Practical issues of licensing and certification of information security activities are considered. Basic definitions, terms and concepts are given. The current legislative framework of the Russian Federation, licensing and certification bodies and their powers, as well as objects of certification activities are considered. The manual is intended for the implementation of the program of additional professional education in the field of information security "Fundamentals of licensing and certification in the field of information protection" and will be useful when studying the disciplines "Cryptographic methods of information protection," "Organizational and legal support of information security," "Fundamentals of information security" professional retraining programs "Integrated information security of information and computing systems," as well as continuing education programs "Fundamentals of the use of new information technologies in management activities."