ForgeRock Certification

The ForgeRock Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests the ForgeRock Identity Platform (now part of Ping Identity) for IAM and CIAM engineers — fundamentals (identity and access management and CIAM), access management (authentication journeys, SSO, OAuth and OIDC, and policies), identity management (user lifecycle, provisioning, synchronisation and self-service), and directory services and operations (the directory, tokens, MFA and standards). Written to the ForgeRock / Ping Identity documentation for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable ForgeRock Identity Platform Proficiency certificate (SOA-FZ). Every question is based on published standards and research — including ForgeRock / Ping Identity Platform documentation (AM, IDM, DS) (Ping Identity (ForgeRock)) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free ForgeRock Certification, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures IAM and CIAM fundamentals, access management, identity management and directory and operations and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a ForgeRock Identity Platform Proficiency certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: ForgeRock / Ping Identity Platform documentation (AM, IDM, DS) (Ping Identity (ForgeRock)). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: IAM and CIAM Fundamentals (IAM, CIAM and Platform); Access Management (AM, Journeys and OAuth); Identity Management (IDM, Lifecycle and SelfService); Directory and Operations (DS, MFA and Standards). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

IAM or CIAM engineer, Identity or security architect, SSO / access management administrator, Platform engineer and ForgeRock administrator. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show ForgeRock knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

The ForgeRock Identity Platform (now part of Ping Identity) is a suite for identity and access management and customer identity (CIAM). Its main components are Access Management (AM) for authentication and authorization, Identity Management (IDM) for user lifecycle, and Directory Services (DS) for storing identities.

Authentication verifies who a user is (for example via a password, MFA or passkey). Authorization determines what an authenticated user is allowed to do (which resources and actions). ForgeRock AM handles both, using authentication journeys and access policies.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.