The Cisco DevNet Associate certification or DevNet course is an entry-level course offered by Cisco which provides an in-depth understanding of Security, Automation, and Network Infrastructures. One can learn the best practices of modern Software Development, DevOps, and how to securely interact with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to automate existing manual processes with DevNet training.

Eligibility

• Graduation

• Basic understanding of the IT industry

• 1-2 years of experience in developing and maintaining Cisco Applications

Curriculum designed to clear Cisco DevNet Exam

Software Development & Design

• Compare data formats (XML, JSON, YAML)

• Describe parsing of common data format (XML, JSON, YAML) to Python data structures

• Describe the concepts of test-driven development

• Compare software development methods (agile, lean, waterfall)

• Explain the benefits of organizing code into methods/ functions, classes, and modules

• Identify the advantages of common design patterns (MVC and Observer)

• Explain the advantages of version control

• Utilize common version control operations with Git

Understanding and Using APIs

• Construct a REST API request to accomplish a task given API documentation

• Describe common usage patterns related to webhooks

• Identify the constraints when consuming APIs

• Explain common HTTP response codes associated with REST APIs

• Troubleshoot a problem given the HTTP response code, request and API documentation

• Identify the parts of an HTTP response (response code, headers, body)

• Utilize common API authentication mechanisms: basic, custom token, and API keys

• Compare common API styles (REST, RPC, synchronous, and asynchronous)

• Construct a Python script that calls a REST API using the requests library

Cisco Platforms & Development

• Construct a Python script that uses a Cisco SDK given SDK documentation

• Describe the capabilities of Cisco network management platforms and APIs (Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, ACI, Cisco SD-WAN, and NSO)

• Describe the capabilities of Cisco compute management platforms and APIs (UCS Manager, UCS Director, and Intersight)

• Describe the capabilities of Cisco collaboration platforms and APIs (Webex Teams, Webex devices, Cisco Unified Communication Manager including AXL and UDS interfaces, and Finesse)

• Describe the capabilities of Cisco security platforms and APIs (Firepower, Umbrella, AMP, ISE, and ThreatGrid)

• Describe the device level APIs and dynamic interfaces for IOS XE and NX-OS

• Identify the appropriate DevNet resource for a given scenario (Sandbox, Code Exchange, support, forums, Learning Labs, and API documentation)

• Apply concepts of model driven programmability (YANG, RESTCONF, and NETCONF) in a Cisco environment

Application Deployment and Security

• Describe benefits of edge computing

• Identify attributes of different application deployment models (private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, and edge)

• Identify the attributes of these application deployment types

• Describe components for a CI/CD pipeline in application deployments

• Construct a Python unit test

• Interpret contents of a Dockerfile

• Utilize Docker images in local developer environment

• Identify application security issues related to secret protection, encryption (storage and transport), and data handling

• 4.9 Explain how firewall, DNS, load balancers, and reverse proxy in application deployment

• 4.10 Describe top OWASP threats (such as XSS, SQL injections, and CSRF)

• 4.11 Utilize Bash commands (file management, directory navigation, and environmental variables)

• 4.12 Identify the principles of DevOps practices

Infrastructure & Automation

• Describe the value of model driven programmability for infrastructure automation

• Compare controller-level to device-level management

• Describe the use and roles of network simulation and test tools (such as VIRL and pyATS)

• Describe the components and benefits of CI/CD pipeline in infrastructure automation

• Describe principles of infrastructure as code

• Describe the capabilities of automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and Cisco NSO

• Identify the workflow being automated by a Python script that uses Cisco APIs including ACI, Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, or RESTCONF

• Identify the workflow being automated by an Ansible playbook (management packages, user management related to services, basic service configuration, and start/stop)

• Identify the workflow being automated by a bash script (such as file management, app install, user management, directory navigation)

• Interpret the results of a RESTCONF or NETCONF query

• Interpret basic YANG models

• Interpret a unified diff

• Describe the principles and benefits of a code review process

• Interpret sequence diagram that includes API calls