Awarded for completing Vendor Lock-In and Portability Risk and passing its exam, demonstrating the ability to identify the mechanisms that create vendor lock-in, assess and negotiate portability before signing, distinguish infrastructure-layer from application-layer exposure, build a practical exit plan, and weigh the cost and benefit of reducing lock-in using an honest, proportionate framework.
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.
