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Juniper Networks Certified Associate (JNCIA-Junos)
Crydd Score 70
Demand Stable
Career Value Moderate
Recognition Strong
JNCIA at a glance
- Provider
- Juniper Networks
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Networking
- Level
- Associate
- Cost
- See official page
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- 1–3 months
- Validity
- 3 years
- Format
- Exam JN0-106: 65 multiple-choice questions, 90 minutes
- Prerequisites
- None
What is JNCIA?
Juniper's associate networking certification, on exam JN0-106: networking fundamentals, the Junos operating system and its interfaces, configuration basics, operational monitoring and maintenance, routing fundamentals, and routing policy and firewall filters.
Skills it covers
- Junos OS fundamentals
- Routing basics
- Network configuration
Is JNCIA worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 70Choose it if
You work, or want to work, with Juniper equipment, common in service providers and large networks.
Consider alternatives if
You want the most widely recognised networking credential: Cisco's CCNA. For vendor-neutral basics, CompTIA Network+.
Why we say so
A solid associate certification with good value where Juniper runs, now within HPE; Cisco's certifications are named more often overall.
Market demand
Demand concentrates in service providers, telecoms and data centres that run Juniper; it leads on to the JNCIS-ENT.
Where JNCIA takes you
- Network Engineer
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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Careers JNCIA leads to
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A sensible order
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