Awarded for completing Container Runtime Security: Firecracker, Kata Containers and Traditional Runtimes and passing its exam, demonstrating the ability to reason precisely about container isolation architecture, weigh isolation strength against startup latency, density and operational complexity, and choose and migrate a runtime appropriately for a specific workload's risk profile.
Certificates are designed to be checked, not just displayed.
The credential is valid for 12 months from issue. Its public page states the expiry date, and renewing means passing the current exam again — so the credential always reflects the current material.