Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is committed to the development of a global standard in Linux certification. We believe that such a certification program must meet the requirements of both IT professionals and the organizations that would employ them. To achieve this goal we have adopted an open, rigorous, and consultative development process, which uses both volunteer and hired resources. Our development process is widely recognized and endorsed and has met the strict requirements of independent certification authorities.
The Essentials certificates were created for candidates who are starting a career in open source or who wish to demonstrate their abilities.
Linux Professional Institute Linux Essentials exam tests the candidate’s ability to use a basic command-line editor and demonstrate an understanding of processes, programs and components of the Linux operating system.
IT security is absolutely crucial for individuals and organizations in today's digital world. The Security Essentials exam covers preliminary knowledge in all important fields of IT security.
Modern software applications are commonly developed for the Web. The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Web Development Essentials program supports your first steps in software development.
Linux Professional Institute‘s Linux Professional Track is designed to evaluate the knowledge and skills of Linux systems administrators. To keep pace with evolving technology, the exam objectives are updated on average every three years and Linux Professional Institute certifications are valid for five years before you must recertify or certify at a higher level.
Although the exams may be taken in any order, lower level certifications must be achieved before higher-level certifications can be awarded.
Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 tests ability to perform maintenance tasks with the command line, install and configure a computer running Linux and be able to configure basic networking.
Linux Professional Institute LPIC-2 tests ability to administer small to medium–sized mixed networks.
Linux Professional Institute LPIC-3 Mixed Environments tests ability to integrate Linux services in an enterprise-wide mixed environment.
Linux Professional Institute LPIC-3 Security tests ability to secure and harden Linux-based servers, services and networks enterprise-wide.
Linux Professional Institute LPIC-3 Virtualization and Containerization covers the administration of Linux systems enterprise-wide with an emphasis on Virtualization & Containerization.
Linux Professional Institute LPIC-3 High Availability and Storage Clusters covers the administration of Linux systems enterprise-wide with an emphasis on high availability systems and storage.
The Open Technology professional certifications are designed to evaluate the knowledge and skills of open technology tools, such as DevOps tools and BSD Specialist. To keep pace with evolving technologies, open technology track exam objectives are updated on average every three years and certifications are valid for five years before you must recertify or certify at a higher level.
For Open Technology certifications, single exam is awarded with certification, and there are no prerequisites for the exams.
Certified DevOps Tools Engineer should have a working knowledge of DevOps-related domains such as Software Engineering and Architecture, Container and Machine Deployment, Configuration Management and Monitoring.
The BSD Specialist certificate requires passing a single exam. This exam tests skills in administering FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD systems. Covering the three major BSD systems ensures that the certification holder is comfortable working in BSD-based environments of any kind.