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 | The Linux Foundation Training & Certification |
| 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 |
- Using the Istio CLI to install a basic cluster
- Customizing the Istio installation with the IstioOperator API - Using overlays to manage Istio component settings |
7% |
| Traffic Management |
- Controlling network traffic flows within a service mesh
- Configuring sidecar injection - Using the Gateway resource to configure ingress and egress traffic - Understanding how to use ServiceEntry resources for adding entries to internal service registry - Define traffic policies using DestinationRule - Configure traffic mirroring capabilities |
40% |
| Resilience and Fault Injection |
- Configuring circuit breakers (with or without outlier detection)
- Using resilience features
- Creating fault injection
|
20% |
| Securing Workloads |
- Understand Istio security features
- Set up Istio authorization for HTTP/TCP traffic in the mesh - Configure mutual TLS at mesh, namespace, and workload levels |
20% |
| Advanced Scenarios |
- Understand how to onboard non-Kubernetes workloads to the mesh
- Troubleshoot configuration issues |
13% |