ACA Cloud Security Practice Exam

ACA Cloud Security Practice Exam

The Alibaba Cloud Certification Associate (ACA - Alibaba Cloud Certification Associate) is a technical certification intended for individuals proficient in utilizing Alibaba Cloud Computing and Security products. It encompasses Alibaba Cloud's fundamental products ranging from computing, storage, networking, to security. This certification evaluates the certificate holders' competency in the following areas:

• Possessing general knowledge in Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, and TCP/IP protocols.
• Demonstrating the ability to formulate simple solutions and enterprise best practices tailored to Alibaba Cloud's security products and business requirements.
• Proficiency in utilizing and managing Alibaba Cloud's ECS, VPC, Cloud Monitor, as well as Alibaba Cloud Security products such as WAF, Security Center, Anti-DDoS Basic and Premium, among others.

Who should take the exam?

The exam is best for those with:

• Comprehension of the concepts behind Alibaba Cloud Security products, encompassing WAF, Anti-DDOS basics and Premium, SSL, KMS, RAM, and similar offerings.
• Recognition of the primary application scenarios associated with Alibaba Cloud Security products, along with an understanding of each product's distinct usage scenarios.
• Proficiency in operating Alibaba Cloud Security products, including the activation, creation, configuration, initiation, termination, and deactivation of services.
• Familiarity with the features of Alibaba Cloud Security products and the fundamental principles of their implementation.
• Ability to identify and resolve common issues encountered during the utilization of Alibaba Cloud Security products.

General IT proficiency:

• Understanding of Cloud Computing concepts and related knowledge, such as virtualization, storage, and networking.
• Familiarity with prevalent network protocols such as HTTP, FTP, TCP, UDP, and ICMP.
• Competence in operating Linux and Windows operating systems, including the configuration of network and storage-related system commands.
• Possession of knowledge in network security, encompassing firewall policies, key encryption, access control, network security mechanisms, and methodologies for network attack prevention and mitigation.

Exam Details

• Exam Name: ACA Cloud Security Certification
• Exam Languages: English
• Exam Questions: 60 Questions
• Time: 90 minutes
• Passing Score: 60 (out of 100 points)

Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Topic 1: AlibabaCloud security-related products

• Cloud service-related basic security protocols such as HTTP, FTP, TCP, UDP and ICMP.
• Characteristics, application scenarios, competitive edges, and features of Alibaba CloudAnti-DDoS Premium and WAF as well as other related products.
• Characteristics, application scenarios and features of Alibaba Cloud security management-related products such as,VPC and security groups.
• Core security products: basic operations and management of Anti-DDoS Basic, Anti-DDoS Premium,Security Center.
• Security application solution design, such as correct understanding and handling after receiving alerts from the console, e-mails or text messages, including discovering DDoS attacks, brute force password cracking attacks, webSQL injections among other common security risks and taking appropriate measures for protection.

Topic 2: Cloud computing-related product (ECS, Server Load Balancer,OSS, RDS, VPC and CDN) content

• Understanding the positioning, main features, working principles and application scenarios of the above products.
• Understanding common security risks of the above products, and security advantages of their combined solutions.

Topic 3: General knowledge about Cloud Computing

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• Practitioners in the cloud computing field are required to possess basic knowledge about the related concepts, technologies and cloud computing advantages, including the definition, features, advantages, service types, implementation technologies and deployment methods of cloud computing.