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CCA - Cilium Certified Associate

The Cilium Certified Associate (CCA) certification validates foundational knowledge of Cilium, eBPF-based networking, network policy, service mesh, observability, and cluster mesh in Kubernetes environments.

Exam Details

Detail Value
Format Multiple Choice
Duration 90 minutes
Questions 60
Passing Score 75%
Cost $250
Validity 2 years
Prerequisites None
Delivery Online proctored (PSI Secure Browser)

Domain Breakdown

Domain Weight
Architecture 20%
Network Policy 18%
Service Mesh 16%
Network Observability 10%
Installation and Configuration 10%
Cluster Mesh 10%
eBPF 10%
BGP and External Networking 6%
Total 100%
pie title CCA Exam Domain Weights
    "Architecture" : 20
    "Network Policy" : 18
    "Service Mesh" : 16
    "Network Observability" : 10
    "Installation and Configuration" : 10
    "Cluster Mesh" : 10
    "eBPF" : 10
    "BGP and External Networking" : 6

Exam Tip

Architecture (20%) and Network Policy (18%) together account for 38% of the exam. Understand Cilium's architecture, IPAM, datapath models, and identity-based network security model. The exam covers 8 domains — the broadest of any associate cert.

Key Resources

Official Resources

Resource Description
CCA Curriculum (PDF) Official exam curriculum maintained by CNCF
CCA Certification Page Registration, handbook, and exam policies
Cilium Documentation Official Cilium docs
Hubble Documentation Cilium observability layer

Courses

Course Platform
Cilium Certified Associate (CCA) KodeKloud
Getting Started with Cilium Isovalent Academy

Community Resources

Resource Description
Isovalent CCA Study Guide Official Isovalent study guide
Cilium Interactive Labs Hands-on Cilium labs