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Cyberark Defender Certification: Study Guide
Cyberark Defender Certification: Study Guide
DEFENDER CERTIFICATION
Study Guide
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Exam Objectives
The CyberArk Defender Certification tests for the practical knowledge and technical skills to maintain day-to-day operations and
to support the on-going maintenance of the CyberArk Privileged Account Security Solution. It is intended to certify an examinee’s
competence to fill one of the following roles within a Privileged Account Security Program.
Application Support
The Application Support Engineer provides first level support of the CyberArk applications within the customer organization.
Vault Administrator
The Vault Administrator is responsible for application administration and maintaining an operable PAS environment.
Data Administrator
The Data Administrator is responsible for provisioning safes and platforms, and for onboarding accounts.
Exam Content
The CyberArk Defender Certification tests examanees ability to form the following tasks in seven knowledge domains. Only
functions of the Core PAS Solution are included.
Account Onboarding
• Perform a bulk upload of accounts using Password Upload Utility or REST
• Create an Onboarding Rule
• Onboard an account from the pending accounts list
• Setup a Unix Discovery
• Setup a Windows Discovery
• Manually onboard an account
• Onboard SSH Keys with Account Uploader
Application Management
• Describe tools that could be used to monitor CyberArk Application Health
• Use PrivateArk with Proficiency
• Describe how each component communicates with others or devices on network at a high level
• Maintain an appropriate chain of custody for Encryption Keys
Ongoing Maintenance
• Restore DR to normal operation after a failover
• Backup Vault Data with PAReplicate
• Resync a credential file by running createcredfile manually on the command line
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Study Resources
CyberArk provides a number of resources to prepare for the Defender Exam
Free eLearning
Core PAS Troubleshooting
Customizing Privileged Account Requests
Limiting Lateral Movement with CyberArk
Linked Accounts
Working with CyberArk Support
Documentation
CyberArk Privileged Access Solution Administration Guide
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