AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
If Your AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
Application or Certification Is Revoked
Understand What “Revoked” Means
A revoked status means AWS has canceled or withdrawn your AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification after it was issued, typically due to ethical, compliance, or integrity violations. When your certification is revoked, you are no longer recognized as an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional and cannot claim the credential until the issue is formally resolved with AWS.
Reasons for Revocation Of or Eligibility
Ethics or Code of Conduct Violation:
Breaching AWS’s Code of Conduct through dishonesty, misconduct, or misrepresentation.
Fraudulent Information:
Providing false or misleading information during the certification application, recertification, or exam process.
Cheating or Exam Misconduct:
Engaging in prohibited behavior such as sharing or using unauthorized exam content, impersonation, or violating AWS exam security rules.
Failure to Maintain Certification:
Not completing recertification requirements within the three-year validity period, or failing to meet AWS’s continuing certification policies when required.
Non-compliance with AWS Policies:
Ignoring AWS requests for information or failing to respond to verification, audit, or compliance reviews.
What to Do If Your Status Is Revoked
Review AWS Notification
Carefully read the revocation notice sent by AWS. It will outline the specific reason for the revocation of your AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification and any available next steps or deadlines.
Contact AWS
Reach out to AWS through their official certification support or compliance department for clarification about the revocation or guidance on how to resolve the issue.
Submit an Appeal
If you believe the revocation was issued in error or due to a misunderstanding, you may file a formal appeal. Ensure it is submitted within the timeframe specified in the notice.
Provide Supporting Evidence
Prepare and include clear documentation to support your case, such as communication records, exam audit logs, training completion certificates, or any other relevant materials that validate your position regarding your AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification.
If the Revocation Is Upheld
You will lose your AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification or eligibility permanently in cases involving fraud or serious ethical violations.
You may be restricted from reapplying for a specific period or indefinitely, depending on the severity of the violation.
Your name will be removed from AWS’s official list of active Certified Solutions Architect – Professional credential holders.
Prevent Revocation in the Future
Always provide accurate and verifiable information in your certification application, recertification, and any audits.
Follow AWS’s Code of Conduct and certification policies at all times.
Do not share, copy, or reproduce any exam content or AWS-protected materials.
Keep your continuing certification or recertification requirements up to date and complete any required training, labs, or skill updates before the deadline.