Certified Candidates (“Certificants”) receive a Certificate ID number and a certificate indicating the successful completion of the requirements necessary to achieve the title indicated on their certificate.
https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification-policy-change-2024/ Effective April 01, 2024 00:00 UTC
Certifications expire 24 months from the date that a certificant successfully passes their certification exam, unless revoked earlier for cause or certificant successfully completes certification renewal requirements.
The primary method for confirming the status of a certification is to use The Linux Foundation’s Certification Verification Tool.
The Linux Foundation Exam Certificates lists the following information:
Name of the Candidate who obtained the certificate
Title of Certification (e.g. Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator)
Certificate ID number
Achievement Date (i.e. date Exam was passed
https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification-policy-change-2024/ Effective April 01, 2024 00:00 UTC
Certifications expire 24 months from the date that the Program Certification requirements are met by a candidate.
Certification Renewal requirements must be completed prior to the expiration of the Certification.
Candidates may keep their Certification valid by retaking and passing the same exam, prior to the expiration of their certification. The Certification will become valid for 2 years starting on the date the exam is retaken and passed.
The Linux Foundation provides a verification tool that allows users (e.g. potential employers or clients) to validate the status of an individual’s certification.
To submit a query on this verification tool, a user must enter the Certificate ID number and the Last Name listed on the certificate of a successfully certified individual. (The Last Name must be entered exactly as listed on the Certificate, including any special characters.)
The result for a successfully submitted query will include the full name of certificant, certification title and status (active/inactive), and the date that the certification was achieved.
The Linux Foundation (LF) will revoke Certification if the candidate fails to comply with Certification renewal requirements. In addition, LF may, in its sole discretion, revoke any and all Certifications the candidate may have earned and permanently ban them from earning future Certifications under any of the following circumstances:
If the candidate uses profanity, threaten to harm, bully or in any way harass any LF or Exam Proctoring Partner employee or contractor (whether verbally or in writing, including through electronic communications or external web postings);
If the candidate breaches the terms and conditions of The Linux Foundation Global Certification and Confidentiality Agreement;
If LF determines, in its sole discretion pursuant to the Exam Misconduct and Professional Code of Conduct Violations, that the candidate has undertaken or participated in Exam Misconduct as defined in the Exam Misconduct Policy, or violated the Professional Code of Conduct.
If you have been convicted of a crime that LF deems, in its sole discretion, in any way harms or affects LF’s or the Program’s reputation, goodwill or security; or
If you have lost or settled a civil case in which LF is the plaintiff and the claim arose from any alleged damage to LF, its brand, goodwill or reputation.
The Linux Foundation has partnered with Credly to provide candidates with a digital version of their credentials.
Badges will be issued to everyone who passes one of our certification exams and can be used in email signatures or digital resumes, as well as on social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
Further details of our Certification Badges are available here.