003 · Associate

HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate (003)

Vault architecture, authentication methods, secrets engines, policies, tokens and the seal/unseal process. The 003 objectives are tested against Vault 1.16.

Questions: Not published by HashiCorp (~57-60 reported, unofficial)
Time: 60 minutes
Pass mark: Not published (~70%, unofficial)
Price: approx $70.50 USD
Valid for: 2 years
Level: Associate

Exam facts come from the official guide and can change — confirm on the vendor page ↗

Practice tests

57 questions · free

01Full Practice Test 1Full exam length: 57 questions in 60 minutes, weighted across the exam guide domains exactly like the real 003 — 12% authentication methods, 11% vault policies, 11% vault tokens, 11% vault leases, 11% secrets engines, 11% encryption as a service, 11% vault architecture fundamentals, 11% vault deployment architecture, 11% access management architecture.57 questions60 minexam or practice modeStart test
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Exam domains

What the exam covers, and how much of your score each part is worth. Your mock test results are broken down by these same domains.

Authentication methods12%
Vault policies11%
Vault tokens11%
Vault leases11%
Secrets engines11%
Encryption as a Service11%
Vault architecture fundamentals11%
Vault deployment architecture11%
Access management architecture11%