Your RIPE NCC Certified Professionals certification is valid for a duration of three years from the date issued. It is important to keep your certification valid to keep pace with the latest changes. Recertification simply requires you to take the exam once again. We recommend preparing for your retest roughly 60 days before your badge expires to ensure there is no lapse in your certification.

Please note that we update exam questions and content regularly. We recommend that you refresh your knowledge prior to taking an exam.

The exams currently available for re-certification are shown below.

RIPE Database Associate

A RIPE Database Associate is proficient in searching for and interpreting data in the RIPE Database. Candidates who hold this certification have demonstrated the ability to update and register data in the RIPE Database. These candidates can use different flags to query IP address space (IPv4 and IPv6), as well as register assignments and sub-allocations by applying authority delegation mechanisms. They can also register routing policies, and set-up reverse delegation.

RIPE Database Associate

IPv6 Fundamentals – Analyst

An IPv6 Fundamentals – Analyst is proficient in calculating IPv6 subnets according to current best practices and creating IPv6 addressing plans. Candidates who hold this certification have demonstrated the ability to identify and describe how the different IPv6 supporting protocols work and impact their networks. These candidates can also identify different use cases for specific transition mechanisms, as well as the reasons to migrate from IPv4 to IPv6.

IPv6 Fundamentals – Analyst