Checkpoint Certification

ivanfsei123 — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:10:55 GMT

Hi All,

I have a inquiry for Checkpoint certification. Can I take CCTE even if my CCSE certification is already expired?

Can you give me a detail about this since I will take CCTE.

Re: Checkpoint Certification

Don_Paterson — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:11:32 GMT

I believe you can take a Specialist exam whenever you want to regardless of Certification state.

You will get the Accreditation.

But your CCSE will not be extended by one year because it has expired.

Your CCTE Accreditation would also not contribute to achieving the CCSM Certification because it would not be passed while you hade a valid CCSE Certification.

In other words:

If your CCSE was still valid then the CCTE exam (when passed) would add 1 year to your CCSE certification period and then a second Specialist exam passed would award you the CCSM Certification.

If you take and pass the CCSE exam again before you take the CCTE exam then your CCSE will be valid again for 2 years and when you pass the CCTE exam your CCSE will be extended to be valid for a total of 3 years.

You would then have a valid CCSE Certification and the CCTE Accreditation.

You would also be one Specialist exam away from CCSM.

The answers are all in here:

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

My CCSE has expired. Can I still extend the certification for one year by taking an Infinity Specialist Accreditation?

Extensions are only awarded on valid certifications.
Make sure to note certification expiration dates.
Recertify your CCSE by retaking and passing the CCSE exam.

Core = CCSA and CCSE

"Certification Extensions & Renewals

Pass an Infinity Specialist Accreditation (ISA) to extend a valid Core certification for 1-year. (Does not apply to the CCSA certification)
The ISA must be achieved after a Core certification to qualify for the extension.
A CCSE may be extended one time. A second ISA will award the Accreditation and the CCSM Certification! (The CCSE must be current, not expired)"

"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."

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

Certification Path to Cyber Security Mastership

Check Point Certified Security Master
With Check Point’s path to Security Mastery, you need to achieve 2 Infinity Specialist Accreditations after the CCSE.

Re: Checkpoint Certification

ivanfsei123 — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:32:01 GMT

Hi @Don_Paterson thank you for this.

Question my target is CCSM and since my CCSE is already expired. Can first take CCTE & CCME and I will re-take the CCSE cert on the last? Does this process still qualify me for CCSM? even though I retake the CCSE last?

Re: Checkpoint Certification

_Val_ — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:55:39 GMT

@ivanfsei123 You already have your answer above. You need to have a CCSE that is valid, not expired, before taking the specialist exams towards CCSM

ADMIN NOTE: moved to the certification space

Re: Checkpoint Certification

the_rock — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:52:09 GMT

Hey,

What Val said is 100% correct, and yes, its also in the sk.

topic Checkpoint Certification in Training and Certification

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"Certification Extensions & Renewals

"Infinity Specialist Accreditations

Certification Path to Cyber Security Mastership

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