# Resources Allowed: All LF Certification Programs

### **Click on your exam title to see the specific resources allowed during your exam:**

* [<mark style="color:$primary;">**Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS )**</mark>](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/certification-resources-allowed#lfcs-resources-allowed)
* [<mark style="color:$primary;">**Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)**</mark>](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/certification-resources-allowed#certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka-and-certified-kubernetes-application-developer-ckad)
* [<mark style="color:$primary;">**Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)**</mark>](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/certification/certification-resources-allowed#certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka-and-certified-kubernetes-application-developer-ckad)
* [<mark style="color:$primary;">**Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)**</mark>](#certified-kubernetes-security-specialist-cks)
* [<mark style="color:$primary;">**Istio Certified Associate (ICA)**</mark>](#istio-certified-associate-ica)
* [<mark style="color:$primary;">**Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE)**</mark>](#certified-cloud-native-platform-engineer-cnpe)

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**Candidates are NOT PERMITTED to access tools, resources or external sites when taking the Linux Foundation Multiple Choice OR SkillCred Exams.**
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## **Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)**  <a href="#lfcs-resources-allowed" id="lfcs-resources-allowed"></a>

The following tools and resources are allowed during the Exam as long as they are used by Candidate to work independently on exam tasks (i.e. not used for 3rd party assistance or research) and are accessed from within the Linux server terminal on which the Exam is delivered (resources that cannot be accessed from within the terminal are not allowed):

* Man pages
* Documents installed by the distribution (i.e. /usr/share and its subdirectories)
* Packages that are part of the distribution (may also be installed by Candidate if not available by default)\
  \&#xNAN;*If you decide to install packages (**not required to complete tasks**) to your exam environment, you will want to be familiar with standard package managers (apt, dpkg, dnf, and yum).*

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## **Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) & Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)**

The following tools and resources are allowed during the exam as long as they are used by candidates to work independently on exam tasks (i.e. not used for 3rd party assistance or research) and are accessed from within the Linux server terminal on which the Exam is delivered.

During the exam, candidates may:

* Use the browser within the VM to access the following documentation:&#x20;
  * **Kubernetes Documentation** [https://kubernetes.io/docs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/)

    <sup>Note that using the search function on</sup> [<sup>https://kubernetes.io/docs/</sup>](https://kubernetes.io/docs/) <sup>is allowed, but you must not open external search results.</sup>
  * **Kubernetes Blog** <https://kubernetes.io/blog/>&#x20;
  * **Helm Documentation** [https://helm.sh/docs](https://helm.sh/docs/)&#x20;
  * Task-specific documentation provided in the **Quick Reference** box. This includes links to documentation for various tools that might be needed to solve a task.&#x20;
  * CKA only: **Gateway API Documentation** [https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io](https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/)\
    \
    \&#xNAN;*This includes all available language translations (e.g.* [*https://kubernetes.io/zh/docs/)*](https://kubernetes.io/zh/docs/home/)*.*\
    *However, we recommend using the English version of the documentation, as it is the most up-to-date. Localized documentation may not reflect the latest changes and is not updated with every release.*
* Review the Exam content instructions that are presented in the command line terminal
* Review Documents installed by the distribution (i.e. /usr/share and its subdirectories)
* Use packages that are part of the distribution (may also be installed by Candidate if not available by default)

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## **Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)**

The following tools and resources are allowed during the exam as long as they are used by candidates to work independently on exam tasks (i.e. not used for 3rd party assistance or research) and are accessed from within the Linux server terminal on which the Exam is delivered.

During the exam, candidates may:

* Use the browser within the VM to access the following documentation:
  * **Kubernetes Documentation:** [**https://kubernetes.io/docs/**](https://kubernetes.io/docs/)

    <sup>Note that using the search function on</sup> [<sup>https://kubernetes.io/docs/</sup>](https://kubernetes.io/docs/) <sup>is allowed, but you must not open external search results.</sup>
  * **Kubernetes Blog:** <https://kubernetes.io/blog/>
  * **Falco** documentation <https://falco.org/docs/>
  * **Bom** documentation [https://kubernetes-sigs.github.io/bom/cli-reference/ ](https://kubernetes-sigs.github.io/bom/cli-reference/)
  * **etcd** documentation <https://etcd.io/docs/>
  * **NGINX Ingress Controller** Documentation <https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx/user-guide/nginx-configuration/>
  * **Cilium** Documentation <https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable>
  * **Istio** Documentation <https://istio.io/latest/docs/>
  * Task-specific documentation provided in the **Quick Reference** box. This may include links to the official Kubernetes documentation or other resources that might be needed to solve a task\
    \
    \&#xNAN;*This includes all available language translations (e.g.* [*https://kubernetes.io/zh/docs/)*](https://kubernetes.io/zh/docs/home/)*. However, we recommend using the English version of the documentation, as it is the most up-to-date. Localized documentation may not reflect the latest changes and is not updated with every release.*
* Review the Exam content instructions that are presented in the command line terminal
* Review Documents installed by the distribution (i.e. /usr/share and its subdirectories)
* Use packages that are part of the distribution (may also be installed by Candidate if not available by default)

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## **Istio Certified Associate (ICA)**

The following tools and resources are allowed during the exam as long as they are used by candidates to work independently on exam tasks (i.e. not used for 3rd party assistance or research) and are accessed from within the Linux server terminal on which the Exam is delivered.

During the exam, candidates may:

* Use the browser within the VM to access the following documentation:
  * **Istio Documentation** [**https://istio.io/docs/**<br>](https://istio.io/docs/)<sup>Note that using the search function</sup>[ <sup>https://istio.io/search/</sup>](https://istio.io/search/) <sup>is allowed, but you must not open external search results.</sup>
  * **Istio Blog** <https://istio.io/blog/>
  * **Kubernetes Documentation:** [**https://kubernetes.io/docs/**](https://kubernetes.io/docs/)

    <sub>Note that using the search function on</sub> [<sub>https://kubernetes.io/docs/</sub>](https://kubernetes.io/docs/) <sub>is allowed, but you must not open external search results.</sub>
  * Task-specific documentation provided in the **Quick Reference** box. This includes links to documentation for various tools that might be needed to solve a task. \
    \
    \&#xNAN;*This includes all available language translations (e.g.* [*https://kubernetes.io/zh/docs/)*](https://kubernetes.io/zh/docs/home/)*.*\
    *However, we recommend using the English version of the documentation, as it is the most up-to-date. Localized documentation may not reflect the latest changes and is not updated with every release.*
* Review the Exam content instructions that are presented in the command line terminal
* Review Documents installed by the distribution (i.e. /usr/share and its subdirectories)
* Use packages that are part of the distribution (may also be installed by Candidate if not available by default)

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## **Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE)**

The following tools and resources are allowed during the exam as long as they are used by candidates to work independently on exam tasks (i.e. not used for 3rd party assistance or research) and are accessed from within the Linux server terminal on which the Exam is delivered.

During the exam, candidates may:

* Use the browser within the VM to access the following:&#x20;
  * **Kubernetes Documentation** [**https://kubernetes.io/docs**](https://kubernetes.io/docs/)\ <sup>Note that using the search function on</sup> [<sup>https://kubernetes.io/docs/</sup>](https://kubernetes.io/docs/) <sup>is allowed, but you must not open external search results.</sup>
  * **Kubernetes Blog** [**https://kubernetes.io/blog/**](https://kubernetes.io/blog/)&#x20;
  * Task-specific documentation provided in the **Quick Reference** box. This includes links to documentation for various tools that might be needed to solve a task. The list of tools that may be included in the exam can be found in [Important Instructions](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/tc-docs/~/changes/1041/certification/important-instructions-cnpe#what-tools-should-candidates-expect-to-see-on-the-cnpe-exam).\
    \
    \&#xNAN;*This includes all available language translations (e.g.* [*https://kubernetes.io/zh/docs/)*](https://kubernetes.io/zh/docs/home/)*.*\
    *However, we recommend using the English version of the documentation, as it is the most up-to-date. Localized documentation may not reflect the latest changes and is not updated with every release.*
* Review the Exam content instructions that are presented in the command line terminal
* Review Documents installed by the distribution (i.e. /usr/share and its subdirectories)
* Use packages that are part of the distribution (may also be installed by Candidate if not available by default)

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