Exam coverage map · certsloth

Checked 10 October 2026 against the current four-domain curriculum, which replaces the older five-domain outline. Objective IDs are CertSloth navigation labels, not official codes. The PDF does not publish a Kubernetes exam runtime version; KCNA assesses conceptual knowledge. Curriculum mapping attributed to CNCF, CC BY 4.0; explanations and practice questions are original. Verify the candidate instructions before booking.

Published objectives

Objective	Revision topic
1.1 · Core Kubernetes objects and cluster components	01 Cluster components and desired state, 04 Workloads, scheduling and scaling
1.2 · Cluster administration and configuration	03 kubectl, configuration and access
1.3 · Workload placement and resource scheduling	04 Workloads, scheduling and scaling
1.4 · Containers, images and runtime interfaces	02 Containers, images and runtime interfaces
2.1 · Pod connectivity and service networking	05 Services, DNS and network security
2.2 · Security across workloads, identities and traffic	02 Containers, images and runtime interfaces, 03 kubectl, configuration and access, 05 Services, DNS and network security, 08 Application delivery, CI/CD and GitOps
2.3 · Diagnosing orchestration failures	07 Troubleshooting and application debugging
2.4 · Volumes and persistent storage	06 Volumes, claims and persistence
3.1 · Building and delivering applications	08 Application delivery, CI/CD and GitOps
3.2 · Debugging application behaviour	07 Troubleshooting and application debugging
4.1 · Telemetry and observability	09 Observability, metrics, logs and traces
4.2 · Cloud native design and ecosystem choices	10 Cloud native principles, ecosystem and community
4.3 · Community participation and collaboration	10 Cloud native principles, ecosystem and community