Juniper Security Specialist (JNCIS-SEC)
You can demonstrate a deep understanding of security technologies in general as well as Junos OS software for SRX Series devices in the Security track. The specialist-level certification in this track, JNCIS-SEC, is created for networking professionals who have a working grasp of Juniper Networks’ SRX Series of device’s Junos OS. Your knowledge of security technologies, together with your platform configuration and troubleshooting abilities, are validated by the written test.
This track contains four certifications:
- JNCIA-SEC: Security, Associate. For details, see JNCIA-SEC.
- JNCIS-SEC: Security, Specialist. For details, see the sections below.
- JNCIP-SEC: Security, Professional. For details, see JNCIP-SEC.
- JNCIE-SEC: Security, Expert. For details, see JNCIE-SEC.
Exam Objectives
Here’s a high-level view of the skillset required to successfully complete the JNCIS-Sec certification exam.
Exam Objective |
Description |
Application Security |
Identify application security concepts:
Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot application security. Identify application intrusion detection and prevention (IDP) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) concepts:
Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot IDP/IPS. |
Security Policies (Advanced) |
Identify the concepts, benefits, or operation of security policies:
Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot security policies. |
Advanced Threat Prevension (ATP) |
Identify the concepts, benefits, or operation of Juniper Advanced Threat Prevention Cloud or Juniper Advanced Threat Prevention on-premise appliances:
Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot Juniper Advanced Threat Prevention. |
High Availability (HA) Clustering |
Identify the concepts, benefits, or operation of HA:
Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot clustering. |
Juniper Networks vSRX Virtual Firewall or cSRX Container Firewall |
Describe concepts, general features, or functionality of virtualized security using vSRX or cSRX:
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Juniper Identity Management Service (JIMS) |
Identify concepts, general features, or functionality of JIMS:
Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot JIMS. |
SSL Proxy |
Identify concepts, general features, or functionality of SSL proxy:
Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot SSL proxy. |
Juniper Networks JSA Series Secure Analytics Portfolio |
Describe concepts, general features, or functionality of JSA Series Secure Analytics:
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