Track CKAD status for Certified Kubernetes Application Developer and understand why hands-on practice is required.
CKAD is Certified Kubernetes Application Developer, created by The Linux Foundation and CNCF. It validates hands-on Kubernetes application development, deployment, observability, configuration, security, services, and networking skills.
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Application Design and Build | 20% |
| Application Deployment | 20% |
| Application Observability and Maintenance | 15% |
| Application Environment, Configuration and Security | 25% |
| Services and Networking | 20% |
CKAD requires candidates to create, modify, and troubleshoot Kubernetes resources in a live command-line environment. MCQs can help with resource choice and deployment concepts, but they cannot replace hands-on work with manifests, probes, deployments, services, config, secrets, security contexts, and networking.