EMC D-ZT-DS-01 - Study Material - Zero Trust Design v2

D-ZT-DS-01 is the current exam for the Dell Technologies Certified Zero Trust Design v2 certification from Dell Technologies. It succeeds the Zero Trust Design 2023 exam (D-ZT-DS-23) and validates specialist-level ability to design security architectures on zero trust principles. Rather than testing product trivia, it checks whether a designer can apply the zero trust tenets and pillars to networks, identities, devices, workloads, and data in a real enterprise.

The blueprint spans nine domains, including Zero Trust Tenets and Pillars, Zero Trust in Networks, Data-Centric Zero Trust, Hybrid Zero Trust, Monitoring and Maintenance, and Applying Zero Trust - the largest area, which covers adoption roadmaps, microsegmentation, software-defined perimeters, and enhanced identity governance. Questions are scenario-led: you are given an environment and asked for the design decision that moves it toward a zero trust target state.

The intended candidates are security architects, infrastructure designers, and senior engineers involved in zero trust programs. Dell sets no mandatory prerequisite exam for D-ZT-DS-01, but recommends the Zero Trust Design training and hands-on experience with enterprise security design.

Preparation works best domain by domain. Work through the Study4Pass study material for D-ZT-DS-01 in study mode, one topic at a time, and read the detailed explanation after every answer. When a concept is unclear, such as the difference between the tenets and the pillars or how microsegmentation is staged, use Ask AI to work through the underlying idea before moving on. Once your topic scores are steady, switch to timed mode to rehearse pacing and decision-making under exam conditions.