iSAQB CPSA-A API

Description

Attending the iSAQB® CPSA-A Application Programming Interfaces (API) course gives participants 10 Technical Competence (TC) and 10 Methodological Competence (MC) points towards the 70 points required for eligibility to take the iSAQB CPSA-A exam with Brightest. It is important to remember that as part of the 70 points required to take the iSAQB CPSA-A exam with Brightest, you will need at least ten competence points in each of the following areas: 

• Technical Competence (TC)
• Methodological Competence (MC)
• Communicative Competence (CC)

Accredited iSAQB® API - Application Programming Interfaces (CPSA-A) training is based on the current iSAQB® curriculum:

Part 1 -  Why APIs are Important?

• Understand APIs in the context of software development
• Compare different styles and concepts of integration

Part 2 - Create Value with APIs

• Understand the concept of "API Economy"
• Know various ways of API value creation
• Understand API business models
• Understand APIs and digital transformation

Part 3 - API Styles and Technologies

• Understand fundamental API styles
• Understand popular API technologies and associate them with API styles
• Understand when to use which style and technology, and the consequences of that choice

Part 4 - API Design

• Understand the significance of API design
• Use the "outside-in" approach for API design
• Understand openness and extensibility as essential aspects for API evolution
• Understand API versioning
• Know good practices for API design

Part 5 - Description of APIs

• Understand the significance of API descriptions
• Understand OpenAPI as a description language for HTTP APIs
• Understand OpenAPI’s structure
• Understand alternative description languages

Part 6 - API Lifecycle and API Tooling

• Understand the API lifecycle
• Manage APIs as products
• Know API lifecycle tooling

Part 7 - API Security

• Understand communications security fundamentals
• Understand security technologies for APIs
• Understand OWASP API Security Top 10

Part 8 - APIs at Scale: Platforms and Governance

• Compare various notions of platform
• Understand API guidelines
• Establish and manage API guidelines
• Use APIs as team interfaces