Docker Certified Associate (DCA)

The Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Specialization is a professional certification program designed to equip learners with in-depth knowledge of Docker and containerization. This program covers essential Docker concepts, container orchestration, networking, security, and image management. By completing this specialization, you’ll gain the practical skills needed to manage real-world Docker environments and be fully prepared to clear the DCA certification exam with confidence. Target Group DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineers Cloud & Infrastructure Engineers Backend & Fullstack Developers Release/Build Engineers & QA Automation IT Operations & System Administrators Concepts Covered 1. Orchestration Managing Docker Swarm clusters. Scheduling containers across nodes. Scaling services and handling rolling updates. 2. Image Creation, Management, and Registry Building Docker images with Dockerfiles. Using registries (Docker Hub, private registries). Image tagging, versioning, and optimization. 3. Installation and Configuration Installing Docker on different operating systems. Configuring Docker Daemon and client. Setting up Docker Enterprise Edition (EE). 4. Networking Container networking basics (bridge, overlay, host). Service discovery and DNS. Configuring custom networks. 5. Security Role-based access control (RBAC). Securing images and containers. TLS authentication and secret management. 6. Storage and Volumes Persistent storage with volumes. Bind mounts and tmpfs. Managing data across containers. Exam and Prerequisite Type: Online, proctored exam. Questions: 55 multiple-choice and performance-based questions.

Duration: 90 minutes. Passing Score: Typically around 70%