CCA - Cilium Certified Associate
The Cilium Certified Associate (CCA) exam demonstrates knowledge of eBPF-based networking, security, and observability with Cilium.
Exam Overview
| Detail | Information |
| Exam Format | Multiple Choice |
| Number of Questions | 60 |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Passing Score | 75% |
| Certification Validity | 3 years |
| Cost | $250 USD |
| Retake Policy | 1 free retake |
Exam Domains & Weights
| Domain | Weight |
| Architecture | 10% |
| Network Policy | 20% |
| Service Mesh | 10% |
| Network Observability | 15% |
| Cluster Mesh | 10% |
| eBPF | 10% |
| BGP and External Networking | 10% |
| Cilium CLI and Hubble | 15% |
Key Topics
Architecture
- Cilium components (agent, operator, CNI)
- eBPF datapath
- Identity-based security
Network Policy
- Cilium Network Policies
- L3/L4 and L7 policies
- Host policies
Observability
- Hubble for network visibility
- Flow logs and metrics
- Service maps
Study Resources
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