Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate practice exams
Original questions written from the published objectives and cited to official documentation, never recalled exam content. How we verify, why not dumps.
- Exam code
- KCSA
- Cost
- $250USD
- Questions
- 60
- Duration
- 90minutes
- Passing score
- 75percent
- Level
- Entry level
- Study guide
- How to prepare
- Sources
- 20official pages
- Format
- Multiple choice
KCSA practice exams
2 full-length forms, 60 questions each, apportioned to the published domain weightings.
A team divides its runtime hardening work. Which three areas does the Runtime phase comprise?
The answer
Access, compute and storage
Checked against
kubernetes.io, checked August 2026Runtime lifecycle phase The Runtime phase comprises three critical areas: access, compute, and storage…
What the exam tests
Exam domains and official weightings
The percentage is the exam weighting; the bar is how many verified questions we hold there, so a short bar is where our bank is thin.
- Overview of Cloud Native Security14%18 verified
- Kubernetes Cluster Component Security22%26 verified
- Kubernetes Security Fundamentals22%26 verified
- Kubernetes Threat Model16%20 verified
- Platform Security16%20 verified
- Compliance and Security Frameworks10%12 verified
What the exam actually asks you to do
Multiple choice and multiple response only. No simulations, no labs, and nothing to configure.
Item formats
- Multiple choice
- Multiple response
Nothing here needs a lab. Reading carefully and eliminating options is the whole skill. Linux Foundation, KCSA exam details ↗
Between sittings
The same bank the numbered forms are assembled from.
Quick Practice
Open now
All 122 verified questions, untimed, with the explanation after each answer.
Domain Drill
Open now
Every domain on its own, for the area a score report says is weakest.
Review Missed
Fills as you go
Re-asks the questions you got wrong. Nothing to review until you miss something.
Linux Foundation / CNCF’s free resources
Study from the source. The page below is free to read, and it is what our own questions are written from.
Official KCSA exam page & objectives ↗Keep reading
- Free KCSA practice test
10 original questions, playable now. No account, no card.
- KCSA exam format
How many questions, how long, what the items look like, and how long it stays valid.
- KCSA passing score
The exact cut score, what kind of number it is, and the retake terms.
- How hard is KCSA?
An honest difficulty read from the format, the clock and the weights.
- What KCSA costs
The voucher price, the retake, and what renewal costs across the cycle.
- KCSA guide
Who it is for, study plans by experience level, and whether it is worth it.
Frequently asked questions
How does KCSA relate to CKS?
KCSA is the multiple choice grounding in Kubernetes security concepts; CKS is the hands-on specialist exam that requires CKA first. KCSA has no prerequisite, which makes it the sensible starting point for security-minded newcomers.
What does the KCSA threat model domain cover?
The attack surfaces the components expose: the API server, etcd, the kubelet, and what privilege escalation and lateral movement look like inside a cluster, at concept level rather than exploit level.
Is KCSA hands-on?
No, sixty multiple choice questions in ninety minutes, like KCNA. The terminal exams in this line are CKA, CKAD and CKS.