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AWSAWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty
The AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty certification validates your expertise in designing, implementing, managing, and securing complex AWS and hybrid network architectures at scale. It is intended for networking specialists with deep knowledge of AWS services, advanced routing, automation, and network security. Earning this credential demonstrates your ability to architect resilient, high-performance networks that meet demanding business requirements.
Exam format65 questions, either multiple choice or multiple response
Duration170 minutes
DeliveryPearson VUE
Passing score700 out of 1000
Free questions422
Content last reviewed 30 July 2026 · Up to date
The certification
What ANS-C01 proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
4domains
16objectives
152concepts
US $300exam fee
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01) exam validates advanced technical skills and experience in designing and implementing AWS and hybrid IT network architectures. It is intended for individuals who perform complex networking tasks and validates the ability to design and implement AWS and hybrid network architectures at scale. The exam covers network design, implementation, management and operation, and security, compliance, and governance.
Candidates should have five or more years of networking experience, with two or more years of cloud and hybrid networking experience. They should possess deep knowledge of AWS security, storage, and networking services, plus expertise in advanced architectures including IP VPN, MPLS, automation tools, routing protocols, multi-region solutions, and network security features like AWS WAF, IDS/IPS, and DDoS protection.
Who it’s for
This certification is for networking specialists who design, implement, and manage complex AWS and hybrid network architectures. The ideal candidate has five or more years of networking experience, with at least two years of cloud and hybrid networking experience. This certification is ideal for those in a technical role, senior: 6+ years in IT role and 2-5 years of exposure to AWS Cloud. Candidates would benefit from first earning an AWS Associate and/or Professional Certification prior to earning a Specialty certification.
Recommended experience
Five or more years of networking experience, with two or more years of cloud and hybrid networking experience. Deep knowledge of AWS security, storage, and networking services; Expertise in advanced architectures including IP VPN, MPLS, automation tools, routing protocols, multi-region solutions, and network security features like AWS WAF, IDS/IPS, and DDoS protection; AWS networking nuances and how they relate to the integration of AWS services; AWS security best practices; AWS compute and storage options and their underlying consistency models
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective AWS measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official AWS exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
Content Domain 1: Network Design
- Task 1.1: Design a solution that incorporates edge network services to optimize user performance and traffic management for global architectures
- Task 1.2: Design DNS solutions that meet public, private, and hybrid requirements
- Task 1.3: Design solutions that integrate load balancing to meet high availability, scalability, and security requirements
- Task 1.4: Define logging and monitoring requirements across AWS and hybrid networks
- Task 1.5: Design a routing strategy and connectivity architecture between on-premises networks and the AWS Cloud
- Task 1.6: Design a routing strategy and connectivity architecture that include multiple AWS accounts, AWS Regions, and VPCs to support different connectivity patterns
Content Domain 2: Network Implementation
- Task 2.1: Implement routing and connectivity between on-premises networks and the AWS Cloud
- Task 2.2: Implement routing and connectivity across multiple AWS accounts, Regions, and VPCs to support different connectivity patterns
- Task 2.3: Implement complex hybrid and multi-account DNS architectures
- Task 2.4: Automate and configure network infrastructure
Content Domain 3: Network Management and Operation
- Task 3.1: Maintain routing and connectivity on AWS and hybrid networks
- Task 3.2: Monitor and analyze network traffic to troubleshoot and optimize connectivity patterns
- Task 3.3: Optimize AWS networks for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
Content Domain 4: Network Security, Compliance, and Governance
- Task 4.1: Implement and maintain network features to meet security and compliance needs and requirements
- Task 4.2: Validate and audit security by using network monitoring and logging services
- Task 4.3: Implement and maintain confidentiality of data and communications of the network
On the day
The exam itself
Everything AWS publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites — this certification has no required predecessor exam or credential.
Exam codeANS-C01
CertificationAWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty
Exam format65 questions, either multiple choice or multiple response
Duration170 minutes
Questions65 questions (50 scored, 15 unscored)
Passing score700 out of 1000
DeliveryPearson VUE
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
PricingUS $300
Certification levelSpecialty
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path AWS lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty
Credential earnedAWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty Specialty level certification Renewal and maintenance
This certification is valid for 3 years. Before your certification expires, you can recertify by passing the latest version of this exam. Stay current with the latest technologies and maintain your certification.
Learn more about renewal requirements Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. AWS maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by AWS
Exam registration
Register for the exam through Pearson VUE, AWS’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official AWS certification page for exam policies and requirements.
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Questions people ask
How does this exam relate to the retired AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C00) exam?
The ANS-C01 exam is the current version of the AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty certification. The previous version, ANS-C00, has been retired. Candidates should prepare for the ANS-C01 exam, which reflects the latest AWS networking services and best practices.
Do I need to earn an AWS Associate or Professional certification before taking this exam?
No. AWS lists no mandatory prerequisites for this exam. However, AWS recommends that candidates benefit from first earning an AWS Associate and/or Professional Certification prior to earning a Specialty certification.
Is there a hands-on or lab component to this exam?
No. The ANS-C01 exam consists of 65 questions, either multiple choice or multiple response. There is no hands-on lab component. However, AWS recommends practicing with AWS Builder Labs, AWS Cloud Quest, and AWS Jam as part of your exam preparation.
What is the retake policy if I fail the exam?
AWS Certification exams can be retaken after a 14-day waiting period. There is no limit on the number of attempts, but you must wait 14 days between each attempt. Beta exams can only be taken once.
Can I get a discount on this exam if I already hold an AWS Certification?
Yes. Once you earn one AWS Certification, you get a 50% discount on your next AWS Certification exam. You can sign in and access this discount in your AWS Certification Account.
What job roles does this certification map to?
This certification is intended for individuals who perform an AWS networking specialist's role, such as network engineers, solutions architects, and cloud network architects who design, implement, and manage complex AWS and hybrid network architectures.
How soon will I receive my exam results?
All AWS Certification exam results, including results for beta exams, are available within 5 business days after you complete your exam. You can access the results in your AWS Certification Account, under Exam History.
Are testing accommodations available for candidates with disabilities?
Yes. AWS Certification and their vendors are committed to providing all individuals with an opportunity to validate technical skills and cloud expertise. Reasonable accommodations are granted for applicants with documented disabilities in coordination with the test delivery provider. Accommodations must be requested prior to scheduling each exam.
Information freshness · Content last reviewed on 2026-07-30 Up to date
Practice free questions 422 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept AWS measures — each one written out.
4domains
16objectives
152concepts
89free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official AWS exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
1Content Domain 1: Network Design168 questions
Task 1.1: Design a solution that incorporates edge network services to optimize user performance and traffic management for global architectures8 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Task 1.2: Design DNS solutions that meet public, private, and hybrid requirements8 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →Task 1.3: Design solutions that integrate load balancing to meet high availability, scalability, and security requirements10 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Task 1.4: Define logging and monitoring requirements across AWS and hybrid networks7 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →Task 1.5: Design a routing strategy and connectivity architecture between on-premises networks and the AWS Cloud15 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →Task 1.6: Design a routing strategy and connectivity architecture that include multiple AWS accounts, AWS Regions, and VPCs to support different connectivity patterns10 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →
2Content Domain 2: Network Implementation110 questions
Task 2.1: Implement routing and connectivity between on-premises networks and the AWS Cloud11 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Task 2.2: Implement routing and connectivity across multiple AWS accounts, Regions, and VPCs to support different connectivity patterns10 concepts · 4 pagesOpen →Task 2.3: Implement complex hybrid and multi-account DNS architectures8 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →Task 2.4: Automate and configure network infrastructure14 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →
3Content Domain 3: Network Management and Operation66 questions
Task 3.1: Maintain routing and connectivity on AWS and hybrid networks10 concepts · 4 pagesOpen →Task 3.2: Monitor and analyze network traffic to troubleshoot and optimize connectivity patterns7 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →Task 3.3: Optimize AWS networks for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness6 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →
4Content Domain 4: Network Security, Compliance, and Governance78 questions
Task 4.1: Implement and maintain network features to meet security and compliance needs and requirements10 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Task 4.2: Validate and audit security by using network monitoring and logging services10 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Task 4.3: Implement and maintain confidentiality of data and communications of the network8 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
Task 1.1: Design a solution that incorporates edge network services to optimize user performance and traffic management for global architectures6 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
29 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
422 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
422questions
89pages
16objectives
Freealways
Start anywhereTask 1.1: Design a solution that incorporates edge network services to optimize user performance and traffic management for global architectures 29 questions · 6 pages
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1Content Domain 1: Network Design168 questions
2Content Domain 2: Network Implementation110 questions
3Content Domain 3: Network Management and Operation66 questions
4Content Domain 4: Network Security, Compliance, and Governance78 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
152concepts
422free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from AWS
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
5official links
152concepts mapped
The source
AWS’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official AWS outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 16 objectives, 152 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When AWS changes the outline, this page changes with it.
16objectives on the outline→152concepts written→422free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.