AWS Certified Security - Specialty exam price, length, validity and renewal

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Price	$300 per attempt, US list price
Length	170 min
Questions	65
Valid for	3 years
Level	Specialty
Source	aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-security-specialty/Last checked Nov 6, 2026

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Certified Implementation Specialist – Third-party Risk Management (CIS-TPRM)CIS-TPRMThe Certified Implementation Specialist – Third-party Risk Management (CIS-TPRM) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to configure, implement, and maintain the ServiceNow TPRM application.	Specialty	-	90 min	-
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Elastic Certified SIEM AnalystFor cybersecurity-focused IT professionals who have experience using the Elastic Security solution.	Specialty	$400	120 min	2 years

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Price: "300 USD"
Duration: "170 minutes"
Questions: "65 questions"
Validity: "This certification is valid for 3 years"

Certifications are valid for 3 years; renew for 3 more years by passing the latest version of the exam (or a listed higher-level exam) while still active, and many Associate, Professional and Specialty certs can instead be maintained for 1 more year on AWS Skill Builder.

After a failed attempt you must wait 14 calendar days to retake, with no limit on attempts, and you pay the full registration fee each time; beta exams can be taken only once.

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