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Certifications

A Golden Kubestronaut: every CNCF certification, plus the Linux Foundation LFCS and more.

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Distinctions

Golden Kubestronaut
Golden Kubestronaut

The Golden Kubestronaut badge recognizes an exceptional level of achievement within the Cloud Native ecosystem.

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Kubestronaut
Kubestronaut

Kubestronauts are people who showed exemplary Kubernetes knowledge by passing all five of CNCF’s Kubernetes-related certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator…

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CNCF

CAPA: Certified Argo Project Associate
CAPA: Certified Argo Project Associate

Earners of this designation demonstrated a solid understanding of the Argo Project ecosystem, terminology, and best practices for each tool and how it relates to common…

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CBA: Certified Backstage Associate
CBA: Certified Backstage Associate

Earners of this designation demonstrated the skills and knowledge required to build developer portals with Backstage.

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CCA: Cilium Certified Associate
CCA: Cilium Certified Associate

Earners of this designation demonstrated an understanding of the major features, benefits and use cases offered by Cilium.

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CGOA: Certified GitOps Associate
CGOA: Certified GitOps Associate

Earners of this designation demonstrated comprehension of GitOps patterns including when and why to use them.

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CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Earners of this designation demonstrated the skills, knowledge and competencies to perform the responsibilities of a Kubernetes Administrator.

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CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Earners of this designation demonstrated the skills, knowledge and competencies to perform the responsibilities of a Kubernetes Application Developer.

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CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist

Earners of this designation are accomplished Kubernetes practitioners (as evidenced by holding the CKA credential).

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CNPA: Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate
CNPA: Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate

Earners of this designation demonstrated the skills, knowledge and competencies to perform the responsibilities of a Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate.

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ICA: Istio Certified Associate
ICA: Istio Certified Associate

Earners of this designation demonstrated a solid understanding of Istio principles, terminology, and best practices in order to set up Istio.

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KCA: Kyverno Certified Associate
KCA: Kyverno Certified Associate

Earners of this designation demonstrated advanced proficiency in Kubernetes security, specifically in utilizing Kyverno for defining and managing security policies.

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KCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
KCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate

Earners of this designation demonstrated a basic knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, including how to deploy an application using basic kubectl…

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KCSA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate
KCSA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate

Earners of this badge have demonstrated an understanding of the baseline security configuration of Kubernetes clusters to meet compliance objectives, including the ability…

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OTCA: OpenTelemetry Certified Associate
OTCA: OpenTelemetry Certified Associate

Earners of this designation understand the basic concepts of observability, and how OpenTelemetry enables these concepts.

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PCA: Prometheus Certified Associate
PCA: Prometheus Certified Associate

Earners of this designation demonstrated an understanding of best practices for monitoring cloud native applications and infrastructure using Prometheus, including how to…

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HashiCorp

Consul Associate (002)
Consul Associate (002)

Earners of the HashiCorp Certified: Consul Associate certification know the basic concepts and skills to build, secure, and maintain open source HashiCorp Consul.

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Terraform Associate (003)
Terraform Associate (003)

Earners of the HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate certification know the basic concepts, skills, and use cases associated with open source HashiCorp Terraform.

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Vault Associate (002)
Vault Associate (002)

Earners of the HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate certification know the basic concepts, skills, and use cases associated with open source HashiCorp Vault.

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Red Hat & Linux

LFCS: Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator
LFCS: Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator

Earners of this designation demonstrated the skills required to do basic to intermediate system administration and are knowledgeable in the operational support of Linux…

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Red Hat Certified Engineer in Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Certified Engineer in Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Certified Engineer in Enterprise Linux (RHCE-Enterprise Linux) is a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) who is ready to automate Red Hat® Enterprise…

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Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ceph Storage Administration
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ceph Storage Administration

A Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ceph Storage Administration has the knowledge, skills, and ability to create, configure, and manage Red Hat Ceph Storage clusters.

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Red Hat Certified Specialist in Server Security and Hardening
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Server Security and Hardening

An IT professional who is a Red Hat® Certified Specialist in Server Security and Hardening has demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to understand and…

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Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

An IT professional who has earned the Red Hat® Certified System Administrator (RHCSA®) is able to perform the core system administration skills required in Red Hat…

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Cloud: AWS & Microsoft

AWS Certified Security – Specialty
AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Earners of this certification have an in-depth understanding of AWS security services and the shared responsibility model (between AWS and the customer).

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Azure Developer Associate
Azure Developer Associate

Earning Azure Developer Associate certification validates the skills and knowledge to design, build, test, and maintain cloud applications and services on Microsoft Azure.

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Azure Security Engineer Associate
Azure Security Engineer Associate

Earning Azure Security Engineer Associate certification validates the skills and knowledge to implement security controls and threat protection, manage identity and…

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DevOps Engineer Expert
DevOps Engineer Expert

Earning the DevOps Engineer Expert certification demonstrates the ability to combine people, process, and technologies to continuously deliver valuable products and…

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Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Identity and Access Administrator Associate

Earning Identity and Access Administrator Associate certification validates the skills and knowledge to design, implement, and operate an organization’s identity and…

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Security Operations Analyst Associate
Security Operations Analyst Associate

Earning Security Operations Analyst Associate certification validates the skills and knowledge needed to reduce organizational risk by rapidly remediating active attacks…

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Other

CCSK: Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge v4
CCSK: Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge v4

Earners of the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) badge have demonstrated competency in key cloud security issues.

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