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IT Certification Master Reference
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The complete IT certification landscape in one place. 170+ certifications across 15 bodies — with status tracking, retirement alerts, and official vendor links on every entry. We publish in-depth reviews covering exam breakdowns, salary data, domain analysis, and study resources for 38 certifications so far, with more coming. Certifications marked Full Review link to our detailed guides.
Status
Active
New
Beta
Retiring
Retired
Coverage
Full Review
Coming Soon
Certifications Retiring in 2026
| Certification | Exam | Body | Retirement | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Fundamentals | MS-900 | Microsoft | Mar 31, 2026 | AB-900 |
| Azure Data Scientist Associate | DP-100 | Microsoft | Jun 1, 2026 | AI-300 (MLOps Engineer) |
| Azure AI Fundamentals | AI-900 | Microsoft | Jun 30, 2026 | AI-901 |
| Azure AI Engineer Associate | AI-102 | Microsoft | Jun 30, 2026 | AI-103 |
| Azure Developer Associate | AZ-204 | Microsoft | Jul 31, 2026 | AI-200 |
| Azure Security Engineer Associate | AZ-500 | Microsoft | Aug 31, 2026 | SC-500 |
| AWS ML Specialty | MLS-C01 | AWS | Mar 31, 2026 | Gen AI Developer Pro |
Beta Exams — New Certifications Incoming
| Certification | Exam | Body | Timeline | Replaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M365 Copilot & Agent Admin Fundamentals | AB-900 | Microsoft | GA Feb 2026 | MS-900 |
| AI Business Professional | AB-730 | Microsoft | GA Feb 2026 | — |
| Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect | AB-100 | Microsoft | GA Feb 2026 | — |
| MLOps Engineer Associate | AI-300 | Microsoft | Beta Mar 2026 | DP-100 |
| Azure AI Fundamentals (new) | AI-901 | Microsoft | Beta Mar 2026 | AI-900 |
| Azure AI App & Agent Developer | AI-103 | Microsoft | Beta Mar 2026 | AI-102 |
| Azure AI Cloud Developer | AI-200 | Microsoft | Beta Apr 2026 | AZ-204 |
| Cloud & AI Security Engineer | SC-500 | Microsoft | Beta May 2026 | AZ-500 |
| AWS Gen AI Developer Professional | — | AWS | Beta Nov 2025 | MLS-C01 |
Fundamentals
| Status | Exam | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | AZ-900 | Azure Fundamentalslearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Cloud concepts, core services, governance | Full Review |
| Jun 30, 2026 | AI-900 | Azure AI Fundamentalslearn.microsoft.com ↗ | AI/ML concepts on Azure | Full Review |
| Active | DP-900 | Azure Data Fundamentalslearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Core data concepts, Azure data services | Coming Soon |
| Active | SC-900 | Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentalslearn.microsoft.com ↗ | SCI concepts across Microsoft cloud | Coming Soon |
Associate
| Status | Exam | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | AZ-104 | Azure Administrator Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Admin, storage, compute, identity | Full Review |
| Jul 31, 2026 | AZ-204 | Azure Developer Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Azure apps, Functions, storage | Full Review |
| Aug 31, 2026 | AZ-500 | Azure Security Engineer Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Security, identity, protection | Coming Soon |
| Jun 30, 2026 | AI-102 | Azure AI Engineer Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Azure AI solutions | Coming Soon |
| Jun 1, 2026 | DP-100 | Azure Data Scientist Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | ML models, Azure ML workspace | Coming Soon |
| Active | DP-300 | Azure Database Administrator Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Azure SQL, performance tuning | Coming Soon |
| Active | AZ-700 | Azure Network Engineer Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Hybrid networking, routing | Coming Soon |
| Active | DP-600 | Fabric Analytics Engineer Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Fabric analytics, semantic models | Coming Soon |
| Active | DP-700 | Fabric Data Engineer Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Fabric lakehouse, pipelines | Coming Soon |
| Beta | AI-300 | MLOps Engineer Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | ML operations, model deployment | Coming Soon |
| Beta | AI-103 | Azure AI App & Agent Developerlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Agentic AI development | Coming Soon |
| Beta | AI-200 | Azure AI Cloud Developerlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | AI-integrated cloud apps | Coming Soon |
| Beta | SC-500 | Cloud & AI Security Engineerlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | AI/cloud security design | Coming Soon |
Expert
| Status | Exam | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | AZ-305 | Azure Solutions Architect Expertlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Scalable, secure Azure design | Full Review |
| Active | AZ-400 | Azure DevOps Engineer Expertlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | CI/CD, IaC, monitoring | Full Review |
Specialty
| Status | Exam | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | AZ-140 | Azure Virtual Desktop Specialtylearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Virtual desktop on Azure | Coming Soon |
| Active | AZ-120 | SAP on Azure Specialtylearn.microsoft.com ↗ | SAP workloads on Azure | Coming Soon |
| Active | DP-420 | Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialtylearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Cosmos DB app development | Coming Soon |
| Status | Exam | Certification | Level | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | MS-900 | Microsoft 365 Fundamentalslearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Fndmtl | Core M365 services | Coming Soon |
| New | AB-900 | M365 Copilot & Agent Adminlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Fndmtl | Copilot security, agents | Coming Soon |
| New | AB-730 | AI Business Professionallearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Assoc | Gen AI and Copilot workflows | Coming Soon |
| New | AB-100 | Agentic AI Business Solutions Architectlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Expert | Multi-agent AI architecture | Coming Soon |
| Active | MS-700 | Teams Administrator Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Assoc | Teams deployment, governance | Coming Soon |
| Active | MD-102 | Endpoint Administrator Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Assoc | Intune, device management | Coming Soon |
| Active | MS-102 | Enterprise Administrator Expertlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Expert | M365 tenant, hybrid | Coming Soon |
| Status | Exam | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | SC-200 | Security Operations Analyst Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Sentinel, Defender XDR | Coming Soon |
| Active | SC-300 | Identity & Access Administratorlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Entra ID, MFA, Conditional Access | Coming Soon |
| Active | SC-100 | Cybersecurity Architect Expertlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Zero Trust, security strategy | Coming Soon |
| Status | Exam | Certification | Level | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | PL-900 | Power Platform Fundamentalslearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Fndmtl | Power Apps, Automate, BI | Coming Soon |
| Active | PL-300 | Power BI Data Analyst Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Assoc | Power BI, DAX, reports | Coming Soon |
| Active | PL-400 | Power Platform Developer Associatelearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Assoc | Custom connectors, PCF | Coming Soon |
| Active | PL-600 | Power Platform Solution Architect Expertlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Expert | Architecture, governance | Coming Soon |
| Status | Exam | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | MB-210 | D365 Sales Functional Consultantlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Dynamics 365 Sales | Coming Soon |
| Active | MB-310 | D365 Finance Functional Consultantlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | GL, AP/AR, budgeting | Coming Soon |
| Active | MB-330 | D365 Supply Chain Managementlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Inventory, procurement | Coming Soon |
| Active | MB-800 | D365 Business Central Functional Consultantlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Business Central end-to-end | Coming Soon |
| Active | MB-700 | D365 F&O Solution Architect Expertlearn.microsoft.com ↗ | Architecture, strategy | Coming Soon |
Foundational
| Status | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Cloud Digital Leadercloud.google.com ↗ | Business-oriented cloud overview | Coming Soon |
| New | Generative AI Leadercloud.google.com ↗ | Gen AI strategy, tools | Coming Soon |
Associate
| Status | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Associate Cloud Engineercloud.google.com ↗ | Deploy and manage on GCP | Full Review |
| New | Associate Data Practitionercloud.google.com ↗ | Core data skills on GCP | Coming Soon |
Professional
| Status | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Professional Cloud Architectcloud.google.com ↗ | Scalable, secure GCP design | Full Review |
| Active | Professional Cloud Developercloud.google.com ↗ | Building GCP applications | Coming Soon |
| Active | Professional Data Engineercloud.google.com ↗ | BigQuery, Dataflow, streaming | Coming Soon |
| Active | Professional Cloud Security Engineercloud.google.com ↗ | IAM, encryption, compliance | Coming Soon |
| Active | Professional ML Engineercloud.google.com ↗ | ML model design on GCP | Coming Soon |
| Active | Professional Cloud DevOps Engineercloud.google.com ↗ | SRE, CI/CD, reliability | Coming Soon |
| Active | Professional Cloud Network Engineercloud.google.com ↗ | VPC, hybrid, load balancing | Coming Soon |
| New | Professional Security Operations Engineercloud.google.com ↗ | Chronicle SIEM, SecOps | Coming Soon |
Foundational
| Status | Exam | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | CLF-C02 | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioneraws.amazon.com ↗ | AWS overview, billing, security | Full Review |
| New | AIF-C01 | AWS Certified AI Practitioneraws.amazon.com ↗ | AI/ML/GenAI concepts | Full Review |
Associate
| Status | Exam | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | SAA-C03 | AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associateaws.amazon.com ↗ | Architecting on AWS | Full Review |
| Active | DVA-C02 | AWS Certified Developer – Associateaws.amazon.com ↗ | Developing on AWS | Full Review |
| Active | SOA-C03 | AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associateaws.amazon.com ↗ | Operations, monitoring | Full Review |
| New | DEA-C01 | AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associateaws.amazon.com ↗ | Pipelines, Lake Formation | Full Review |
| New | MLA-C01 | AWS Certified ML Engineer – Associateaws.amazon.com ↗ | ML deployment, SageMaker | Full Review |
Professional
| Status | Exam | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | SAP-C02 | AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professionalaws.amazon.com ↗ | Complex enterprise architectures | Full Review |
| Active | DOP-C02 | AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professionalaws.amazon.com ↗ | CI/CD, automation | Full Review |
| Beta | — | AWS Gen AI Developer – Professionalaws.amazon.com ↗ | GenAI, Bedrock, RAG | Coming Soon |
Specialty
| Status | Exam | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ANS-C01 | AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialtyaws.amazon.com ↗ | Complex networking, Direct Connect | Full Review |
| Active | SCS-C03 | AWS Certified Security – Specialtyaws.amazon.com ↗ | IAM, KMS, compliance | Full Review |
| Active | DBS-C01 | AWS Certified Database – Specialtyaws.amazon.com ↗ | Database design, migration, management | Full Review |
| Mar 31, 2026 | MLS-C01 | AWS Certified ML – Specialtyaws.amazon.com ↗ | Retiring — replaced by Gen AI | Full Review |
| Status | Certification | Track | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | A+comptia.org ↗ | Core | IT support, hardware, OS | Full Review |
| Active | Network+comptia.org ↗ | Infra | Networking, protocols | Full Review |
| Active | Security+comptia.org ↗ | Cyber | Core security, cryptography | Full Review |
| Active | CySA+comptia.org ↗ | Cyber | Security analytics, threat detection | Coming Soon |
| Active | PenTest+comptia.org ↗ | Cyber | Penetration testing | Coming Soon |
| Active | SecurityX (CASP+)comptia.org ↗ | Cyber | Enterprise security architecture | Coming Soon |
| New | SecAI+comptia.org ↗ | Cyber | AI threat detection, governance | Coming Soon |
| Active | Cloud+comptia.org ↗ | Infra | Multi-cloud, DevOps | Coming Soon |
| Active | Linux+comptia.org ↗ | Infra | Linux administration | Coming Soon |
| Active | Data+comptia.org ↗ | Data | Data analysis, visualization | Coming Soon |
| Active | Project+comptia.org ↗ | Prof | IT project management | Full Review |
| New | Tech+ (replaces ITF+)comptia.org ↗ | Core | Foundational IT literacy | Coming Soon |
| Active | Server+comptia.org ↗ | Infra | Server hardware, DR/BC (no expiry) | Coming Soon |
CISSP Waiver Change (April 1, 2026): CEH, CISA, CRISC, OSCP, and most GIAC certs no longer qualify for the 1-year experience waiver.
| Status | Certification | Acronym | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Certified in Cybersecurityisc2.org ↗ | CC | Entry-level security | Full Review |
| Active | Systems Security Certified Practitionerisc2.org ↗ | SSCP | Access controls, network security | Full Review |
| Active | Certified Information Systems Security Professionalisc2.org ↗ | CISSP | Security leadership, 8 domains | Full Review |
| Active | CISSP – Architecture (ISSAP)isc2.org ↗ | ISSAP | Security architecture | Coming Soon |
| Active | CISSP – Engineering (ISSEP)isc2.org ↗ | ISSEP | Security engineering | Coming Soon |
| Active | CISSP – Management (ISSMP)isc2.org ↗ | ISSMP | Security management | Coming Soon |
| Active | Certified Cloud Security Professionalisc2.org ↗ | CCSP | Cloud architecture, governance | Full Review |
| Active | Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professionalisc2.org ↗ | CSSLP | Secure SDLC | Coming Soon |
| Active | HealthCare Information Security & Privacyisc2.org ↗ | HCISPP | Healthcare, HIPAA | Coming Soon |
| Active | Certified in Governance, Risk & Complianceisc2.org ↗ | CGRC | Risk frameworks, RMF | Coming Soon |
| Status | Certification | Acronym | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Certified Information Systems Auditorisaca.org ↗ | CISA | IS auditing, control | Full Review |
| Active | Certified Information Security Managerisaca.org ↗ | CISM | Security governance, risk | Full Review |
| Active | Certified in Risk & Information Systems Controlisaca.org ↗ | CRISC | IT risk assessment, controls | Full Review |
| Active | Certified in Governance of Enterprise ITisaca.org ↗ | CGEIT | IT governance, strategy | Coming Soon |
| Active | Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineerisaca.org ↗ | CDPSE | Privacy-by-design | Coming Soon |
| New | Advanced in AI Security Managementisaca.org ↗ | AAISM | AI risk governance, enterprise AI | Full Review |
| New | Advanced in AI Auditisaca.org ↗ | AAIA | AI auditing, compliance | Full Review |
| Status | Certification | Acronym | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | CIPP/USiapp.org ↗ | CIPP/US | US privacy law, CCPA, HIPAA | Coming Soon |
| Active | CIPP/Eiapp.org ↗ | CIPP/E | GDPR, EU privacy | Coming Soon |
| Active | CIPMiapp.org ↗ | CIPM | Privacy program management | Coming Soon |
| Active | CIPTiapp.org ↗ | CIPT | Privacy by design, PETs | Coming Soon |
| Active | AI Governance Professionaliapp.org ↗ | AIGP | NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, ISO 42001 | Full Review |
| Status | Certification | Acronym | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Project Management Professionalpmi.org ↗ | PMP | Project lifecycle, Agile/predictive | Full Review |
| Active | Certified Associate in Project Managementpmi.org ↗ | CAPM | Entry-level PM | Coming Soon |
| Active | PMI Agile Certified Practitionerpmi.org ↗ | PMI-ACP | Scrum, Kanban, SAFe | Coming Soon |
| Active | PMI Risk Management Professionalpmi.org ↗ | PMI-RMP | Risk planning, monitoring | Coming Soon |
| Status | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ITIL 4 Foundationaxelos.com ↗ | IT service management fundamentals | Full Review |
| New | ITIL 5 Foundationpeoplecert.org ↗ | Updated ITSM, digital transformation | Full Review |
| Active | ITIL 4 Managing Professionalaxelos.com ↗ | 4-module MP designation | Coming Soon |
| Active | ITIL 4 Strategic Leaderaxelos.com ↗ | Strategy, digital strategy | Coming Soon |
| Active | ITIL 4 Masteraxelos.com ↗ | All modules + MP + SL | Coming Soon |
CC
Cisco Certifications
3-year renewal| Status | Certification | Level | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | CCNA (200-301)cisco.com ↗ | Assoc | Routing, switching, security basics | Coming Soon |
| Active | CyberOps Associatecisco.com ↗ | Assoc | SOC operations, threat analysis | Coming Soon |
| Active | DevNet Associatecisco.com ↗ | Assoc | Network automation, APIs | Coming Soon |
| Active | CCNP Enterprisecisco.com ↗ | Prof | Advanced routing, SD-WAN | Coming Soon |
| Active | CCNP Securitycisco.com ↗ | Prof | Firewalls, VPN, identity | Coming Soon |
| Active | CCIE Enterprise Infrastructurecisco.com ↗ | Expert | Expert routing, SD-WAN | Coming Soon |
| Active | CCIE Securitycisco.com ↗ | Expert | Expert network security | Coming Soon |
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Additional Certification Bodies
Palo Alto Networks
| Status | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | PCNSApaloaltonetworks.com ↗ | NGFW administration | Coming Soon |
| Active | PCNSEpaloaltonetworks.com ↗ | Advanced NGFW design | Coming Soon |
| Active | PCCSE (Prisma Cloud)paloaltonetworks.com ↗ | CSPM, container security | Coming Soon |
EC-Council
CEH will no longer qualify for the CISSP 1-year experience waiver effective April 1, 2026.
| Status | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)eccouncil.org ↗ | Ethical hacking, recon, exploitation | Coming Soon |
| Active | CPENTeccouncil.org ↗ | Advanced pen testing | Coming Soon |
| Active | CCISOeccouncil.org ↗ | CISO-level strategy | Coming Soon |
GIAC / SANS
GCIH, GCFA, GSEC and other GIAC certs no longer qualify for the CISSP 1-year experience waiver effective April 1, 2026.
| Status | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | GSECgiac.org ↗ | Hands-on security, DoD 8570 | Coming Soon |
| Active | GCIHgiac.org ↗ | Incident response, intrusion | Coming Soon |
| Active | GCFAgiac.org ↗ | Digital forensics, threat hunting | Coming Soon |
Offensive Security
| Status | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | OSCP (Lifetime)offsec.com ↗ | Practical pen testing, no expiry | Coming Soon |
| Active | OSEPoffsec.com ↗ | Advanced pen testing | Coming Soon |
| Active | OSWEoffsec.com ↗ | Web exploitation | Coming Soon |
Red Hat
| Status | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | RHCSAredhat.com ↗ | Linux system administration | Coming Soon |
| Active | RHCEredhat.com ↗ | Automation, Ansible | Coming Soon |
| Active | RHCAredhat.com ↗ | Expert platform design | Coming Soon |
PECB (ISO Standards)
| Status | Certification | Focus | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementerpecb.com ↗ | AI management systems | Coming Soon |
| Active | ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementerpecb.com ↗ | ISMS implementation | Coming Soon |
| Active | ISO 31000 Risk Managerpecb.com ↗ | Enterprise risk management | Coming Soon |
R
Renewal & Validity Quick Reference
Microsoft (Role-Based)
1 year — Free online renewal on Microsoft Learn
Microsoft (Fundamentals)
Does not expire once earned
Google Cloud
2 years — Retake the exam
AWS
3 years — Retake exam (50% discount)
CompTIA
3 years — CEUs or retake. Server+ never expires.
ISC2
3 years — 90-120 CPEs + $135/yr membership
ISACA
3 years — 120 CPEs + $45/yr (members)
IAPP
2 years — CPE credits or retake
Cisco
3 years — Recertification exam or CEUs
PMI (PMP)
3 years — 60 PDUs
Offensive Security
Lifetime — OSCP never expires
Red Hat
3 years — Retake or pass new exam
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