Anticipated Updates to
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
Certification Exam Are Complete
The Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) exam has been updated as part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and Linux Foundation Education’s ongoing efforts to ensure that Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist professionals maintain their skills, knowledge and competence.
The updated exam covers a broad range of current best practices for securing container-based applications and Kubernetes platforms during build, deployment and runtime. The changes reflect the latest knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud security that a candidate should possess.
The Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) domains (i.e. Cluster Setup, Cluster Hardening, etc.) are unchanged, however there there have been updates and changes to competencies including:
- Additions
- Deletions
- Updated language
Additionally there will be changes to the percent weight for several of the domains.
A full listing of the new domain competencies and weights
can be reviewed here.
ALL Exams Scheduled as of Today and Beyond Effected
The changes are now in place for all exams. It does not matter if the exam reservation is a first attempt or a retake, nor does it matter on what date you completed the exam purchase. The only date that matters is the date you sit for the exam.
Reminder! Prerequisites Recently Changed
The pre-requisite requirements to schedule the Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) were updated earlier this year. In order to schedule your exam you no longer need to have an active Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam, you only need to have achieved your CKA at any time. Specifically:
- A Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) exam can be scheduled if a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification was achieved at any time in a candidate’s lifetime (it does NOT have to be “Active”).
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) can be a status of Achieved, Renewed or Expired in order to schedule your Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) exam.
