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ELASTICElastic Certified SIEM Analyst
The Elastic Certified SIEM Analyst certification validates your ability to investigate threats and analyze security data using Elastic Security for SIEM. Built for security analysts, this credential proves you can detect, investigate, and respond to evolving threats with AI-driven security analytics. Earning it demonstrates hands-on proficiency with the Elastic Security solution, enhancing your professional visibility and career opportunities.
Exam formatTimed cognitive-based exam with multiple choice, select all that apply, fill in the blanks, and true or false questions
DeliveryElastic (via Trueability)
Free questions421
Content last reviewed 30 July 2026 · Up to date
The certification
What Elastic Certified SIEM Analyst 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.
6domains
16objectives
124concepts
$400 USDexam 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 Elastic Certified SIEM Analyst certification is designed for security analysts who want to demonstrate their expertise in using Elastic Security for SIEM. This credential validates your ability to investigate threats, analyze security data, and respond to incidents effectively using the Elastic Stack. As a certified professional, you'll be recognized for your strong SIEM knowledge and your capability to leverage Elastic's next-gen SIEM capabilities, including AI-driven security analytics and automated workflows.
Earning this certification involves passing a timed cognitive-based exam that covers multiple choice, select all that apply, fill in the blanks, and true or false questions centered around the Elastic Security solution. The exam tests your practical knowledge of investigating and responding to security threats, making it a meaningful credential for professionals working in security operations centers (SOCs) and incident response teams.
Who it’s for
This certification is for security analysts who investigate threats and analyze security data using Elastic Security for SIEM. It is ideal for professionals working in security operations centers (SOCs), incident response teams, or any role that requires strong SIEM knowledge and hands-on experience with Elastic Security. Candidates should be comfortable with the Elastic Stack, including Elasticsearch and Kibana, and have practical experience using Elastic Security to detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents. The certification is also valuable for those looking to enhance their professional visibility and advance their careers in cybersecurity.
Recommended experience
Elastic recommends attending the 'Elastic Security for SIEM' instructor-led training course, which covers all exam objectives in detail. While training is not mandatory, it is highly recommended to ensure you are fully prepared for the exam. Hands-on experience with Elastic Security for SIEM; Familiarity with the Elastic Stack, including Elasticsearch and Kibana; Understanding of security operations and incident response processes
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective Elastic measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official Elastic exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
Stack Architecture
- Describe basic Stack Architecture
- Demonstrate use of Fleet and Elastic Agents
Elastic Common Schema (ECS)
- Examine the application and guidelines of ECS
Discover
- Customize the Discover interface to search for data
Visualizations
- Create aggregation-based visualizations for security use cases
- Construct Lens visualizations for security use cases
Dashboards
- Construct dashboards for security use cases
- Demonstrate the use of dashboards
Security Application
- Recognize the capabilities of the Security App
- Use Explore within the Security App to view security-related events
- Describe how the Detection Engine searches activity and generates alerts
- Analyze alerts that are generated from detection rules
- Correlate relevant data using Timeline
- Track security issues using Cases
- Monitor security-related events with dashboards in the Security App
- Describe how AI is used in the Security App
On the day
The exam itself
Everything Elastic publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites — this certification has no required predecessor exam or credential.
CertificationElastic Certified SIEM Analyst
Exam formatTimed cognitive-based exam with multiple choice, select all that apply, fill in the blanks, and true or false questions
DeliveryElastic (via Trueability)
LanguagesEnglish
Pricing$400 USD
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path Elastic lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to Elastic Certified SIEM Analyst
Credential earnedElastic Certified SIEM Analyst Certification Renewal and maintenance
The Elastic Certified SIEM Analyst certification is valid for 2 years from the exam date. You will receive a digital badge available for 2 years from the exam date. Stay current with the latest technologies and maintain your certification.
Learn more about renewal requirements Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. Elastic maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by Elastic
Exam registration
Register for the exam through Elastic (via Trueability), Elastic’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official Elastic certification page for exam policies and requirements.
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And when you are serious, your coach Pip takes over
Your coach in the app reads what you have answered with the book closed and tells you one thing to do tonight. It will not count an answer you gave with the page open, and it will tell you when you are not ready.
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Questions people ask
How does the Elastic Certified SIEM Analyst exam differ from other Elastic certifications?
Unlike the performance-based exams for Elastic Certified Engineer, Observability Engineer, and Analyst, the SIEM Analyst exam is a timed cognitive-based exam with multiple choice, select all that apply, fill in the blanks, and true or false questions centered around the Elastic Security solution.
Do I need to attend Elastic training to take the SIEM Analyst exam?
Training attendance is not mandatory, but Elastic highly recommends attending the 'Elastic Security for SIEM' instructor-led training course, which covers all exam objectives in detail.
What version of Elasticsearch is used in the SIEM Analyst exam?
The Elastic Certified SIEM Analyst exam uses Elasticsearch version 8.15.
Can I access Elastic documentation during the exam?
Yes, you will be granted access to the comprehensive Elastic documentation at https://www.elastic.co/guide/index.html during the exam. Access to other websites, including Google or Stack Overflow, is strictly prohibited.
What are the retake policies if I fail the exam?
If you do not pass the exam, you must wait 14 days before reattempting. Reattempts are not offered at a discounted rate, and you will need to purchase a new exam attempt.
Is the exam refundable?
No, your exam purchase is not refundable. However, you have one year from the date of purchase to use your exam attempt before it expires.
What are the technical requirements for taking the online proctored exam?
You must install the Honorlock Extension, have a stable broadband internet connection, a web browser, webcam, speakers, and a microphone. Linux systems are not supported. Your webcam must be able to complete a 360-degree view of the testing area.
Are there any discounts available for the exam?
At this time, Elastic is not offering any exam discounts. For bulk certification exam purchases, contact your Sales Representative.
What job roles does the Elastic Certified SIEM Analyst credential map to?
This certification is designed for security analysts who investigate threats and analyze security data using Elastic Security for SIEM, typically working in security operations centers (SOCs) or incident response teams.
Information freshness · Content last reviewed on 2026-07-30 Up to date
Practice free questions 421 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept Elastic measures — each one written out.
6domains
16objectives
124concepts
90free 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 Elastic exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
1Stack Architecture49 questions
2Elastic Common Schema (ECS)23 questions
3Discover23 questions
4Visualizations54 questions
5Dashboards48 questions
6Security Application224 questions
Recognize the capabilities of the Security App10 concepts · 7 pagesOpen →Use Explore within the Security App to view security-related events8 concepts · 4 pagesOpen →Describe how the Detection Engine searches activity and generates alerts5 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Analyze alerts that are generated from detection rules7 concepts · 5 pagesOpen →Correlate relevant data using Timeline5 concepts · 4 pagesOpen →Track security issues using Cases9 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →Monitor security-related events with dashboards in the Security App6 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Describe how AI is used in the Security App7 concepts · 7 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.
Describe basic Stack Architecture5 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
22 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
421 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.
421questions
90pages
16objectives
Freealways
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1Stack Architecture49 questions
2Elastic Common Schema (ECS)23 questions
3Discover23 questions
4Visualizations54 questions
5Dashboards48 questions
6Security Application224 questions
Describe how the Detection Engine searches activity and generates alerts27 questions · 6 pagesOpen →
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.
124concepts
421free 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 Elastic
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
3official links
124concepts mapped
The source
Elastic’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 Elastic outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 16 objectives, 124 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When Elastic changes the outline, this page changes with it.
16objectives on the outline→124concepts written→421free 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.