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Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka
The Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka (CCAAK) validates the technical expertise required to deploy, manage, and optimize Confluent Platform environments
- 90 min
- 70% to pass
- 60 bank questions
- 6 domains
Exam syllabus, organized by domain
The official Confluent blueprint, with the real weight each domain carries on test day.
Try a real question
Answer one question from the live bank. Grading happens on our servers, so the answer key never reaches the page.
Try a real question
Sample Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka exam question
Answer this question the same way you would on exam day. No sign-up needed — one random question, three tries to swap it out.
Select the two accurate options that explain how mutual TLS authenticates both brokers and clients in Kafka.
Exam facts at a glance
Every figure below comes from the certification record or from the question bank itself.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- 70%
- Domains
- 6
- Questions in our bank
- 60
- Level
- ASSOCIATE
- Measured complexity
- 2.1 / 10
- Question mix
- 20 single · 20 multi · 20 interactive
Where the hard questions actually are
We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.
- Cluster Installation & Configuration12 questions · complexity 2.7/10 · Gentle
50% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Kafka Architecture & Fundamentals12 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Kafka Connect & kDB9 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Operations & Monitoring12 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting6 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Security9 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
Read the questions before you take them
The question bank with the correct answer and a written explanation for every item.
Frequently asked questions
What you need to know before attempting the Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka certification.