What happens if I fail the exam?

You can retake it after a 24-hour cooldown, as many times as you need. Retakes are free, and each attempt draws a fresh random set of questions.

How long is a certificate valid?

The Safeguard Certified Practitioner credential is valid for 24 months from issue. The expiry date is printed on the certificate and shown live on its public verification page. Renewing means passing the current exam again.

Courses

Enterprise Software Supply Chain Manager (ESSCM) Advanced: Enterprise Rollout, Policy Engineering and Scale

AdvancedFree5 modules · 13 lessons · ~2 min

About this course

For practitioners who already run ESSCM and now have to make it work across an enterprise: multi-organization tenancy and identity, bulk onboarding, regulated deployment and AI-mode choices, policy and gate engineering with graduated rollout, and Autonomous Remediation at scale. Every lesson is grounded in the shipping product, with early-access and roadmap capabilities named as such.

What you'll learn

Tenancy, Identity and Organization Design

Modelling the Enterprise: Tenant, Organization, Project, Version
Roles, SSO Group Mapping, SCIM and the Audit Log
Tenant-Level vs Org-Level Configuration

Onboarding Inputs at Scale

Integrations at Scale: Inputs and the Scanner Grid
Scan Modes, Cadence and Integrations vs Connectors

Deployment and AI Modes for Regulated Estates

Deployment Models, Network Posture and Certification Language
The Four AI Modes and the Local Runner

Policy Engineering

Policies, Gates and Guardrails: The Enforcement Architecture
Engineering Policy Conditions: Scores, Internal Policies and the Unified Findings Model
Graduated Rollout: Notify, Warn, Block and Exception Handling

Autonomous Remediation and Operating the Estate

Autonomous Remediation at Scale: Master Toggle, Categories and Strategies
Products, Comparison and Executive Reporting
Notifications, Events, Ticketing and Agent-Driven Operations

01Tenancy, Identity and Organization Design3 lessons

Modelling the Enterprise: Tenant, Organization, Project, Version
Roles, SSO Group Mapping, SCIM and the Audit Log
Tenant-Level vs Org-Level Configuration

02Onboarding Inputs at Scale2 lessons

Common questions

How much does Safeguard Academy cost?

Nothing. Every course, exam, and certificate on the catalog is free — including retakes. All you need is a free Safeguard account.

What are the prerequisites?

None. The flagship course, Safeguard Certified Practitioner, is a beginner-level course — basic familiarity with how software is built helps, but every exam question is answerable from the lessons themselves.