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Istio Certified Associate
The Istio Certified Associate (ICA) certification is a foundational credential designed to validate an individual's understanding of the Istio service mesh
- 120 min
- 70% to pass
- 60 bank questions
- 5 domains
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The official The Linux Foundation blueprint, with the real weight each domain carries on test day.
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Sample Istio Certified Associate 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 true statements about the security resources used for workload and request identity in Istio.
Exam facts at a glance
Every figure below comes from the certification record or from the question bank itself.
- Time limit
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- 70%
- Domains
- 5
- 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.
- Advanced Istio Features9 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Istio Fundamentals15 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Observability12 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Security12 questions · complexity 2.3/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 8% scenario · 33% interactive
- Traffic Management12 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
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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 Istio Certified Associate certification.
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