Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Secure Google Cloud workloads end to end, from identity and network boundaries to data protection and compliance, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Security Engineer exam.

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Google Cloud feature

VM metadata

Topic in 1 exam domain

VM metadata · Feature · Compute Engine
VM metadata · Concept

Also called: virtual machine metadata

Metadata stored on a Compute Engine metadata server accessible over HTTP, required for authentication.

Where this appears on the exam

1 objective in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 3
Ensuring data protection
~23% of exam
1. 3.1Protecting sensitive data and preventing data loss
  - Protecting and managing compute instance metadata.

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Last updated October 15, 2026

Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Secure Google Cloud workloads end to end, from identity and network boundaries to data protection and compliance, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Security Engineer exam.

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Google Cloud feature

VM metadata

Topic in 1 exam domain

VM metadata · Feature · Compute Engine
VM metadata · Concept

Also called: virtual machine metadata

Metadata stored on a Compute Engine metadata server accessible over HTTP, required for authentication.

Where this appears on the exam

1 objective in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 3
Ensuring data protection
~23% of exam
1. 3.1Protecting sensitive data and preventing data loss
  - Protecting and managing compute instance metadata.

How learners score on this topic

Last updated October 15, 2026

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