CNCF / Linux Foundation · Official Blueprint · Last reviewed May 2026
The official CNCF / Linux Foundation KCSA exam covers 6 domains. The vendor does not publish percentage weights for these domains — treat each as an equal part of the exam blueprint.
AAA, access control lists (standard and extended), port security, DHCP snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, and VPN overview.
Practice Kubernetes Security Fundamentals questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Overview OF Cloud Native Security domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Overview OF Cloud Native Security questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Compliance And Security Frameworks domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Compliance And Security Frameworks questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Kubernetes Cluster Component Security domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Kubernetes Cluster Component Security questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Kubernetes Threat Model domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Kubernetes Threat Model questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Platform Security domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Platform Security questionsThe vendor does not currently publish percentage weights for these domains, so Courseiva does not rank them by weight.
Work through each domain systematically — cover fundamentals first, then applied and scenario-based topics.
Never skip a domain regardless of perceived importance. Full coverage is required to pass.
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