CCA
Cilium Certified Associate
CNCF
Exam facts
- Length on exam day: 90 minutes
- Questions on exam day: Multiple choice (see the Candidate Handbook for the exact count)
- Passing score: See the Linux Foundation Candidate Handbook
- Practice access: $29 for 6 months
About this exam
Multiple-choice practice on Cilium architecture, network policy, service mesh, Hubble observability, installation, Cluster Mesh, eBPF, and BGP. Part of the Golden Kubestronaut path.
Suggested study plan
Start with the Cilium agent, operator and datapath, then identity-based policy. Add Hubble, Cluster Mesh, encryption, and the eBPF basics that explain why Cilium can replace iptables and kube-proxy.
Domains
- Architecture20%
- Network Policy18%
- Service Mesh16%
- Network Observability10%
- Installation and Configuration10%
- Cluster Mesh10%
- eBPF10%
- BGP and External Networking6%
FAQ
- Is CCA part of Golden Kubestronaut?
- Yes. Golden Kubestronaut requires every CNCF certification, including CCA, plus LFCS.
- Are these questions from the live exam?
- No. They are original practice items written from the Linux Foundation and CNCF published curriculum.