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PTSA SSL Certificate Issue

July 6, 2020

SSL Certificates used in the PTSAs in the following courses were recently updated:
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Course Short Name Exam Title

ITN v6.0 ITN 6.0 PTSA Chap 6 CCNA 6.0 ITN CH 6 SIC for PT 6.2
ITN v6.0 ITN 6.0 PTSA Final CCNA 6.0 ITN PTSA for PT 6.3
RSE v6.0 RSE 6.0 PTSA Chap 2 RSE Chapter 2 SIC Form C
RSE v6.0 RSE 6.0 PTSA Chap 7 RSE CH 7 SIC PTSA Form C
RSE v6.0 RSE 6.0 PTSA Final CCNA 6.0 RSE Final PTSA - Part I
RSE v6.0 RSE 6.0 PTSA Final CCNA 6.0 RSE Final PTSA - Part II
ScaN v6.0 ScaN 6.0 PTSA Final CCNA ScaN EIGRP PTSA FormC
ScaN v6.0 ScaN 6.0 PTSA Final CCNA ScaN OSPF PTSA FormC
CN v6.0 CN 6.0 PTSA Chap 3 CCNA v6.0 CN Chapter 3 SIC Form D
CN v6.0 CN 6.0 PTSA Chap 5 CCNA v6.0 CN Chapter 5 SIC Form D
CN v6.0 CN 6.0 PTSA Final CCNA v6.0 CN PTSA Form D
CCNAS v2.0 CCNAS v2.0 PTSA #1 Final CCNA Security 2.0 PT Practice SA Part 1
CCNAS v2.0 CCNAS v2.0 PTSA #2 Final CCNA Security 2.0 PT Practice SA Part 2
ITQ v2.0 ITQ v2.0 PTSA #1 ITQ CCNA Routing and Switching - 1 Form E1
ITQ v2.0 ITQ v2.0 PTSA #2 ITQ CCNA Routing and Switching - 2 Form B2
NetEss v1.0 NetEss v1.0 PTSA Final Networking Essentials PTSA Form B

This update will extend the expiration date for the SSL Certificate in the PTSA assessment
until 2025.
Please complete the steps on the next page before launching any PTSA from the list above.

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 To complete one of the listed PTSAs:
1. Perform the initial certificate update for the PTSA.
a. Users must have PT v7.1.1 or later. It is recommended that the user download and
use the latest version of PT for the best experience.
b. Open the version of Packet Tracer installed on your machine that will be used to
take the PTSA.
c. Go to the Download Packet Tracer page and download the
PTSA_SSL_certificate_update.pka file.
d. Open the blank PTSA_SSL_certificate_update.pka file. This file is blank and is used
to setup your system and the SSL certificates for future PTSA assessments.
e. When opening the pka, you will receive a message to allow access Packet Tracer’s
IPC functionalities.
f. Click “Always from Same Publisher” at the bottom of the window.

g. If “Always from Same Publisher” is clicked, then you will not be prompted again in
the future to accept the certificate. If “Yes” is clicked, you will be prompted each
time when taking a PTSA.
h. Close the pka file.

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 2. The instructor MUST deactivate and reactivate the PTSA to get the updated exam.
3. Proceed to access your PTSA assessment.
4. Click Take Assessment and begin your exam as normal.
5. This process has to be done only once if “Always from Same Publisher” is selected.

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