Awarded for completing From Setup to Compliant: The Realistic Timeline and passing its exam, demonstrating the ability to plan, stabilize and run the realistic multi-month path from an automated setup day to an actual, honestly described compliance report.
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.