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CSSLP: A Journey of Relearning How Security Should Be Built
When I saw the “Pass” result for the CSSLP exam, my first reaction wasn’t excitement.
It was relief.
And then — clarity.
CSSLP wasn’t just another certification to add to my profile. It was a mirror held up to my career, forcing me to confront how often security is treated as an afterthought, a patch, or a gate — instead of a design principle.
This is the story of why I pursued CSSLP, how I prepared for it, and what it quietly changed in the way I think about software and security.
