There are Four steps to become certified as a SSCP^®:

1. Examination
2. Certification
3. Endorsement
4. Audit

Examination
To sit for the SSCP examination, a candidate must:

• Sign up for the examination date and location
• Submit the examination fee
• Assert that he or she possesses a minimum of one year of professional experience in one of the seven CBK domains (If you're a practitioner without the required work experience, you may achieve Associate of (ISC)² for SSCP by passing the same SSCP examination. Upon successfully completing the experience requirement and endorsement, you will receive a certificate and ID card and hold the SSCP designation.)
• Complete the Examination Agreement, attesting to the truth of his or her assertions regarding professional experience, and legally committing to the adherence of the (ISC)² Code of Ethics
• Successfully answer four questions regarding criminal history and related background

Certification 
To be issued a certificate, a candidate must:

• Pass the SSCP examination with a scaled score of 700 points or greater
• Submit a properly completed and executed Endorsement Form
• Successfully pass an audit of their assertions regarding professional experience, if the candidate is selected for audit

Endorsement 
Once a candidate has been notified they have successfully passed the SSCP examination, he or she will be required to have his or her application endorsed before the credential can be awarded.

The endorser attests that the candidate's assertions regarding professional experience are true to the best of their knowledge, and that the candidate is in good standing within the information security industry.  

Audit 
Passing candidates will be randomly selected and audited by (ISC)² Services prior to issuance of any certificate. Multiple certifications may result in a candidate being audited more than once.