KCA Mock Exam and Practice Questions

Practise for the Kyverno Certified Associate exam with mock exams in its real format: 60 multi-choice questions, 90 minutes and a 75% pass mark, with an explanation for every option. Kubernetes policy management with Kyverno.

KCA is one of the 16 certifications required for Golden Kubestronaut. See the full Golden Kubestronaut list →

KCA exam domains and topics

The official KCA curriculum splits the exam into 6 weighted domains. Under each are the competencies it lists — the topics the mock exams here are written against.

• Fundamentals of Kyverno 18% · ~11 questions
  • Kyverno Policies & Rules
  • YAML Manifests
  • Admission Controllers
  • OCI Images
• Installation, Configuration, and Upgrades 18% · ~11 questions
  • Helm-based Installation and Configuration
  • Kyverno Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs)
  • Controller Configuration with Flags
  • Configuring Kyverno RBAC, roles, and permissions
  • High Availability Installations
  • Upgrading Kyverno
• Kyverno CLI 12% · ~7 questions
  • apply
  • test
  • jp
  • Installing Kyverno CLI
• Applying Policies 10% · ~6 questions
  • Applying Policy in Cluster
  • Resource Selection
  • Common Policy Settings for Kyverno Rules
• Writing Policies 32% · ~19 questions
  • Validation Rules
  • Preconditions
  • Background Scans
  • Mutation Rules
  • Generation Rules
  • VerifyImage Rules
  • Variables & API Calls in Policies
  • JSON Patches
  • Autogen Rules
  • Cleanup Policies
  • Common Expression Language (CEL)
• Policy Management 10% · ~6 questions
  • Policy Reports
  • PolicyExceptions
  • Kyverno Metrics

Questions per domain are the official weight applied to the exam's 60 questions, rounded.

A free KCA sample question

What is in the KCA mock exams

• 3 full mock exams of 60 questions each: 180 original questions across all 6 domains.
• Exam simulation on the real 90-minute timer, with your score and a breakdown by domain at the end.
• Practice mode with the explanation after every answer, plus domain drills and a review of the questions you missed.
• The full mocks need a paid plan; the sample question on this page is free.

Prerequisites and background knowledge

Kubernetes RBAC and admission controller concepts. Understanding of Kubernetes resource schemas (Pod spec, labels, annotations).

Official reference: cncf.io/training/certification/kca.

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Where to go after KCA

Once you pass KCA, these certs are natural next steps on the Golden Kubestronaut path: