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Free, self-paced courses on software supply chain security — from fundamentals to working fluency with the Safeguard platform. Levels run beginner to advanced; every course lists its modules and lessons up front, and courses that end in a certification say so on the card.

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Safeguard Certified Practitioner

Modern applications are mostly assembled from open-source code, and attackers know it. This course takes you from supply-chain fundamentals to working fluency with the Safeguard platform: connecting repositories, running scan engines, triaging findings with VEX, generating SBOMs, proving compliance, and using Gold, the CLI, and the MCP server. Complete all lessons and pass a timed 30-question exam to earn the Safeguard Certified Practitioner credential.

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Certifications

Pass a proctored-style timed exam and earn a publicly verifiable credential.

Safeguard Certified Practitioner

Validates working knowledge of software supply-chain security and the Safeguard platform: the scan engines and findings-triage workflow, SBOM and VEX, compliance and the Trust Center, and the Gold / CLI / MCP ecosystem. Earned by completing the Safeguard Certified Practitioner course and passing a timed exam of 30 questions drawn from a 60-question pool, 45 minutes, 70% to pass (21 of 30), with a 24-hour retake cooldown; multi-select questions are graded exact-match with no partial credit. Valid for 24 months from issue; certificates are anonymously verifiable at learn.safeguard.sh/cert/(id).

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