CDP Study Guide 2026
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CDP exam key facts
- The Certified DevSecOps Professional exam consists of 5 practical challenges containing hands-on tasks. Source
- Candidates have 6 hours to complete the practical challenges of the Certified DevSecOps Professional exam, followed by a 24-hour window to submit their exam report. Source
- Candidates must achieve a minimum passing score of 80 points (80%) to earn the Certified DevSecOps Professional credential. Source
- The Certified DevSecOps Professional course and certification package costs $899, which includes course materials, 60 days of lab access, and one exam attempt. Source
- Candidates can retake the Certified DevSecOps Professional exam as many times as desired, provided there is at least a 15-day waiting period between attempts. Source
- The Certified DevSecOps Professional certification is a lifetime credential that never expires. Source
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✍️ Sample CDP Questions & Answers
1. Image scanning in a container registry is used to:
Registry-integrated scanners check image layers against vulnerability databases and block or alert on images that exceed policy thresholds.
2. Which metric measures how long an attacker remains in an environment before detection, directly reflecting monitoring program gaps?
Dwell time—the attacker's undetected presence duration—is the direct measure of how large the monitoring blind spots are.
3. Security regression testing in CI/CD is intended to:
Regression tests for security ensure that code changes do not accidentally reopen vulnerabilities that were previously remediated.
4. Which logging standard helps ensure log integrity and non-repudiation in an incident investigation?
Immutable, write-once centralized log storage prevents attackers from covering tracks and preserves admissible forensic evidence.
5. During incident eradication, a team discovers a backdoor in a production Docker image. What is the correct remediation sequence?
Backdoored images must be rebuilt from clean sources through the trusted pipeline; patching in place leaves the supply chain compromised.
6. What is the primary output of the PASTA (Process for Attack Simulation and Threat Analysis) threat modeling methodology?
PASTA is a risk-centric, seven-stage methodology that produces a threat analysis aligned with business objectives and the organization's risk appetite.
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