Awarded for completing What Goes Wrong in Cryptography and passing its exam, demonstrating the ability to recognise, detect and remediate the eleven most consequential cryptographic misuse patterns across code, configuration and key management.
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.