Certifications

Performance-based testing of real-world skills

Red Hat’s performance-based certifications are among the most highly regarded in the industry. Certifications include our entry-level RHCSA credential, senior-level RHCE® certification, architect-level certifications like the prestigious RHCA, multiple JBoss® developer certifications, and more.

Red Hat Certified System Administrator — RHCSA

Ready to administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.

JBoss Certified Application Administrator — JBCAA

Demonstrate your mastery of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.

Red Hat Certified Engineer — RHCE

Be a senior system administrator of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

JBoss Certified Developer in Persistence ― JBCD-Persistence

The knowledge and skills needed to use the Java Persistence API (JPA) with JBoss Hibernate® to create, modify, and maintain persistent objects in business applications.

Certificates of Expertise

Incremental credentials for RHCEs that prove specialized skills and knowledge.

JBoss Certified Developer in Seam – JBCD-Seam

Performance-based exam that tests a user’s ability to create web applications using the JBoss Seam framework.

Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator — RHCVA

Deploy and manage virtual hosts in production with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.

JBoss Certified Developer in ESB — JBCD – ESB

Use JBoss ESB to enable communications between enterprise applications.

Red Hat Certified Security Specialist — RHCSS

An RHCE who has demonstrated deeper capabilities in networking services security, directory services, authentication, and SELinux policy management.

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Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist — RHCDS

An RHCE with the skills to to handle a mission-critical datacenter.

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Red Hat Certified Architect — RHCA

The skills and knowledge of RHCDS plus advanced networking services security, system monitoring, and performance tuning.

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