The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam certifies that users can design, build, configure, and expose cloud native applications for Kubernetes.
Understand Kubernetes API primitives Create and Configure Basic Pods
Understand ConfigMaps Understand SecurityContexts Define an application’s resource requirements Create & consume Secrets Understand ServiceAccounts
Understand Multi-Container Pod design patterns (e .g. ambassador, adapter, sidecar)
Understand LivenessProbes and ReadinessProbes Understand container logging Understand how to monitor applications in Kubernetes Understand debugging in Kubernetes
Understand how to use Labels, Selectors, and Annotations Understand Deployments and how to perform rolling updates Understand Deployments and how to perform rollbacks Understand Jobs and CronJobs
Understand Services Demonstrate basic understanding of NetworkPolicies
Understand Persistent Volume Claims for storage