CNX-001
- Duration
- 165 min
English
CompTIA
Credential
Certification
Level
Certification
Exam duration
165 min
credential overview
About this credential
Advanced certification validating design and implementation of secure, scalable hybrid-network solutions, including security design, monitoring, performance optimization, automation, Zero Trust, and troubleshooting.
Who this is for
Experienced network architects, security architects, and enterprise architects working with hybrid cloud environments.
Assessment
Exam details
Exam blueprint
Skills measured
Network architecture design (31%)5 topics
- Apply IP addressing, routing protocols, NAT, and networking protocols.
- Design and implement mesh, star, and spine-and-leaf network topologies.
- Configure VPNs, SD-WAN, MPLS, and public cloud connections for hybrid connectivity.
- Recommend load balancing, redundancy, autoscaling, and content delivery solutions.
- Evaluate power, environmental factors, and physical access controls for campus installations.
Network security (28%)6 topics
- Identify threats, address vulnerabilities, and apply mitigations.
- Configure firewalls, encryption protocols, and network access control.
- Define firewall rules, security groups, and URL filtering.
- Implement ZTNA, SASE, microsegmentation, and CASB for Zero Trust.
- Use SSO, MFA, PKI, and privileged access management.
- Apply wireless encryption, authentication, and isolation.
Network operations, monitoring, and performance (16%)3 topics
- Manage risk, continuity, and service delivery.
- Use metrics, dashboards, logging, and alerting for monitoring.
- Apply infrastructure as code, automation tools, and scripting in hybrid environments.
Network troubleshooting (25%)3 topics
- Resolve DNS, VPN, and cloud interconnectivity issues.
- Diagnose latency, load-balancing, and packet-loss problems.
- Fix firewall issues, unauthorized access, and hybrid-network vulnerabilities.
Before you certify
Requirements and recommended experience
Recommended experience
At least 10 years of IT experience, including 5 years in a network architect role, with hybrid cloud environments
Recommended
Foundational knowledge equivalent to Network+, Security+, and Cloud+
Corporate certification enablement
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