Exam overview

Requirements, fees, registration and results.

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CISSP Master Guide 2026The CISSP is an international security certification for experienced practitioners and leaders. Its current English exam uses computerized adaptive te…
CISSP EligibilityYou may sit for CISSP before meeting the experience requirement. To earn the credential, ISC2 requires five cumulative years of qualifying work across…
CISSP Registration and SchedulingStart registration in your ISC2 account, select the CISSP exam, and follow its link to Pearson VUE to choose a delivery language, center, date, and ti…
CISSP Exam Fees and Total CostISC2 lists the CISSP exam at US$749 in the United States. A successful certification application also requires the first US$135 annual maintenance fee…
CISSP Exam FormatThe CISSP exam uses computerized adaptive testing and allows up to three hours. Candidates see 100 to 150 items, including 25 unscored pretest items t…
CISSP Passing ScoreThe CISSP passing standard is 700 out of 1,000 on a scaled score. It is not a 70% raw-answer cutoff. The CAT exam reports pass or fail without a numer…
CISSP Results and RetakesCISSP candidates usually receive a provisional pass or fail result at the test center after finishing. CAT reports do not show a numeric score; failed…