
The NSE 7 in SASE certification validates your ability to design, administer, monitor, and troubleshoot advanced Fortinet SASE deployments. The exam focuses on FortiSASE and Fortinet SD-WAN solutions, including the design and troubleshooting of complex SASE infrastructures that integrate secure access services with SD-WAN to support distributed users, applications, and network edge locations.
We recommend this certification for cybersecurity professionals who require the expertise needed to design, manage, support, and analyze advanced Fortinet SASE solutions.
To achieve this certification, you must hold the NSE 4 FortiOS certification and either the NSE 5 SASE or NSE 6 SASE certification and pass the proctored NSE 7 SASE exam within 2 years of the last prerequisite exam.
The awarded certification will be active for 2 years from the date of the NSE 7 SASE exam, or the last prerequisite exam, whichever is later.
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NSE 7 Exam |
FortiSASE Architect
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We recommend taking the associated NSE courses to prepare for the certification exam.
You will receive digital badges in the following circumstances:
For more information, see the following knowledge base article in the Fortinet Training Institute Helpdesk.
To renew your NSE 7 in SASE certification, complete one of the following:
Passing an NSE 7 SASE exam recertifies your NSE 1, NSE 2, NSE 3, NSE 4, NSE 5 SASE, and NSE 6 SASE certifications if they are still active.
Important : Renewing an NSE 7 certification requires an active NSE 4 and either NSE 5 SASE or NSE 6 SASE certification. If any of the recertification actions above are completed while the prerequisites are incomplete, the NSE 7 certification is not issued until the prerequisites are met. In this scenario, all the prerequisites must be completed within 2 years of the NSE 7 exam. The NSE 7 certification will be issued on the same date all the prerequisites are completed.
For more information, see the following knowledge base article in the Fortinet Training Institute Helpdesk.
The NSE program offers flexible delivery options:
To enrol in an on-site or virtual instructor-led training, contact our customer services team: