AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty


The AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01) exam is intended for individuals who perform an AWS networking specialist’s role. The exam validates a candidate’s ability to design, implement, manage, and secure AWS and hybrid network architectures at scale.

The exam also validates a candidate’s ability to complete the following tasks:

  • Design and develop hybrid and cloud-based networking solutions by using AWS
  • Implement core AWS networking services according to AWS best practices
  • Operate and maintain hybrid and cloud-based network architecture for all AWS services
  • Use tools to deploy and automate hybrid and cloud-based AWS networking tasks
  • Implement secure AWS networks using AWS native networking constructs and services

Who Should Take This Exam?

The target candidate should have 5 or more years of networking experience with 2 or more years of cloud and hybrid networking experience. The target candidate should have the following AWS knowledge:

  • AWS networking nuances and how they relate to the integration of AWS services
  • AWS security best practices
  • AWS compute and storage options and their underlying consistency models

Steps to Achieve Your AWS Advanced Networking - Specialty Certification

  1. Pass the following exam:
  • Exam ANS-C01

AWS Advanced Networking Certification - Specialty: Exam

Exam ANS-C01 - The exam features a combination of two question formats: multiple choice and multiple response.

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AWS Certification Renewal

  • Certification through AWS is valid for three years from the date it was earned. Before the three-year period expires, you must recertify to keep your certification current and active.
  • To keep your certification active, you must take the current version of the exam that corresponds to your certification before it expires. AWS does not require or accept other methods of recertification, such as continuing education credits.
  • For Foundational and Associate level certifications, you can also satisfy the recertification requirement for a current certification by passing or recertifying with a higher-level role-based exam.

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