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CKAD Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) is an intermediate-level, performance‑based exam offered by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
What you’ll learn
- Application Design and Build
- Application Deployment
- Application Observability and Maintenance
- Application Environment, Configuration and Security
- Services and Networking
Practice tests
Exam-style questions with explanations and timed simulation.
Study guide
Download the guide included with this certification pack.
About this exam
The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) is an intermediate-level, performance‑based exam offered by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). It assesses a candidate's ability to design, build, configure, and expose cloud‑native applications on Kubernetes using the command line. The exam is taken online, proctored remotely, and is open‑book.









