Aruba Certified Network Security Professional (HPE7‑A02) Exam Overview and

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The HPE7-A02, Aruba Certified Network Security Professional (ACNSP), is a professional-level certification from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). It validates the ability to design, implement, and manage advanced network security solutions using Aruba technologies.

Ideal For

• Network engineers or administrators with 2–3 years of general networking experience, ideally with at least one year focused on security.
• Professionals responsible for implementing security controls in enterprise networks, including wired, wireless, VPN, and remote access.
• Those who want to demonstrate competency in Zero Trust Security, access management, threat protection, device hardening, and secure network architecture using Aruba infrastructure.
  
  

Exam Overview

• Exam Code: HPE7‑A02
• Name: Aruba Certified Network Security Professional Exam
• Format: Multiple-choice questions
• Number of Questions: 70
• Duration: 105 minutes
• Passing Score: 67%
• Languages Available: English, Japanese, Latin American Spanish
  
  

TopicsCovered

• Security Terminology & Fundamentals: Understand common security terms, PKI dependencies, traffic profiling, and Zero Trust principles.
• Device Hardening: Secure configuration of network devices including authentication, secure protocols, and access controls.
• Secure WLAN (Wireless) Security: Secure wireless network design, configuration, and threat mitigation.
• Secure Wired Network / AOS‑CX Security: Secure wired infrastructure using Aruba’s AOS‑CX OS, including authentication, dynamic segmentation, role-based access, and certificate-based access.
• Secure WAN / Remote Access / VPN: Secure remote access, VPN configurations, and SD-Branch considerations.
• Endpoint Classification & Profiling: Identify device types, profile traffic, and apply security policies based on device and user context.
• Threat Detection & Intrusion Prevention: Use intrusion detection/prevention systems, threat mitigation, and network protection mechanisms.
• Logging, Monitoring & Forensics / Incident Response: Understand logs, auditing, forensic readiness, and monitoring to respond to incidents.
• Policy Management & Access Control / RBAC: Configure policy enforcement, manage authentication/authorization, enforce segmentation and access restrictions.
• Network Design & Secure Topology Planning: Design secure network architecture including segmentation, secure topology, and integration of security controls.
  
  

Why This Exam Matter

• Demonstrates the ability to secure enterprise networks using Aruba’s security framework and tools.
• Shows employers practical and theoretical skills in network security, valuable for roles like network security engineer, network administrator, or cybersecurity specialist.
• Standardizes knowledge of modern security practices including Zero Trust, device profiling, endpoint control, and intrusion detection/prevention.