Exam format
HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Professional Exam Format
Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Professional certification proves the skills needed to securely deploy, operate, and maintain Vault in production environments. It covers architectural planning, high availability and replication, authentication and access control, secrets engines, data protection, monitoring, audit, upgrades, troubleshooting, and Vault Enterprise governance. Successful candidates demonstrate operational excellence and security best practices.
- 57 questions
- 240 min
- 70% to pass
- 7 domains
Exam facts at a glance
What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Questions | 57 |
| Time limit | 240 minutes (253s per question) |
| Passing score | 70% |
| Domains | 7 |
| Level | Professional |
| Question bank here | 57 questions |
| Source | Certilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure |
Official domain weights
The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.
| Domain | Weight | Topics | Practice Qs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deploy and Configure Vault | 20% |
| 11 |
| High Availability and Replication | 15% |
| 8 |
| Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing | 12% |
| 7 |
| Enterprise Features and Governance | 8% |
| 5 |
| Secrets Engines and Data Protection | 17% |
| 10 |
| Upgrades, Scaling, and Troubleshooting | 10% |
| 6 |
| Authentication Methods and Access Control | 18% |
| 10 |
The heaviest domain is Deploy and Configure Vault at 20%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.
Note from the vendor record: 4-hour lab-based exam, online proctored, credential valid 2 years. HashiCorp Associate exams cost $70.50 (no retake included); Professional exams $295 with 1 free retake. Official exam page
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