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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.
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?
Out of curiosity, I asked one of our SEs and he also confirmed this was fine, but Tug can verify for sure.
Andy
@GigaYang : All Check Point certification exams listed on Pearson VUE, except CCSA & CCSE, are valid to count towards CCSM Elite. > Certification FAQ
Hello @GigaYang
Yes the Maestro exam absolutely qualifies.
Any Specialist, regardless of the version will apply.
Best Regards,
Tug
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?
Out of curiosity, I asked one of our SEs and he also confirmed this was fine, but Tug can verify for sure.
Andy
@GigaYang : All Check Point certification exams listed on Pearson VUE, except CCSA & CCSE, are valid to count towards CCSM Elite. > Certification FAQ
Thank you for your help. I hope to finish the exam next month.
Good luck mate, you got this!
Andy
Hello @GigaYang
Yes the Maestro exam absolutely qualifies.
Any Specialist, regardless of the version will apply.
Best Regards,
Tug
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
| 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 |
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