HashiCorp / Associate / 004
Terraform Associate
Read a plan, protect state and explain how repeatable infrastructure changes move through a team.
THE REVISION PATH
Your topics, in order.
Read. Recall. Explain the alternative.
Infrastructure as Code
Describe the destination; review the journey.
Providers and Resource Identity
Provider talks; state remembers.
The Terraform CLI Workflow
Format, initialise, validate, plan, then approve.
Configuration and Sensitive Values
References connect; sensitive only conceals.
Modules and Composition
Inputs in; outputs out; versions explicit.
State, Backends and Drift
One binding, one writer, protected history.
Import, Refactoring and Troubleshooting
Import adopts; move renames; remove forgets.
HCP Terraform and Team Workflows
Workspace owns a run; project groups the work.
How this guide is organised
Original revision notes arranged around practical decisions. The linked official objectives define the mapped scope; primary documentation supports the explanations. Read each topic, answer without looking, then explain why another option would fail.
- Official exam guide ↗ Scope authority
- Official 004 preparation tutorials ↗ Learning sequence
Revision material supports preparation; it does not guarantee every possible exam question. Check the exam version and official objectives before booking.