Exam coverage map · certsloth

Prior CKA pass required. Scope: CNCF v1.34 curriculum; Linux Foundation's candidate FAQ lists Kubernetes v1.35 on 10 October 2026. Verify the booked environment. This is one of the five Kubestronaut certifications. CNCF curriculum attribution: CC BY 4.0.

Published objectives

Objective	Revision topic
1 · Network boundaries, benchmarks, TLS, metadata and binaries	01 Services, DNS and Network Policy, 03 Cluster Exposure, Benchmarks and Trust
2 · RBAC, identities, API exposure and upgrades	02 Cluster Lifecycle, RBAC and Extensions, 03 Cluster Exposure, Benchmarks and Trust
3 · Host and kernel hardening	04 Host, Kernel and Container Hardening
4 · Pod security, secrets, isolation and encryption	04 Host, Kernel and Container Hardening, 05 Pod Security, Secrets and Workload Encryption
5 · Images and software supply chains	06 Images, SBOMs and Admission Evidence
6 · Behavior, audit and runtime investigation	07 Audit Logs, Runtime Signals and Response