Micro Credentials

[rjawaid]

Our certification portfolio is growing! The Palo Alto Networks certification portfolio currently includes Assessment-Based Certificates (ABCs) and Certifications. We are responding to a clear need in the market for more credentialing options. Micro Credentials represent the middle ground between assessment-based certificates and certifications, maintaining a smaller size but built with the same integrity as our certification portfolio. Please see the table below for comparisons.

Palo Alto Networks Credentialing offerings

	ABC	Micro Credential	Certification
Intended for	Study of a topic	Upskilling/reskilling in a focused area	Comprehensive upskilling/reskilling
Scope		1-2 areas of expertise	Broad coverage
Tests	Knowledge	Knowledge & skills	Knowledge & skills
Fully online	✔	✔	✔ In-person testing available
Availability	24-7 globally	24-7 globally	Scheduled testing
Timed test	No	✔	✔
2 year validity	Unlimited	✔	✔
Platform for test	Beacon/Level Up	Beacon/Level Up	Pearson Vue
Price	Free	Free	$100+
Unique digital badge	No	✔	✔

The Palo Alto Networks Education Services team is excited to announce the newest additions to our credentialing portfolio: Micro Credentials! We will now be offering seven Micro Credentials focused on testing for a variety of learning objectives and skill sets. The Micro Credentials will launch in November and serve specialized areas of learning regarding the latest Palo Alto Networks Prisma and Cortex speedboats.

With their shortened length and specialized topics of study, our Micro Credentials are designed to offer quick and efficient learning paths. Individuals may use chunk learning, topic-based studying, as a methodical approach to earn these Micro Credentials. Our Micro Credential exams have an average of 30 questions and are delivered through the Learning Management Systems, Beacon and LevelUp, 24 hours a day. They can be accessed on a personal computer or mobile device.

These Micro Credentials are open to employees, customers, and partners. Once each Micro Credentials is successfully obtained, individuals earn Digital Badges that can be showcased on resumes or sites like LinkedIn, to demonstrate value in the market.

Logo	Acronym	Name	Audience
	PMXdC	Palo Alto Networks Micro Credential Cortex XDR Consultant	Certified Professional Services Partners
	PMXrC	Palo Alto Networks Micro Credential XSOAR Consultant	Certified Professional Services Partners
	PMRC	Palo Alto Networks Micro Credential Remote-Security Consultant	Certified Professional Services Partners
	PMCC	Palo Alto Networks Micro Credential Prisma Cloud Consultant	Certified Professional Services Partners
	PMXdS	Palo Alto Networks Micro Credential Cortex XDR Support-Engineer	Authorized Support Center
	PMRS	Palo Alto Networks Micro Credential Remote-Security Support-Engineer	Authorized Support Center
	PMSA	Palo Alto Networks Micro Credential Cyber Security Analyst	PS and Support Team Members

The constant evolution of technology requires cybersecurity professionals to stay agile and updated in all security advancements, which takes time and dedication. Our Micro Credentials allow individuals to adapt to the changes in technology quickly and accurately. The specialized learning paths, shortened content length, flexible testing administration, and overall ease of accessibility all come together to ensure that individuals can demonstrate updated knowledge.

For more information about Micro Credentials, please refer to Beacon.

[ToniTRC]

Tried PMXdS and have to say the exam is bad quality. Some questions are out of date, gramatically errors or plainly wrong. Several questions adressing topics which are not handled or there is no technical info available at Beacon nor Live Community. For example "command herarchy of cytool for checking compatibility issues" or "Troubleshooting login delay of VDI-Session".

[anthony.goethals]

It's the same with the PMRuA --- several of the questions lack context, so it's hard to know what the answer should be (e.g. "How are users monitored?")

Hard to differentiate when a questions is about Panorama managed or Cloud managed Prisma. At least 2-3 questions are just wrong, either the way the question is asked or the answers provided. Some questions can only be answered if you've used the prodiuct --- there is no detail or information in any of the required Beacon training material.

[RobertoPastorino]

I regret to add my discontent to the list... I'm after the PMXdC but the course content seems sometimes rushed and some of the exam questions are referring to content not discussed, when are not they totally wrong, either.

[raven.picadizo]

Passed the assessment for PMXdC but did not received instruction how to claim badge. Provided link in email is restricted.

[Tai_Tran]

PMRuA Prisma Access 

Is Palo going to update this so the questions actually aligns with what is being offered?

Example: the answer choices for the licensing question only have the following: business, business premium, ZTNA, corporate. You have to select 3, and only 2 answers are correct according to the current offering (Dec 2022). So you're wrong no matter what you select as the third choice (or at least you should be).

I don't see the relevancy of these "credentials" if they have no bearings on the actual product. And yes, I am broadly paint-stroking my experience with PMRuA to all the rest. If Palo can't get one micro-cred right, why should I expect anything different for the others?

[SantiagoRangel]

how to renew this certificates?

[sshrivas317]

How many attempts we can we take PmruA exam?

[mukanand]

How many attempts we can try for PMXdC to pass the exam ?

[hilal.menekse]

Hello all,

Are there any prior condition to get certification of PMXrC? Thanks for the help

[FVera1]

How many attempts do I have for the Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential for Cortex XDR Consultant (PMXdC) exam?