GIAC (SANS)

GIAC Defensible Security Architect

GDSA

The GIAC Defensible Security Architect (GDSA) certification validates your ability to architect comprehensive defenses that balance prevention, detection, and response. It is designed for security architects, network engineers, and senior security professionals who design and implement layered, network-centric and data-centric controls. Earning GDSA proves you can apply Zero Trust principles and build defense-in-depth that is maintainable and effective.

Practice Free Questions

5Domains

13Objectives

125Practice pages

602Free questions

GDSA free practice questions

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Zero Trust Fundamentals

46 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–46

Zero Trust Endpoints

50 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50

Zero Trust Networking

50 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50

Fundamental Security Architecture Concepts

38 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–38

Fundamental Layer 3 Defense

36 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–36

Layer 1/Layer 2 Defense

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

Network Defenses

44 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–44

Network Proxies and Firewalls

45 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45

Network Encryption and Remote Access

49 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–49

IPv6

46 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–46

Data-Centric Security

55 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55

Data Discovery, Governance, and Mobility Management

51 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–51

Cloud-based Security Architecture

62 questions · 13 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–62

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Percentages reflect share of the current practice bank, not official exam weightings. Every page above is a live, crawlable practice page (13 objectives · 125 pages).

GIAC Defensible Security Architect

GDSA free practice questions

Domain 1 · Zero Trust Architecture24% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 146 questions24%

Domain 2 · Network Security Fundamentals25% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 148 questions25%

Domain 3 · Network Services and Encryption23% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 140 questions23%

Domain 4 · Data Protection and Governance18% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 106 questions18%

Domain 5 · Cloud Security Architecture10% of practice bank · 1 objectives · 62 questions10%