Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
The KCNA is a pre-professional certification designed for candidates interested in advancing to the professional level through a demonstrated understanding of kubernetes foundational knowledge and skills. This certification is ideal for students learning about or candidates interested in working with cloud native technologies.
A certified KCNA will confirm conceptual knowledge of the entire cloud native ecosystem, particularly focusing on Kubernetes. The KCNA exam is intended to prepare candidates to work with cloud native technologies and pursue further CNCF credentials, including CKA, CKAD, and CKS.
The certification will demonstrate a candidate’s basic knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, including how to deploy an application using basic kubectl commands, the architecture of Kubernetes (containers, pods, nodes, clusters), understanding the cloud-native landscape and projects (storage, networking, GitOps, service mesh), and understanding the principles of cloud-native security.
Exam Details
- The exam is delivered online and consists of 60 multiple choice questions.
- Candidates have 90 minutes to complete the KCNA exam.
- The exam is proctored remotely via streaming audio, video, and screen sharing feeds.
- Results will be emailed 24 hours from the time that the exam is completed.
All Courses Idea
Domains & Competencies
Kubernetes Fundamentals
- Kubernetes Resources
- Kubernetes Architecture
- Kubernetes API
- Containers
- Scheduling
Container Orchestration
- Container Orchestration Fundamentals
- Runtime
- Security
- Networking
- Service Mesh
- Storage
Cloud Native Architecture
- Autoscaling
- Serverless
- Community and Governance
- Roles and Personas
- Open Standards
Cloud Native Observability
- Telemetry & Observability
- Prometheus
- Cost Management
Cloud Native Application Delivery
- Application Delivery Fundamentals
- GitOps
- CI/CD
Concepts of Docker, Networking and Linux operating systems are essentially required.
The KCNA certification will demonstrate a candidate’s basic knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, including how to deploy an application using basic kubectl commands, the architecture of Kubernetes (containers, pods, nodes, clusters), understanding the cloud-native landscape and projects (storage, networking, GitOps, service mesh), and understanding the principles of cloud-native security.
Candidates are allowed 90 minutes to complete the KCNA Exam.
For the KCNA Exam, a score of 75% or above must be earned to pass.
Upon completion, exams are scored automatically and barring any exceptions or technical difficulties, a score report will be sent to the candidate via email within 24 hours from the time that the exam was completed.
KCNA Certifications are valid for 3 years.
Candidates have the option to retake and pass the exam to renew their certification. Certification Renewal must be completed prior to the certification expiration date. The renewed certification will be valid for a further 3 years effective from the date the exam is passed.
