Awarded for completing Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard: The Software Security Requirements and passing its exam, demonstrating an engineering level understanding of the standard's software security expectations, the evidence that satisfies them, and the questions to take to a qualified assessor. This certificate records training completion and is not an assessment of compliance.
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.
