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Cisco 300-735 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Cisco |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Automating and Programming Cisco Security Solutions |
| Exam Number: | 300-735 SAUTO |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Related Certifications: | Cisco Certified Specialist – Security Automation and Programmability CCNP Security Cisco Certified DevNet Professional |
| Certificate Validity Period: | N/A (Cisco certifications current until retirement or update) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 55–65 |
| Available Languages: | Japanese, English |
| Exam Format: | Drag-and-drop, Multiple choice, Scenario-based / simulation |
| Passing Score: | Variable (approx. 750–850 / 1000) |
| Exam Price: | USD 300 (approx.) |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Delivered via Pearson VUE (onsite or online proctored) |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended experience with networking, security fundamentals, Python programming, REST APIs, and network automation tools (no formal prerequisite required) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.cisco.com/c/ja_jp/training-events/training-certifications/exams/current-list/sauto-300-735.html |
Cisco 300-735 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Network Programmability Foundation | 10% | - Challenges and patterns when consuming APIs synchronously/asynchronously - Describe API styles (REST and RPC) - Interpret Python scripts (data types, functions, classes, conditions, loops) - Use common version control operations with Git (add, clone, commit, push, diff, branching, merge) - Benefits of using automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform for security platforms - Benefits of Python virtual environments |
| Network Security | 35% | - Construct Python script for pxGrid to retrieve endpoint/network/security telemetry - Construct API requests using Secure Network Analytics API - Describe APIs for Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, Secure Firewall Device Manager, ISE, pxGRID, Secure Network Analytics - Describe event streaming via Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center eStreamer API - Implement firewall objects, rules, intrusion policies, and access policies via Secure Firewall Management Center API - Implement firewall objects, rules, intrusion policies, and access policies via Secure Firewall Device Manager API |
| Cloud, Web, and Email Security | 25% | - Construct report using Cisco Security Management Appliance APIs (email and web) - Construct Cisco Umbrella reporting and enforcement API requests - Construct Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud API requests for reporting |
| Advanced Threat & Endpoint Security | 30% | - Construct API requests for Cisco Umbrella Investigate - Construct API requests for Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly AMP for Endpoints) - Construct API requests for Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (formerly ThreatGRID) - Describe Cisco XDR solution API capabilities and orchestration |
300-735 Exam Basics: What Every Candidate Asks
The 300-735 exam is the required test for earning the Cisco Automating and Programming Cisco Security Solutions certification from Cisco. It assesses your command of the official exam objectives through scenario-based and knowledge questions, and the resulting credential is widely recognized by employers. Its reputation for difficulty is real but manageable — candidates who practice consistently with quality materials routinely walk in well prepared.
The official outline for the 300-735 exam highlights these domains:
- Advanced Threat & Endpoint Security (30%)
- Network Security (35%)
- Cloud, Web, and Email Security (25%)
Seeing the topics laid out this way often shrinks the exam's intimidation factor — each domain is a finite, learnable block, and the Cisco Automating and Programming Cisco Security Solutions practice questions at RealVCE follow the same structure.
Recommended experience with networking, security fundamentals, Python programming, REST APIs, and network automation tools (no formal prerequisite required)
The 300-735 exam is demanding, but its difficulty is specific, not mysterious: unfamiliar question formats, time pressure, and a few heavily weighted domains. All three respond to the same remedy — repeated, timed exposure to exam-style questions. That is what the Cisco Automating and Programming Cisco Security Solutions practice materials at RealVCE provide, and the free demo lets you measure the real difficulty yourself before committing, which is usually the moment the fear starts shrinking.
The 300-735 exam consists of 55–65 questions with a time allowance of 90 minutes minutes. Practicing full sets under a similar time cap is the most direct way to make sure pacing never costs you points on exam day.
Because seeing beats guessing. The free demo of the 300-735 exam materials at RealVCE contains genuine samples from the full Cisco Automating and Programming Cisco Security Solutions question set — same format, same expert-verified answers — and downloading it costs nothing. If you are unsure whether the materials match your level or your study style, the demo answers that question with evidence rather than marketing, and every demo on the site is free of charge.
The passing score is Variable (approx. 750–850 / 1000) and the exam fee is USD 300 (approx.). Knowing both numbers early helps you plan: aim to be consistently above the passing mark in timed practice sessions before you spend the fee on a booking.
Cisco Automating and Programming Cisco Security Solutions Sample Questions:
Drag and drop the items to complete the ThreatGRID API call to return a curated feed of sinkholed-ip-dns in stix format. Not all options are used.
Correct Answer:
Refer to the exhibit.
A security engineer created a script and successfully executed it to retrieve all currently open alerts.
Which print command shows the first returned alert?
- A. print(response.json()[data][0])
- B. print(response[data][0])
- C. print(response[results][0])
- D. print(response.json()[results][0])
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
In Cisco AMP for Endpoints, which API queues to find the list of endpoints in the group "Finance Hosts," which has a GUID of 6c3c2005-4c74-4ba7-8dbb-c4d5b6bafe03?
- A. https://api.amp.cisco.com/v1/computers?group_guid-6c3c2005-4c74-4ba7-8dbb- c4d5b6bafe03
- B. https://api.amp.cisco.com/v1/endpoints?group-6c3c2005-4c74-4ba7-8dbb- c4d5b6bafe03
- C. https://api.amp.cisco.com/v1/endpoints?group[]=6c3c2005-4c74-4ba7-8dbb- c4d5b6bafe03
- D. https://api.amp.cisco.com/v1/computers?group_guid[]=6c3c2005-4c74-4ba7-8dbb- c4d5b6bafe03
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Drag and drop the code to complete the curl query to the Umbrella Reporting API that provides a detailed report of blocked security activity events from the organization with an organizationId of "12345678" for the last 24 hours. Not all options are used.
Correct Answer:
What are two advantages of Python virtual environments? (Choose two.)
- A. Virtual environments permit non-administrative users to install packages.
- B. The application code is run in an environment that is destroyed upon exit.
- C. Virtual environments allow for stateful high availability.
- D. Virtual environments prevent packaging conflicts between multiple Python projects.
- E. Virtual environments can move compiled modules between different platforms.
Correct Answer: B,D 🗳️
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