Hello
Recently, the certification renewal process has changed so that obtaining the CKS now renews your CKA.
I believe some clarification is needed regarding this matter, so I have organized the details and am providing a general announcement.
Q: Upon passing CKS?
A: CKA is also automatically extended; when you obtain or renew the CKS (Security), the expiration date of your CKA (Administrator) certification will be extended to match the CKS.
Q: Does this not apply if the existing CKA has already expired?
A: No. You can take the CKS exam immediately without having to retake the CKA, and upon passing, even your expired CKA will be extended as a set.
Q: Can I still benefit from this even if I have never obtained a CKA?
A: No. You must have obtained the CKA at least once. As before, you must first obtain the CKA to be eligible to take the CKS exam.
Q: Will the existing CARE (Certification Advancement & Recertification Experience) be maintained?
A: Yes, it remains the case that obtaining CKS will also certify you for KCSA, and certifying for CKA or CKAD will certify you for KCNA. Therefore, if you were previously a "Kubestronaut" (i.e., if you held all 5 certifications)
You can re-acquire the "Kubestronaut" certification by re-certifying only two (CKS, CKAD) as follows.
CKS Exam/Renewal
├─→ CKS (Self)
├─→ CKA (New rule, June 18th~)
└─→ KCSA (Existing rule)
CKAD Exam/Renewal
├─→ CKAD (Self)
└─→ KCNA (Existing rule)[Figure 1] This means that even in this state, you only need to update CKS and CKAD to renew your "Kubestronaut" status.
I will be back with more helpful content.
Thank you.
(+ If anyone is coming to AppWorld Seoul on Wednesday, I'll see you then!)
Best regards, Hoon Jo.