Registering for the PCI SSC Qualified Security Assessor V4 exam costs $850 USD, and you need 700/1000 (70%) to pass. One detail worth remembering: a failed attempt is not discounted — retaking the exam means paying $850 USD again in full. Use the Lead2Passed test engine to benchmark yourself first; when your mock results consistently clear 700/1000 (70%), you are ready to book.

The QSA_New_V4 exam is PCI SSC's official test for the Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) V4 credential, a certification at the Professional level. Earning it tells employers your skills have been verified by the vendor itself, which carries real weight in hiring and promotion decisions. Within the same certification track, it sits alongside PCI Internal Security Assessor (ISA), PCI Payment Application Qualified Security Assessor (PA-QSA), so it can also serve as a stepping stone toward those credentials.

PCI SSC divides the PCI SSC Qualified Security Assessor V4 exam into 5 domains. The largest ones are Payment Brand Specific Requirements at 15%, PCI DSS v4.0 Core Requirements & Intent at 35%, Validation & Program Rules at 10% — together these account for the bulk of your score, so start there. The complete domain-by-domain outline appears in the exam topics section above on this page.

Two layers of protection here. First, delivery: your QSA_New_V4 product is available for instant download, and a copy lands in your email within one minute of payment — if 2 hours pass with nothing (check spam first), our support team will resend it. There is no cap on how many computers you can install it on. Second, the refund policy: if you take the QSA_New_V4 exam within 60 days of purchase and fail, you may claim a full refund. The claim needs a scanned enrollment slip plus your official Score Report PDF, filed within 2 days after the exam, and it is settled within 7 days. The policy covers only the corresponding exam — attempts within 3 days of purchase, exams never actually taken, free materials, and expired orders are excluded, and the candidate's name must match the payer's. If you would rather keep studying, you can instead exchange your product for two free exam products of equal value and keep the update service on your original purchase.

You will face 75-80 questions in 120 minutes on the PCI SSC Qualified Security Assessor V4 exam. Do the math and the per-question budget is tight, which is why pacing drills matter as much as content review. Our advice: take two or three full timed mocks in the Lead2Passed engine before the real thing, and practice skipping a stubborn question instead of burning five minutes on it.

Yes — PCI SSC lists these official training options for PCI SSC Qualified Security Assessor V4 candidates:

• PCI SSC Official QSA Training Course

Formal training teaches the syllabus; then the 71 practice questions from Lead2Passed show you whether that knowledge holds up under real exam conditions.

Of course. Lead2Passed publishes a free PDF demo for the PCI SSC Qualified Security Assessor V4 exam so you can review real sample questions and answers first. Every purchase also includes 365 days of free updates, and after that period you can renew the update service at a 50% discount directly from your member zone.

Must be employed by a PCI SSC-approved QSA company; complete required training; relevant experience in information security, audit or compliance Eligibility rules are set by PCI SSC and do change from time to time, so double-check the latest requirements on the official exam page at https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/qualified-professionals/qsa-qualification before you register.

Registration for the QSA_New_V4 exam runs through these official channels:

• PCI SSC Qualified Professional Portal