EC-Council DevSecOps Essentials (DSE / D|SE) Practice Test
Prepare for the EC-Council DevSecOps Essentials exam with free practice tests covering application development, application security, DevOps, DevSecOps, management tools, code tools, CI/CD tools, DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD testing, threat modeling, monitoring, and feedback. Each 20-question test uses a proportional timer based on the official DSE exam pace of 1.6 minutes per question.
Mixed Set — DSE Practice Tests
Use these mixed DSE practice tests to review the full EC-Council DevSecOps Essentials blueprint. Questions are distributed across all 10 domains, with heavier emphasis on application security, application development, CI/CD testing, DevSecOps pipelines, tooling, testing, threat modeling, and monitoring.
Domain Wise — DSE Mock Tests
Target one DSE objective area at a time with focused mock tests. Each domain-wise test contains 20 questions mapped to the official EC-Council DevSecOps Essentials blueprint.
About the DSE Certification Exam
The EC-Council DevSecOps Essentials certification validates beginner-level DevSecOps knowledge for learners who want to understand how security is integrated into software development, DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous monitoring practices.
What Is the DSE?
The EC-Council DevSecOps Essentials (DSE / D|SE) certification is an introductory DevSecOps credential in the EC-Council Essentials Series. It explains application development concepts, secure application development, DevOps fundamentals, DevSecOps culture, DevSecOps toolchains, CI/CD pipelines, continuous testing, threat modeling, monitoring, alerting, and feedback loops.
DSE is designed for students, career starters, career changers, junior developers, IT support professionals, cybersecurity beginners, DevOps beginners, QA learners, and technology professionals who want a structured introduction to secure software delivery before moving into advanced application security or DevSecOps certifications.
DSE skills support entry-level roles such as junior DevSecOps analyst, application security trainee, DevOps support assistant, junior security analyst, software security intern, QA security assistant, SOC trainee, and secure development support specialist. In the broader U.S. cybersecurity market, information security analysts earned a median annual wage of $124,910 in May 2024.
Exam Format (2026)
Exam name: EC-Council DevSecOps Essentials (DSE / D|SE).
Exam code: 112-55.
Testing method: EC-Council Essentials Series certification exam delivery through the ECC Exam Center. Availability and proctoring options can vary by region and learning platform.
Questions: 75 multiple-choice questions.
Duration: 2 hours.
Question types: Multiple-choice questions focused on application development, application security, DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD tools, pipeline security, testing, threat modeling, monitoring, and feedback.
Passing score: 70%.
Exam fee: DSE pricing can vary by learning platform, bundle, country, promotion, academic package, and training provider. Confirm the current fee with EC-Council or the official exam delivery partner before purchase.
Eligibility Requirements
Prerequisites: EC-Council lists no prior cybersecurity knowledge or IT work experience requirement for DevSecOps Essentials.
Recommended background: Basic computer use, software development awareness, internet concepts, and introductory security awareness are helpful but not required.
Beginner-friendly path: DSE is positioned for students, fresh graduates, career starters, career switchers, developers, QA learners, and IT professionals who want foundational DevSecOps knowledge.
Hands-on readiness: EC-Council’s Essentials learning path includes labs and practical learning activities, so basic familiarity with code repositories, software builds, browsers, operating systems, and cloud or DevOps concepts will help.
Ethical requirement: DSE preparation should be performed only in authorized labs, training environments, owned systems, or development environments where explicit permission exists.
DSE Domain Weights — Official Exam Blueprint v1
The DevSecOps Essentials blueprint contains 10 domains. Application Security Fundamentals carries the highest weight at 20%, followed by Application Development Concepts at 16% and DevSecOps CI/CD Testing and Assessments at 12%.
| Domain | Objective Area | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Domain 1 | Application Development Concepts | 16% |
| Domain 2 | Application Security Fundamentals | 20% |
| Domain 3 | Introduction to DevOps | 4% |
| Domain 4 | Introduction to DevSecOps | 8% |
| Domain 5 | Introduction to DevSecOps Management Tools | 8% |
| Domain 6 | Introduction to DevSecOps Code and CI/CD Tools | 8% |
| Domain 7 | Introduction to DevSecOps Pipelines | 8% |
| Domain 8 | Introduction to DevSecOps CI/CD Testing and Assessments | 12% |
| Domain 9 | Implementing DevSecOps Testing & Threat Modeling | 8% |
| Domain 10 | Implementing DevSecOps Monitoring and Feedback | 8% |
How Our Practice Tests Are Designed
Official blueprint alignment — The mixed and domain-wise tests follow the DSE Exam Blueprint v1 domains: Application Development Concepts, Application Security Fundamentals, Introduction to DevOps, Introduction to DevSecOps, DevSecOps Management Tools, Code and CI/CD Tools, DevSecOps Pipelines, CI/CD Testing and Assessments, Testing and Threat Modeling, and Monitoring and Feedback.
Beginner-friendly DevSecOps style — Questions focus on concept recognition, secure development principles, DevOps and DevSecOps workflows, CI/CD security, toolchain awareness, threat modeling, testing strategies, monitoring, logging, and continuous feedback.
Proportional timer — The DSE exam has 75 questions in 2 hours, or 1.6 minutes per question. Each 20-question practice test is timed at approximately 32 minutes to match the real exam pace.
Domain-specific improvement — Use mixed sets to measure overall readiness, then use domain-wise tests to target weak areas. For example, repeated misses in Application Security Fundamentals, CI/CD Testing, Threat Modeling, or Monitoring and Feedback should guide your next review session.
DSE Exam Preparation Tips
Study Strategy
Start with application basics: Understand application architectures, development lifecycle stages, testing, quality assurance, application monitoring, maintenance, and support before studying pipeline security.
Prioritize application security: Application Security Fundamentals is the largest domain at 20%. Spend extra time on OWASP Top 10, secure design, threat modeling, secure coding, code review, SAST, DAST, and secure configuration.
Connect DevOps to DevSecOps: Learn how DevSecOps extends DevOps by adding security into culture, process, automation, CI/CD pipelines, testing, deployment, monitoring, and feedback.
Review tool categories: Know the difference between project management tools, IDEs, source-code management, build tools, CI tools, IaC tools, configuration management, continuous testing, and monitoring tools.
Test-Taking Strategy
Read for the pipeline stage: Identify whether the question is about planning, coding, building, testing, releasing, deploying, operating, monitoring, or feedback before selecting an answer.
Choose shift-left answers: Prefer answers that detect risk early, automate repeatable checks, support secure coding, validate configurations, and improve feedback loops without slowing delivery unnecessarily.
Manage the timer: The real exam pace is 1.6 minutes per question. These practice tests give about 32 minutes for 20 questions so you can build a realistic pace.
Eliminate weak options: Remove answers that treat security as a final-stage gate only, ignore threat modeling, skip testing, bypass logging, or fail to integrate security into the CI/CD workflow.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Start with a mixed DSE practice test to measure your readiness, then use the domain-wise tests to strengthen weak DevSecOps fundamentals before exam day.
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