CompTIA · Official Blueprint · Last reviewed May 2026
The official CompTIA XK0-005 exam covers 4 domains. The vendor does not publish percentage weights for these domains — treat each as an equal part of the exam blueprint.
Security controls (technical, managerial, operational), cryptography fundamentals, PKI, authentication protocols, and core security principles.
Practice Security questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Troubleshooting domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Troubleshooting questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Scripting, Containers and Automation domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Scripting, Containers and Automation questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the System Management domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice System Management 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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