Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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Associate-level networking credential, covering routing, switching, IP services and security fundamentals.

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Cisco CCNA

Intermediate · 8 hrs

Baseline certification levels

This certification satisfies these DoD baseline levels — the IAT / IAM / IASAE / CSSP requirement many contracts still state. It's a separate question from the 8140 work roles above, and there is no official mapping between the two.

IAT Level I IAT Level II CSSP Analyst CSSP Incident Responder

What this qualifies you for

Listed specifically for 1 work role — up to Advanced proficiency. Because options cascade downward, a cert listed at Advanced also satisfies Intermediate and Basic for that role.

441Network Operations (NETOPS) SpecialistPlans, implements, and operates network services/systems, to include hardware and virtual environments.Advanced

Also listed for 14 Cyberspace Enablers roles — but so is every other certification

The Enablers matrix isn’t role-differentiated: the same certification options are listed for all 14 roles at every proficiency level. We verified that across all 14. So this is true, and it carries no information about this credential specifically — which is why it isn’t in the count above.

211 Forensics Analyst 221 Cyber Crime Investigator 711 Cyber Instructional Curriculum Developer 712 Cyber Instructor 731 Cyber Legal Advisor 732 Privacy Compliance Manager 751 Cyber Workforce Developer and Manager 752 Cyber Policy and Strategy Planner 801 Program Manager 802 IT Project Manager 803 Product Support Manager 804 IT Investment/Portfolio Manager 805 IT Program Auditor 901 Executive Cyber Leader

Renewal

3year cycle30CE credits per cycle

This is the issuer’s clock. 8140 runs a second one — 20 hours of CPD a year, at every proficiency level, which applies even if you hold no certification at all. How that works

Cisco CE requirements scale by level: 30 for Associate, 80 Professional, 120 Expert.

Source: Cisco recertification policy · checked 2026-07-16

Verifying it

Cisco has no public lookup a third party can use on their own — verification depends on a badge URL you share.

A badge URL the holder shares. Credly proves a badge exists, not who holds it.

Track this credential

Cisco has no holder-independent public lookup. Verification needs a code or transcript the holder generates.

Source: Cisco — Credly digital badges · checked 2026-07-16

Exam blueprint

Verified against Cisco’s published outline.

200-301 · v1.1

Current · until 2027-02-02

120 minutes · Cisco does not publish question count or passing score

Network fundamentals20%

Network access20%

IP connectivity25%

IP services10%

Security fundamentals15%

Automation and programmability10%

Cisco does not disclose cut scores or question counts for any CCNA version, by policy. Last day of testing is 2027-02-02.

Source: Cisco 200-301 CCNA v1.1 exam topics · checked 2026-07-16

200-301 · v2.0

Announced · live 2027-02-03

120 minutes · Cisco does not publish question count or passing score

Network infrastructure and connectivity25%

Switching and network access25%

IP routing20%

Network services and security20%

AI, and network operations and management10%

The exam code stays 200-301 across this change, which makes the version drift easy to miss. v2.0 is a full reorganization, not a refresh: QoS is dropped, AI topics are added, and troubleshooting is distributed across domains. Third-party sites claiming a February 2026 update are wrong — that is a misreading of the 2027 date.

Source: Cisco 200-301 CCNA v2.0 exam topics · dated 2026-05-20 · checked 2026-07-16