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- 12
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- 2,225
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Certification paths
How the certifications fit together
Administrator
The starting point for BIG-IP and the separate NGINX administrator branch.
- F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IPF5-CA, BIG-IPCurrent BIG-IP administrator credential; the 2025 refresh uses five short exams and a separate renewal exam, with legacy 101/201 access only for eligible candidates.
- F5 Certified Administrator, NGINXF5-CA, NGINXSeparate NGINX administrator credential built around four online exams.
Specialist
BIG-IP specialist credentials that feed the expert branches.
- F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTMF5-CTS, BIG-IP LTMCore specialist credential that feeds the Security and Cloud solution expert branches.
- F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP DNSF5-CTS, BIG-IP DNSSpecialist credential that feeds the Cloud solution expert branch.
- F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP ASMF5-CTS, BIG-IP ASMSpecialist credential that feeds the Security solution expert branch.
- F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP APMF5-CTS, BIG-IP APMSpecialist credential that feeds the Security solution expert branch.
Solution Expert
Security and Cloud branches built on the specialist ladder.
- F5 Certified Solution Expert, SecurityF5-CSE, SECFinal Security credential in the BIG-IP ladder.
- F5 Certified Solution Expert, CloudF5-CSE, CLDFinal Cloud credential in the BIG-IP ladder.
Sales
The technical sales credential that sits alongside the engineering ladder.
- F5 Certified Technical Professional, SalesF5-CTP, SalesOfficial sales credential; the learning path shows Pre-Sales Fundamentals (202) as the required exam.
What changed
The timeline
- December 2024
Education Services Portal launch: F5 launched the Education Services Portal as the new home for certification, training, and exam management.
- March 2025
BIG-IP renewal exam added: F5 introduced F5CABR as the renewal exam for inactive or expired F5-CA, BIG-IP holders.
- April 16, 2025
BIG-IP admin refresh: F5 announced the BIG-IP administrator refresh: five short exams taken in any order, plus updated online delivery through Certiverse for the refreshed administrator track.
- May 1, 2025
101 retired, 201 limited: Exam 101 was retired and Exam 201 became available only to candidates who had already passed 101 before this date.
- March 2, 2026
301b no longer required in LTM recertification
- March 10, 2026
BIG-IP LTM certification shifts to six beta specialist exams
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