ShieldGate Academy
Master the firewall.
Earn the badge.
18 hands-on lessons, videos, and quizzes that take you from first packet to ShieldGate Certified Firewall Administrator.
What you'll learn
Six modules that mirror how real ShieldGate deployments come together.
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01
Foundations
What ShieldGate is, how the platform fits together, and how to get your first instance running.
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02
Network firewall
Zones, interfaces, addressing, routing, firewall rules, and NAT — the network plane from the ground up.
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03
WAF policies and traffic control
Protect applications with WAF rules, shape abusive clients with rate limits, and detect intrusions.
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04
Gateway, identity and certificates
Route traffic to upstreams, secure access with ZTNA, and automate TLS with ACME.
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05
Operations and observability
Publish safely, roll back, watch live metrics, export to SIEM, and catch anomalies early.
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06
Deployment and advanced topics
Run ShieldGate in production with Docker and Kubernetes, build HA clusters, and extend the platform with plugins.
How certification works
Learn
Watch the videos and work through every lesson at your own pace. Progress is saved to your account.
Prove it
Pass each module quiz, then take the timed final exam — 25 questions in 45 minutes, 70% to pass.
Get certified
Earn the ShieldGate Certified Firewall Administrator certificate with a public verification code you can share anywhere.