FINOS Certified FDC3 Practitioner (FCFP)

The FINOS Certified FDC3 Practitioner (FCFP) exam demonstrates a user’s understanding of the key design considerations and rationale of the FDC3 standard. They have a broad knowledge of the FDC3 ecosystem and the implementation details required to work in the field.

FCFP will demonstrate a candidate’s firm conceptual understanding of the key design considerations and rationale of the FDC3 standard and the limitations of FDC3 and where it is not relevant.

The FCFP is a professional certification designed for technical business analysts, software developers and FDC3 implementers in the finance, insurance, banking, and investment industries.

Fundamentals - 20%

FDC3 and the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS)

The FDC3 Charter

FDC3 Personas

Compliance and Conformance Testing

Publishing Your Application

FDC3 Components - 20%

Desktop Agents

Context Data

Standard Contexts

Intents

Apps, App Directory, Records, and Endpoints

FDC3 Standard API - 34%

Channels

Finding and Raising Intents

Results

Opening Apps

Metadata

Error Handling

API Access

App Instances

Security - 10%

Trust Between Components

3rd Party App Directories

Data Loss Prevention

Interoperability Design - 16%

Use Case Scenarios for FDC3

Good Interop Design Theory

Unsupported Use Cases

A certified FCFP will have demonstrated an ability to deploy FDC3 concepts into real-world use cases.

How to register & take exam: TBC (Link to FAQ pages of the website)

Linux Foundation Global Certification & Confidentiality Agreement: https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/lf-cert-agreement/

Candidate Handbook: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/go/LFCA-candidate-handbook

Important Instructions: https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/important-instructions-mc

Frequently Asked Questions: https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/faq-mc