Does the EMBEDDEDSEC module have an exam?

The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course has no exam and earns CPSA-A credit points. Certification involves an assignment and an oral exam assessed by experts appointed by the iSAQB, after all admission requirements have been met.

How many credit points does EMBEDDEDSEC give?

The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course carries 30 credit points: 20 for methodical competence, 10 for technical and none for communicative. That is the split the iSAQB EMBEDDEDSEC curriculum 2025.1 sets.

What do I get for attending?

The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course ends with the Albion certificate of participation, from 80% attendance and with a public verification page. No exam is involved.

Do I need CPSA-F to attend?

You need no CPSA-F certification for the Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course; the curriculum does not list one among its prerequisites. It expects the architecture foundations taught in CPSA-F trainings and experience with embedded systems.

Do I need experience with embedded systems?

The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course follows the iSAQB curriculum, which expects practical experience designing and implementing embedded systems. Experience with safety-relevant or security-relevant systems helps further.

Which standards and regulations are covered?

The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course covers examples including ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 62443, UN R 155 and ETSI EN 303 645. The iSAQB curriculum distinguishes regulations, standards and guidelines.

Online or on site: the same course?

The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course follows the same programme online and on site.

Is there a discount for a team?

The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course offers a group discount for several seats in one booking. Whether a date carries it, and from how many seats, is shown on the date's row and at checkout.

iSAQB EMBEDDEDSEC Embedded Security for Architects Training

About the course

What this course is.

You can plan the protection of a device an attacker can open and probe.

Current curriculum: 2025.1; iSAQB · Advanced Level · EMBEDDEDSEC

Read the curriculum

After the course you can:

Model threats and rate their risks
Choose cryptography for each use case
Assess side channels and glitching
Select patterns such as secure boot

Credit point and certificate details

Dates

Dates for this course.

No public EMBEDDEDSEC dates are scheduled right now.

The next public date has not been announced. Join the waitlist to hear when it is set. For a team of four or more, we can run the course inhouse on your date.

Request inhouse training

Before you book

Is this the right course for you?

Who it's for

If one of these four describes your work, you are in the right room.

You design embedded systems that end up in the field.
You derive security goals from assets and damage scenarios.
You choose between protection in hardware and in software.
You answer to a standard such as ISO/SAE 21434 or IEC 62443.

Prerequisites

Recommended

CPSA-F basics:
The architecture foundations taught in CPSA-F trainings
Embedded systems:
Practical experience designing and implementing them
Helpful:
Experience with safety-relevant or security-relevant systems makes some concepts easier
Certification:
None is among the curriculum's prerequisites, so CPSA-F is not needed to attend

Curriculum, 7 topics

What the course covers.

The topics follow the iSAQB EMBEDDEDSEC curriculum 2025.1. Your trainer works through them live with the group.

Introduction
Analysis
Verification
Cryptography
Embedded Security Threats
Embedded Security Design Considerations
Embedded Security Design Patterns

After the course you can

Identify a device's assets and the damage scenarios behind them
Model threats against a system context and rate the risks
Choose static analysis, dynamic testing and penetration tests
Select symmetric, asymmetric and hashing methods per use case
Trace attacks and weaknesses through CVE, CWE and OWASP sources
Judge hardware attack surfaces such as side channels and glitching
Weigh security against safety, updates and resource limits
Select patterns for authentication, secure boot and secure communication

How it works

How the training works.

Before the date
Before the course
Before the Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course you get the materials. Joining details or the address follow before the date.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
The course days
The course days follow the same programme online and on site; the times are on the date you booked.
After the course
After the course
From 80 percent attendance you get the Albion certificate of participation; the credit points count toward CPSA-A admission.
Credit points and certificate

After this course

Credit points, and the certificate you take home.

Certificate of participation

Albion

To receive it: At least 80% of the course time attended

Credit points

iSAQB

30 credit points toward CPSA-A

This course has no exam.

Technical: 10 credit points
Methodical: 20 credit points
Communicative: 0 credit points

What you still need for CPSA-A

This course contributes 30 of the 70 credit points required. Your total across modules must include at least 10 points in each area.

You also need the CPSA-F (Foundation) certificate; the official rules cover the remaining eligibility and assessment requirements.

Official CPSA-A requirements

Why Albion

Why book with Albion.

Every promise here is one the Terms can be held to, on every course.

Verified digital certificate
Public verification page
Every certificate Albion issues has a public verification page, and the certificate showroom shows a sample of each one.
See the certificate showroom
Accredited trainers who work as architects
iSAQB accreditation
Your trainers are accredited iSAQB trainers who work as architects, so the exercises come from systems they have built.

Related modules.

Embedded Security for Architects adds 10 technical and 20 methodical points toward CPSA-A. Communicative is still open.

Technical: 10Minimum of 10 met
Methodical: 20Minimum of 10 met
Communicative: 0Open: minimum is 10

This course only. Your previous modules are not included. CPSA-A requires 70 points, at least 10 in each area, plus the Foundation certificate.

Modules that add communicative points

FAQ

Questions before you book.

Credit points and certificate

The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course has no exam and earns CPSA-A credit points. Certification involves an assignment and an oral exam assessed by experts appointed by the iSAQB, after all admission requirements have been met.
The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course carries 30 credit points: 20 for methodical competence, 10 for technical and none for communicative. That is the split the iSAQB EMBEDDEDSEC curriculum 2025.1 sets.
The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course ends with the Albion certificate of participation, from 80% attendance and with a public verification page. No exam is involved.

The course

You need no CPSA-F certification for the Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course; the curriculum does not list one among its prerequisites. It expects the architecture foundations taught in CPSA-F trainings and experience with embedded systems.
The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course follows the iSAQB curriculum, which expects practical experience designing and implementing embedded systems. Experience with safety-relevant or security-relevant systems helps further.
The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course covers examples including ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 62443, UN R 155 and ETSI EN 303 645. The iSAQB curriculum distinguishes regulations, standards and guidelines.
The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course follows the same programme online and on site.

Booking and price

The Albion EMBEDDEDSEC course offers a group discount for several seats in one booking. Whether a date carries it, and from how many seats, is shown on the date's row and at checkout.

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Next step

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iSAQB EMBEDDEDSECEmbedded Security for Architects Training