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===Certification expiration===

Historically, CompTIA promoted its high-end certifications of A+, Network+, and Security+ as lifetime. In January of 2011, the company altered the status of such certifications, so they would expire within three years. According to this proposal, certified professionals would either need to re-certify for the exams or pay an annual maintenance fee to participate in a CEU (Continuing Education Units) program. CompTIA then updated the guidelines to have only the certificates earned after January 1, 2011 renewed every three years, with the requirement of documented hours of continuing education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Long Does the CompTIA Security+ Certification Last? |url=https://www.comptia.org/faq/security/how-long-does-the-comptia-security-certification-last |url-status=live |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[CompTIA]]}}</ref> Certificates earned prior to 2011 are still valid for lifetime and referred to as Good-for-Life, so replacing the Good-for-Life certification with an expirable one does not devalue the Good-for-Life certification.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Which CompTIA Certifications Must Be Renewed? |url=https://help.comptia.org/hc/en-us/articles/13923899954196-Which-CompTIA-Certifications-Must-Be-Renewed |url-status=live |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[CompTIA]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Nate |date=26 Jan 2010 |title=CompTIA backs down; past certs remain valid for life |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/01/comptia-backs-down-past-certs-remain-valid-for-life/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=ArsTechnica}}</ref>

===Proprietary invasive software required to be installed to personal devices if taking tests at home===

CompTIA allows tests to be done online at home for their certifications however this requires users to download and install the "OnVUE" proctoring software to their PC which is a monitoring software designed to make sure testers cannot cheat.<ref>https://www.comptia.org/en-us/blog/comptia-online-testing-your-questions-answered/</ref> it is closed source and cannot be ran on Linux or a Virtual machine. While CompTIA does allow test takers to visit a Parson Vue test center and take a test in person some people may not be able to do this.

==References==

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 ===Certification expiration===
 Historically, CompTIA promoted its high-end certifications of A+, Network+, and Security+ as lifetime. In January of 2011, the company altered the status of such certifications, so they would expire within three years. According to this proposal, certified professionals would either need to re-certify for the exams or pay an annual maintenance fee to participate in a CEU (Continuing Education Units) program. CompTIA then updated the guidelines to have only the certificates earned after January 1, 2011 renewed every three years, with the requirement of documented hours of continuing education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Long Does the CompTIA Security+ Certification Last? |url=https://www.comptia.org/faq/security/how-long-does-the-comptia-security-certification-last |url-status=live |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[CompTIA]]}}</ref> Certificates earned prior to 2011 are still valid for lifetime and referred to as Good-for-Life, so replacing the Good-for-Life certification with an expirable one does not devalue the Good-for-Life certification.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Which CompTIA Certifications Must Be Renewed? |url=https://help.comptia.org/hc/en-us/articles/13923899954196-Which-CompTIA-Certifications-Must-Be-Renewed |url-status=live |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[CompTIA]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Nate |date=26 Jan 2010 |title=CompTIA backs down; past certs remain valid for life |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/01/comptia-backs-down-past-certs-remain-valid-for-life/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=ArsTechnica}}</ref>
+===Proprietary invasive software required to be installed to personal devices if taking tests at home===
+CompTIA allows tests to be done online at home for their certifications however this requires users to download and install the "OnVUE" proctoring software to their PC which is a monitoring software designed to make sure testers cannot cheat.<ref>https://www.comptia.org/en-us/blog/comptia-online-testing-your-questions-answered/</ref> it is closed source and cannot be ran on Linux or a Virtual machine. While CompTIA does allow test takers to visit a Parson Vue test center and take a test in person some people may not be able to do this.
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