Cyber Security Certification: GSSP-JAVA
Target
Individuals who are responsible for coding secure software applications, identifying shortfalls in the security knowledge of other programmers, ensuring other programmers have adequate secure coding skills, and advanced secure programming skills.
The GIAC Secure Software Programmers certification allows candidates to demonstrate mastery of the security knowledge and skills needed to deal with common programming errors that lead to most security problems.
GIAC Certified secure software programmers (GSSP) have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to write secure code and recognize security shortcomings in existing code.
Requirements
- 1 proctored exam
- 75 questions
- Time limit of 3 hours
- Minimum Passing Score of 73.3%
Note:
GIAC reserves the right to change the specifications for each certification without notice. Based on a scientific passing point study, the passing point for the GSSP-JAVA exam has been determined to be 73.3% for all candidates receiving access to their certification attempts on or after December 22nd, 2010. To verify the format and passing point of your specific certification attempt, read the Certification Information found in your account at https://exams.giac.org/pages/attempts.
Delivery
NOTE: All GIAC exams are delivered through proctored test centers and must be scheduled in advance.
GIAC certification attempts will be activated in your GIAC account after your application has been approved and according to the terms of your purchase. Details on delivery will be provided along with your registration confirmation upon payment. You will receive an email notification when your certification attempt has been activated in your account. You will have 120 days from the date of activation to complete your certification attempt. GIAC exams must be proctored through Pearson VUE. Please click the following link for instructions on How to Schedule Your GIAC Proctored Exam http://www.giac.org/information/schedule_proctored_exam.pdf. GIAC exams are delivered online through a standard web browser.
Exam Certification Objectives & Outcome Statements
The topic areas for each exam part follow:
- Application Faults & Logging
- The candidate will understand how to properly handle expected and unexpected application faults
- Authentication
- The candidate will understand the importance of implementing secure authentication controls
- Authorization
- The candidate will understand the importance of implementing secure authorization controls
- Common Web Application Attacks
- The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of common web application attacks and vulnerabilities.
- Data Validation
- The candidate will understand how data validation can be used to prevent common vulnerabilities
- Encryption
- The candidate will understand how to use Java APIs to encrypt data in transit and data at rest
- Java Language and Platform Security
- The candidate will understand the security implications of language and platform features built in to Java
- Secure SDLC
- The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to perform security activities as part of the SDLC
- Session Management
- The candidate will understand the importance of secure session management controls
*No Specific training is required for any GIAC certification. There are many sources of information available regarding the certification objectives' knowledge areas. Practical experience is an option; there are also numerous books on the market covering Computer Information Security. Another option is any relevant courses from training providers, including SANS.*
