HashiCorp Certified Consul Associate Practice Exam
HashiCorp Certified: Consul Associate Practice Exam
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About HashiCorp Certified: Consul Associate Exam
HashiCorp Certified Consul Associate Exam
The HashiCorp Certified Consul Associate certification is designed for cloud engineers specializing in security, development, networking, or operations. This certification validates your foundational understanding of HashiCorp Consul, including key concepts, skills, and practical use cases essential for deploying, securing, and managing Consul in various environments.
Who should take This Exam?
The Consul Associate certification is ideal for cloud engineers who have hands-on experience with Consul in production environments or have demonstrated proficiency in a demo setup. This certification ensures you are equipped to handle Consul's enterprise and community edition features, making you a valuable asset in any organization utilizing Consul for infrastructure automation.
Skills Gained
Achieving the Consul Associate certification confirms your ability to effectively deploy and manage Consul, providing a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving cloud engineering landscape. Whether you're focusing on security, operations, or development, this certification will bolster your professional credentials and open doors to advanced opportunities in cloud infrastructure management.
Course Outline
The HashiCorp Certified Consul Associate Exam covers the following topics -
Domain 1 - Deploy Consul on Kubernetes and VMs
- Learn how to configure, bootstrap, and start Consul server and client agents.
- Understand join methods and behavior for agents and datacenters.
- Master the deployment process using Helm and Consul-K8S CLI.
Domain 2 - Service Registration & Discovery
- Interpret and register services with Consul, and differentiate between service registration methods.
- Configure service health checks and query the service catalog via CLI, API, UI, and DNS.
Domain 3 - Consul Service Mesh
- Explore the architecture and benefits of Consul's service mesh.
- Apply proxy configuration options and manage service mesh intentions.
Domain 4 - Secure Agent Communication
- Understand Consul's security model and differentiate between certificate types for TLS encryption.
- Configure TLS encryption settings and gossip encryption to secure communication.
Domain 5 - Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- Familiarize yourself with the ACL system components, create and configure ACL policies and tokens, and securely communicate with Consul services.
Domain 6 - Secure and Connect Service Mesh Applications
- Utilize Consul gateways to connect and access services within the service mesh.
- Enable communication between multiple Consul datacenters using cluster peering and mesh gateways.
Domain 7 - Monitor Consul
- Gain insights into service mesh observability and review Consul datacenter observability using audit logging and metrics.
Domain 8 - Operate and Maintain Consul
- Manage Consul servers, maintain communications security, and perform backup and restore operations.
- Troubleshoot Consul datacenter issues and ensure disaster recovery readiness.
