Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Practice Exam

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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Practice Exam - Part 6

This lab provides practice scenarios to help prepare you for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam. You will be presented with tasks to complete, as well as server(s) and/or an existing Kubernetes cluster to complete them in. You will need to use your knowledge of Kubernetes to successfully complete the provided tasks, much like you would on the real CKAD exam. Good luck!

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 23, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Create a Pod with Resource Requests

Create a Pod in the dev Namespace called apple. Use the nginx:stable image.

Configure this Pod's container with resource requests for 256Mi memory and 250m CPU.
Challenge

Create and Consume a Secret
In the secure Namespace, create a Secret called secret-code.

You can get a a base64-encoded string for the Secret data via:
```
echo trustno1 | base64
```
Add the following key-value data to the Secret:
```
  code: [insert the base64-encoded string here]
```
In the same Namespace, create a Pod called secret-keeper. Use the busybox:stable image. Configure the container to run the command sh -c echo $SECRET_STUFF; sleep 3600.

Provide the Secret's code key to the container as an environment variable called SECRET_STUFF. If done correctly, the container's log should show the Secret data, trustno1.

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