security stack (firewall, proxy, remote access, IDS/IPS, access control, NTA, UEBA) and have worked two to three years in networking with a one-year security focus.

Course Outline

The Aruba Certified Professional Network Security (ACP) Exam covers the following topics - 

• Domain 1 - Understanding Protect and Defend (26%)
• Domain 2 - Understanding Device Hardening (6%)
• Domain 3 - Understanding Secure WLAN (12%)
• Domain 4 - Understanding Secure Wired AOS-CX (19%)
• Domain 5 - Understanding Secure the WAN (5%)
• Domain 6 - Understanding Endpoint Classification (8%)
• Domain 7 - Understanding Threat Detection (9%)
• Domain 8 - Understanding Troubleshooting (6%)
• Domain 9 - Understanding Endpoint Classification Analysis (8%)
• Domain 10 - Understanding Forensics (1%)