Verifying/validating VMware cert holders

JDMurray

Where on VMware's site is a feature for verifying that someone holds the VMware certification(s) that they claim to? I found this blog post on and this FAQ entry on verifying VMware certs, but by now VMware must have a more formal procedure than what it describes. If so, VMware sure doesn't make it easy to find.

Thanks in advance.

emerald_octane

actually they JUST changed the process, as of a week or two ago they revamped the entire vmware cert portal.

So now certified folk can download a pdf copy of their cert. I don't know if this is true for all certs but I know it is for the VCP5 (I have it).

Candidates can grab a copy of the new cert on the portal and give you their authentication code from the cert. Then you just head over to vmware.com/go/verifycert to authenticate. If successful you'll see the following

Certification Found

Certification Name:VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization
Certification #:XXX-XXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX
Certified As:Tha Boss
Date Certified: Jul 30, 2002
Certificate Status: Active

JDMurray

Sweet! So VMware now use a verification code printed on the certificate just like Cisco and CompTIA already do.

I'm writing up blog article on how to verify/validate certs from different vendors. Looks like I picked a good time to do so.

Thanks!

chanakyajupudi

@JD Please share the blog with us ! This would be really helpful when I interview ! I spend so much time verifying the certs each one has !