---
exam:
  name: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
  abbreviation: KCNA
  provider: Linux Foundation / CNCF
  official_page: https://www.cncf.io/certification/kcna/
  curriculum: https://github.com/cncf/curriculum/blob/master/KCNA_Curriculum.pdf
  level: entry-level associate
  description: >
    Validates foundational knowledge and skills of Kubernetes and the
    wider cloud native ecosystem — covering Kubernetes fundamentals,
    container orchestration, cloud native architecture, observability,
    and application delivery.
  prerequisites: none

format:
  delivery: online, proctored
  question_type: multiple-choice
  language: English

domains:
  - name: Kubernetes Fundamentals
    weight_percent: 46
    dir: kubernetes-fundamentals
  - name: Container Orchestration
    weight_percent: 22
    dir: container-orchestration
  - name: Cloud Native Architecture
    weight_percent: 16
    dir: cloud-native-architecture
  - name: Cloud Native Observability
    weight_percent: 8
    dir: cloud-native-observability
  - name: Cloud Native Application Delivery
    weight_percent: 8
    dir: cloud-native-application-delivery

preparation:
  study_resources:
    - name: KodeKloud — Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
      url: https://learn.kodekloud.com/user/courses/kubernetes-and-cloud-native-associate-kcna
    - name: KCNA Study Guide (book)
      url: https://amazon.com/KCNA-Book-Kubernetes-Native-Associate/dp/1916585035
  practice:
    - name: KodeKloud — KCNA course practice tests
      url: https://learn.kodekloud.com/user/courses/kubernetes-and-cloud-native-associate-kcna
    - name: Tutorials Dojo — KCNA sample exam questions
      url: https://tutorialsdojo.com/kubernetes-and-cloud-native-associate-kcna-sample-exam-questions/