The Linux Foundation / CNCF certifications
Every The Linux Foundation / CNCF certification we cover, with the published exam blueprint, the exam length, the fee and how long it stays valid.
3 exam guides, 3 of them performance-based.
The exams
CKAHands-onThe Linux Foundation / CNCFThe operator exam. You are given a live cluster and a command line, and asked to fix, configure and recover it under time pressure.2 hours - $445 - 2 yearsCKADHands-onThe Linux Foundation / CNCFThe developer counterpart to CKA. Same format and same time limit, but the tasks are about building and running applications on a cluster rather than operating the cluster itself.2 hours - $445 - 2 yearsCKSHands-onThe Linux Foundation / CNCFThe hardest of the three and the only one with a gate in front of it: you must already hold a current CKA to sit it.2 hours - $445 - 2 years
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