CCA: Cilium Certified Associate Practice Exams

This course provides practice exams for the Cilium Certified Associate (CCA) certification. It is focused on exam preparation and assessment.

The course includes multiple practice tests delivered through Udemy’s practice test system. Questions are multiple‑choice and structured to reflect the format and difficulty level of the CCA exam. Each question includes a clear explanation for correct and incorrect answers. Learners can review results, retake tests, and track performance to identify gaps and improve readiness.

Practice Test Features:

• Practice mode: untimed, answers can be reviewed during the test, suitable for learning and revision

The practice exams cover all CCA knowledge domains, including:

Architecture:
Understanding Cilium’s architecture, core components, eBPF fundamentals, and how Cilium integrates with Kubernetes networking.

Network Policy:
Defining and enforcing network security policies in Kubernetes using CiliumNetworkPolicy, including identity‑based enforcement and L3/L4/L7 filtering rules.

Service Mesh:
Knowledge of Cilium’s service mesh capabilities, traffic management, and integration with APIs like Ingress and Gateway for secure routing.

Network Observability:
Using Hubble for traffic flow visibility, real‑time monitoring, and troubleshooting network behavior in Cilium‑managed clusters.

Installation and Configuration:
Installing and configuring Cilium in Kubernetes environments using CLI and other tools, and monitoring cluster status.

Cluster Mesh:
Understanding multi‑cluster connectivity patterns and service discovery across clusters with Cilium Cluster Mesh.

eBPF:
Fundamentals of eBPF technology that powers Cilium’s high‑performance networking and security features.

BGP and External Networking:
Basics of integrating Cilium with external networks using BGP and strategies for external connectivity.

This course is intended for Kubernetes administrators, platform engineers, DevOps, and SRE professionals preparing for the CCA exam. The goal is to help learners understand exam topics, question structure, and time management.

Disclaimer: This course is an independent resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Linux Foundation or the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).