GITLAB

GitLab Certified Security Associate

GITLAB-CERTIFIED-SECURITY-SPECIALIST

The GitLab Certified Security Specialist certification validates your ability to embed security into every stage of the DevOps lifecycle using GitLab's built-in security features. It is designed for security professionals and DevOps practitioners who want to demonstrate they can configure, manage, and act on security scanning and compliance controls within GitLab. Earning this credential shows you can operationalize DevSecOps and shift security left with confidence.

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6Domains

15Objectives

71Practice pages

329Free questions

GITLAB-CERTIFIED-SECURITY-SPECIALIST free practice questions

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Implement Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Implement Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

Interpret application security scan results

17 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–17

Configure secret detection

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Configure dependency scanning

19 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–19

Remediate detected findings

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Implement container scanning

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Assess container image vulnerabilities

20 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20

Configure security policies

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Configure merge request approval workflows

16 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–16

Enforce policy compliance

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Manage vulnerabilities across the DevSecOps lifecycle

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Triage and remediate vulnerabilities

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Enforce license compliance

14 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–14

Manage license approval policies

20 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20

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GitLab Certified Security Associate

GITLAB-CERTIFIED-SECURITY-SPECIALIST free practice questions

Domain 1 · Static and Dynamic Application Security Testing19% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 64 questions19%

Domain 2 · Secret and Dependency Scanning21% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 70 questions21%

Domain 3 · Container Scanning14% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 47 questions14%

Domain 4 · Security Policies and Approvals19% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 63 questions19%

Domain 5 · Vulnerability Management16% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 51 questions16%

Domain 6 · License Compliance10% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 34 questions10%