Welcome to
Linux Foundation
CKAD
Certification
Hub!
Here’s why CKAD is a must-have:
- 🌟 Industry Recognition: Prove your skills with a trusted, vendor-neutral credential.
- 🚀 Career Growth: Open doors to roles in DevOps, cloud engineering, and application development.
- 🌐 Future-Proof Your Career: Stay ahead in a world where Kubernetes is the backbone of cloud-native
technology.
- Exam Name: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) – Focuses on Kubernetes
application development. - Exam Code: CKAD – Unique identifier for the certification exam.
- Exam Price: $395 USD – Cost for attempting the CKAD certification.
- Duration: 120 minutes – Total time allotted for completing the exam.
- Number of Questions: 20-25 performance-based tasks – Hands-on challenges to test skills.
- Passing Score: 66% – Minimum score required to pass the exam.
- Retakes: One free retake included – Opportunity to reattempt if needed.
- Software Version: Kubernetes v1.31 – Version used in the exam environment.
- Certification Validity: 2 years – Duration before recertification is required.
The CKAD exam assesses five key domains:
- Application Design and Build (20%): Focus on building/modifying container images, managing workloads like Deployments and CronJobs, implementing multi-container Pod patterns, and using volumes.
- Application Deployment (20%): Covers deployment strategies (blue/green, canary), Helm for package deployment, rolling updates, and customizing apps with Kustomize.
- Application Observability and Maintenance (15%): Includes API deprecations, health checks, application monitoring, and debugging Kubernetes workloads.
- Application Environment, Configuration, and Security (25%): Deals with ConfigMaps, Secrets, resource limits, security contexts, CRDs, Operators, and Kubernetes security features.
- Services and Networking (20%): Focus on NetworkPolicies, Services, and exposing applications with Ingress rules.
Key Benefits of the CKAD
Why Choose CKAD?
- ✔ Proves Your Expertise: Showcase your ability
to handle real-world Kubernetes challenges. - ✔ Enhances Career Opportunities: Gain
recognition as a certified Kubernetes professional. - ✔ Comprehensive Exam Support: Includes two
attempts and exam simulation access. - ✔ Digital Badge & Certificate: Receive proof of
your achievement to share on LinkedIn and with
employers.
- 🌟 Global Credibility: Trusted across industries
worldwide. - 🔑 Performance-Based Testing: Prove your
skills in real-world scenarios. - 📈 Career Advancement: Join the elite group of
Kubernetes-certified developers shaping the future
of cloud-native applications.
How to Prepare for CKAD
Recommended Training:
- Kubernetes for Developers (LFD259): Learn More Here
Preparation Tips:
- Practice Hands-On: Familiarize yourself with Kubernetes CLI tools and YAML manifests.
- Simulate the Exam: Use exam simulators to practice under timed conditions.
- Leverage Official Docs: The Kubernetes documentation is an essential resource.
Free Practice Question Bank:
- Test your skills with my CKAD Real Exam Question Bank and experience the closest thing to the real exam!
CKAD Resource Hub
- vmexam.com: Your ultimate resource for CKAD
practice exams. With realistic, performance-based
questions, it helps you get exam-ready and boosts
your confidence.
- Kubernetes Documentation: A trusted source for
understanding Kubernetes concepts and
preparing effectively for the CKAD exam.
Best Practice Exams
Official Documentation