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CKS practice labs

Prepare for the Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist with hands-on labs on real machines, automatic checks and a timed mock exam.

Specialty 2 h exam Performance-based, 2 h, remote proctored; CKA prerequisite Coming soon

Skills you’ll practise

Grouped from the public exam objectives published by CNCF / Linux Foundation.

  • Secure cluster setup, ingress and CIS benchmarks
  • Harden API access, RBAC and service accounts
  • Harden the host OS and reduce attack surface
  • Isolate workloads with security contexts, sandboxes, mTLS
  • Secure the supply chain: scanning, signing, SBOMs
  • Detect runtime threats with audit logs and monitoring

Planned labs

6 labs in preparation
  1. 01

    Secure cluster setup, ingress and CIS benchmarks

    Real machine · guided tasks · automatic checks

    Coming soon
  2. 02

    Harden API access, RBAC and service accounts

    Real machine · guided tasks · automatic checks

    Coming soon
  3. 03

    Harden the host OS and reduce attack surface

    Real machine · guided tasks · automatic checks

    Coming soon
  4. 04

    Isolate workloads with security contexts, sandboxes, mTLS

    Real machine · guided tasks · automatic checks

    Coming soon
  5. 05

    Secure the supply chain: scanning, signing, SBOMs

    Real machine · guided tasks · automatic checks

    Coming soon
  6. 06

    Detect runtime threats with audit logs and monitoring

    Real machine · guided tasks · automatic checks

    Coming soon

CKS mock exam · 2 h

A full timed practice exam on fresh machines, graded automatically, with a score per skill.

Coming soon

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