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

Safeguard Platform Architecture: Org Hierarchy, Products & Projects

IntermediateFree8 modules · 20 lessons

About this course

Understand Safeguard's Tenant -> Organization -> Project -> Version hierarchy, the role model with SSO group mapping, the Product-vs-Project vocabulary split across the four supply-chain actor roles, and why this structure is what makes the platform's one-findings-model consolidation story actually true.

What you'll learn

The Org Hierarchy

Tenant, Organization, Project, Version

Roles and the Product/Project Vocabulary Split

Roles, SSO Mapping, and Why 'Product' and 'Project' Mean Different Things

The One-Platform Consolidation Story

One Findings Model, One Policy Engine, One Evidence Store

Designing an Org Hierarchy for a Real Enterprise

Mapping a Real Company Onto Tenant, Organization, Project, Version
Scoping, Inheritance, and Where the Data Boundaries Actually Fall
Naming, Tagging, and Conventions That Survive Growth
Restructuring Without Losing History

Identity, Access, and Agent Governance

The Role Matrix and Least Privilege in Practice
SSO, Multi-Factor, and API Keys
Agent Identity: Governing Non-Human Access

Deployment Models, AI Modes, and Data Residency

Choosing a Deployment Model
The Four AI Modes
The Local Runner: Scanning Without Surrendering Source
Network and Trust Posture

Products, Portfolios, and Cross-Project Analysis

Grouping Projects Into Products
Comparison Across Projects, Components, and Products
Publish Versus Share, and Why the Distinction Is an Audit Control

Operating the Platform: Reporting, Evidence, and Automation

The Executive Risk Dashboard and Drill-Through
Reporting, Export, and Producing Evidence for Auditors
Automation and the Chat-Driven Interface

01The Org Hierarchy1 lessons

Tenant, Organization, Project, Version

02Roles and the Product/Project Vocabulary Split1 lessons

Roles, SSO Mapping, and Why 'Product' and 'Project' Mean Different Things

03The One-Platform Consolidation Story1 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.