Certification Overview

Hewlett Packard Enterprise positions HPE Advanced Product Certified - ClearPass as a structured validation of designing, configuring, operating, and troubleshooting network access control with HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass. The current official learning and assessment scope emphasizes Network access control, Policy Manager, Authentication and authorization, Onboarding and guest access, Troubleshooting. Candidates are expected to connect product and solution knowledge with practical customer, design, implementation, administration, troubleshooting, or sales decisions appropriate to this certification level.

The certification is intended for network security engineers, NAC administrators, campus engineers, and implementation consultants. It is relevant to career paths such as ClearPass Specialist, Network Access Control Engineer, Security Administrator, Implementation Consultant. Atmic Networks maps it to Professional Level for website filtering and to the roles listed later in this document. The credential can demonstrate a focused HPE capability or support progression through HPE ATP, ASE, Master ASE, solution, product, networking, or sales pathways.

The current earning route is: Complete the recommended ClearPass training and labs; Pass HPE6-A88 HPE Networking ClearPass Exam. Mandatory prerequisites are stated separately from recommended experience: None. Candidates should use the active HPE Certification and Learning data card, complete the recommended training and labs, and confirm every exam identifier before registration. HPE is expanding modular curricula and badge exams, so a certification data card can show a proctored route, a modular route, or migration options.

HPE0, HPE6, and HPE7 exams are proctored through Pearson VUE test centers or OnVUE where available; HPE2 and HPE3 exams are timed web-based assessments; HPE1 and HPE4 are practical exams. This credential's current validity is two years from the achievement date; this is the hpe rule for advanced product certified credentials. Candidates should retain score reports and monitor their HPE credential management profile for badges, expiration dates, prerequisites, and recertification requirements.

Track Details & Exam Requirements

Certification provider: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Certification and Learning

Credential type: HPE Advanced Product Certified

Current status: Active

Mandatory prerequisites: None

Recommended experience: Hands-on ClearPass Policy Manager, authentication, authorization, certificates, onboarding, guest access, and troubleshooting experience is recommended

Certification path

1. Complete the recommended ClearPass training and labs
2. Pass HPE6-A88 HPE Networking ClearPass Exam

Assessment details

Assessment identifier: HPE6-A88

Assessment name: HPE Networking ClearPass Exam

Status: Active

Assessment type: Proctored

Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

Number of questions or tasks: 50 questions

Passing score: 70%

Languages: English, Japanese, and Latin American Spanish

Delivery: Pearson VUE test center or OnVUE online proctoring where available

Exam price: US$260 in developed countries or US$145 in emerging countries; taxes may apply

Skills measured: The current HPE exam blueprint includes:

• Network access control
• Policy Manager
• Authentication and authorization
• Onboarding and guest access
• Troubleshooting

Exam retake and result policy

• For HPE0, HPE6, and HPE7 proctored exams, HPE applies a fourteen-day wait when the previous two attempts occurred within fourteen days; every attempt is normally charged at the applicable price.
• Proctored exams must normally be cancelled or rescheduled at least 24 hours before the appointment.

Registration, results, and credential tracking

• Create or use one HPE profile in the HPE credential management platform for exam registration and certification history.
• For a Pearson VUE or OnVUE appointment, make sure the legal name in the profile matches the identification presented at check-in.
• Web-based HPE2 and HPE3 exams are timed and must be completed within the purchase window shown by the platform.
• A certification badge is issued only after all required assessments and prerequisites are complete and recorded.

Validity & Recertification

Validity: Two years from the achievement date; this is the HPE rule for Advanced Product Certified credentials

Renewal method: Before the two-year expiration, complete the current Advanced Product Certified recertification path shown on the HPE certification data card

Current-path rule: Use the active certification data card because HPE can replace exams, add modular badge routes, or publish migration requirements.

Expired certification: If the credential expires, complete the current recertification or initial certification path shown by HPE.

Recordkeeping: Monitor the HPE credential management profile and official expiration date rather than relying only on reminder messages.