F5N3

NGINX Configuration: Demonstrate (F5N3)

Part of F5 Certified Administrator, NGINX

Targets: Product version not specified in the blueprint
Format: Question count not published in the catalog or the certification blueprint
Time limit: 30 minutes
Pass mark: 245
Exam fee: US$50 online proctored / US$65 test center (not including local taxes and fees)
Blueprint source: F5 Certified Administrator, NGINX certification blueprint (official PDF, relayed by PRIME 2026-07-21; based on NGINX Open Source Software). Catalog Key Info (fetched 2026-07-21): US$50 online / US$65 test center, English, online proctored via Certiverse or test-center proctored via Pearson VUE, passing score 245, 30 minutes ↗

Online proctored via Certiverse (camera access required) or test-center proctored via Pearson VUE; English; Administrator NGINX level. One of the four exams (taken in any order) that earn F5 Certified Administrator, NGINX (F5-CA, NGINX); the certification is based on NGINX Open Source Software (OSS).

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EXAM: Configuration: Demonstrate

1.1 Demonstrate how to manage connections and bandwidth
What to know:
- Describe the difference between rate limiting and bandwidth throttling
- Demonstrate how to limit the amount of connections that are made to the NGINX server and its upstreams
- Demonstrate how to set a bandwidth limit
- Understand how to enable and optimize keep-alives for the NGINX server and its upstreams
On this site: Limiting requests, connections and bandwidth in NGINX: leaky buckets and the burst that surprises people
1.2 Demonstrate how to restrict access
What to know:
- Demonstrate how to restrict access to NGINX based on IP address
- Demonstrate how to restrict access to NGINX based on HTTP method
- Demonstrate how to authenticate (auth basic / auth request)
- Demonstrate how to restrict URIs
On this site: Limiting requests, connections and bandwidth in NGINX: leaky buckets and the burst that surprises people
Tools: http-methods-comparison, url-inspector
1.3 Demonstrate how to configure logging
What to know:
- Demonstrate how to customize the format of log files
- Demonstrate how to customize the location of log files
- Demonstrate how to set log levels (severity)
- Describe the difference between an error log and an access log
On this site: Reloading NGINX without dropping traffic, and the first four things to check when it breaks
1.4 Demonstrate how to configure certificates
What to know:
- Define the difference between a server certificate and a client certificate
- Describe the components necessary to use an SSL certificate
- Describe how to protect the SSL certificate and key
On this site: PEM, DER ve sertifika dosya biçimleri, Sertifika imzalama istekleri ve sertifikaların nasıl verildiği, Sertifika doğrulaması aslında nasıl çalışır
Tools: x509, csr-decoder
1.5 Demonstrate how to enable HTTPS and associated security settings
What to know:
- Compare the advantages of TLS termination, end to end encryption, and TLS passthrough
- Demonstrate how to enable TLS encryption
- Enable/Disable ciphers and TLS version
- Describe how force all traffic to redirect to HTTPS
On this site: Inbound TLS: Offload, Bridging, and Passthrough at the Reverse Proxy, TLS 1.2 vs TLS 1.3 vs DTLS vs QUIC: One Handshake Family, Four Shapes, TLS 1.3 şifre paketleri: neler değişti, Which TLS Cipher Keywords Are Safe, and Which Are Not
Tools: cipher

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