The Linux Foundation ICA exam preparation guide is designed to provide candidates with necessary information about the Istio Associate exam. It includes exam summary, sample questions, practice test, objectives and ways to interpret the exam objectives to enable candidates to assess the types of questions-answers that may be asked during the Istio Certified Associate (ICA) exam.
It is recommended for all the candidates to refer the ICA objectives and sample questions provided in this preparation guide. The Linux Foundation Istio Associate certification is mainly targeted to the candidates who want to build their career in Cloud & Containers domain and demonstrate their expertise. We suggest you to use practice exam listed in this cert guide to get used to with exam environment and identify the knowledge areas where you need more work prior to taking the actual Linux Foundation Istio Certified Associate exam.
Linux Foundation ICA Exam Summary:
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Exam Name
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Linux Foundation Istio Certified Associate |
| Exam Code | ICA |
| Exam Price | $250 USD |
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| Number of Questions | 60 |
| Passing Score | 75% |
| Recommended Training / Books | Istio Service Mesh Essentials (LFS245) |
| Schedule Exam | Linux Foundation |
| Sample Questions | Linux Foundation ICA Sample Questions |
| Recommended Practice | Istio Certified Associate (ICA) Practice Test |
Linux Foundation Istio Associate Syllabus:
| Section | Objectives | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Istio Installation, Upgrade & Configuration |
- Installing Istio with istioctl or Helm
- Installing Istio in Sidecar or Ambient Mode - Customizing your Istio Installation - Upgrading Istio (Canary, In-Place) |
20% |
| Traffic Management |
- Configuring Ingress and Egress Traffic
- Configuring Routing within a Service Mesh - Defining Traffic Policies with Destination Rules - Configuring Traffic Shifting - Connecting In-Mesh Workloads to External Workloads and Services - Using Resilience Features (circuit breaking, failover, outlier detection, timeouts, retries) - Using Fault Injection |
35% |
| Securing Workloads |
- Configuring Authorization
- Configuring Authentication (mTLS, JWT) - Securing Edge Traffic with TLS |
25% |
| Troubleshooting |
- Troubleshooting Configuration
- Troubleshooting the Mesh Control Plane - Troubleshooting the Mesh Data Plane |
20% |