Awarded for completing Dependency Management and Security in PHP and Ruby and passing its exam, demonstrating the ability to read and reason about Composer and Bundler lockfiles, evaluate native extension and autoloading risk, defend against source priority confusion, and carry a coherent dependency security policy across both ecosystems.
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.
