The Certified Professional - PingDirectory exam is targeted at IT professionals responsible for administering and deploying PingDirectory solutions. The exam validates your ability to describe how to perform basic installation and configuration tasks.
The proctored exam consists of 60 questions that must be completed in 90 minutes.
- Questions are multiple choice.
- The minimum passing score for Ping Identity exams is generally 70% but varies based on the exam and form.
For more information about how remotely proctored exams are delivered, please refer to the testing guide.
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of identity fundamentals and common standards (SAML, OAuth, LDAP, SCIM, REST, JSON).
- Basic knowledge of Linux administration.
- Familiarity with command-line interfaces.
- Minimum of 6-12 months of experience working with PingDirectory.
- (Optional) Successfully completed the following courses:
- Introduction to PingDirectory course
Objectives
This exam is based on PingDirectory version 8 or later.
Objective 1: Product Overview
- Describe the product's features, functionality, and basic use cases.
- Describe the product's data storage engine.
Objective 2: Installation and Initial Configuration
- Outline the system requirements.
- Explain how to perform interactive and non-interactive installations on Windows and Linux.
- Describe the product's file system structure.
- Describe how to perform an upgrade of the product.
Objective 3: User Interface
- Describe the functionality of the admin console.
- Describe the purpose of various command-line utilities included with the product.
- Describe how to use the dsconfig command and its options to configure the PingDirectory server.
- Describe how to review configuration changes.
Objective 4: General Configuration and Maintenance
- Describe how to perform management tasks for entries.
- Describe different data types and their uses, sensitive attributes, virtual attributes, and JSON attributes.
