topic Re: CCME Exam in Training and Certification

CCME Exam

GigaYang — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:19:49 GMT

Hello,
I currently hold the CCSM certification and am preparing to obtain the CCSM Elite certification.

I have currently passed:
CCSA R81.20
CCSE R81.20
CCTA R81.20
CCTE R81.20

I would like to take the Check Point Certified Maestro Expert exam as my next step (156-836), but the exam is only available in the R81 version. Would this meet Check Point's requirements? Thank you.

Re: CCME Exam

_Val_ — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:19:46 GMT

I can't imagine a reason why not.

Maestro exam does not have .xx flavor, so it should be absolutely fine to take the current exam.

@Jason_Tugwell can you confirm?

Re: CCME Exam

the_rock — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:29:43 GMT

Out of curiosity, I asked one of our SEs and he also confirmed this was fine, but Tug can verify for sure.

Andy

Re: CCME Exam

Danny — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:34:42 GMT

@GigaYang : All Check Point certification exams listed on Pearson VUE, except CCSA & CCSE, are valid to count towards CCSM Elite. > Certification FAQ

Re: CCME Exam

GigaYang — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:38:01 GMT

Thank you for your help. I hope to finish the exam next month.

Re: CCME Exam

the_rock — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:41:32 GMT

Good luck mate, you got this!

Andy

Re: CCME Exam

Jason_Tugwell — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:37:15 GMT

Hello @GigaYang

Yes the Maestro exam absolutely qualifies.

Any Specialist, regardless of the version will apply.

Best Regards,

Tug

Re: CCME Exam

Don_Paterson — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:31:08 GMT

For future reference.

This is the SK to check on with regards to your question and similar questions.

It is usually the most up-to-date document.

The other links that Danny shared are important too:

https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk163417

Infinity Specialist Accreditations

Check Point’s Infinity Specialist Accreditations are designed to enable Security professionals to demonstrate that they understand the concepts and skills needed to administer, deploy and manage specific Security solutions within the Check Point Infinity Cyber Security Architecture. Infinity Specialist Accreditations are also the building blocks to the Security Master and Security Master Elite certifications. The selected Hacking Point exams shown below can also count as an ISA towards certification extensions.

Accreditation	Infinity Specialist Courses	Exam #
CCAS	Check Point Certified Automation Specialist - R81.20	156-521
CCME	Check Point Certified Maestro Expert - R81	156-836
CCCS	Check Point Certified Cloud Specialist - R81.20	156-561
CCES	Check Point Certified Harmony Endpoint Specialist - R81.20	156-536
CCMS	Check Point Certified Multi-Domain Security Management Specialist - R81	156-541
CCVS	Check Point Certified Virtual System Extension Specialist- R81	156-551
CCTA	Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Administrator - R81.20	156-582
CCTE	Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20	156-587
CTPS	Threat Prevention Specialist	156-590
Accreditation	Hacking Point Courses	Exam #
CCPE - C	Cloud Security	156-406
CCPE - I	Infrastructure Hacking	156-402
CCPE - W	Web Hacking	156-403
CCPE - AI	Advanced Infrastructure Hacking	156-409