January 2028
Intermediate
400 pages
57m
English
book
Certified Kubernetes Networking Engineer (CKNE) Study Guide
by Nico Vibert, Dean Lewis, Raphaël Pinson
Overview
Kubernetes has rapidly become the universal standard for building and operating modern applications. Yet its networking layer—spanning CNI plug-ins, BGP peering, service mesh, eBPF dataplanes, and multicluster connectivity—remains one of the most demanding skill sets in the industry. As organizations move mission-critical and AI workloads to Kubernetes, engineers who can design, secure, and troubleshoot at this level have become some of the most sought-after professionals.
The Certified Kubernetes Networking Engineer (CKNE) Study Guide, by Nico Vibert, Dean Lewis, and Raphael Pinson, is the definitive resource for building expertise and earning the certification that validates it. Every chapter maps to a CKNE exam domain, pairing the theory you need to build genuine understanding with hands-on scenarios drawn from real production environments. From Gateway API and SPIFFE/SPIRE identity to BGP peering and encrypted multicluster connectivity, this is the only book that combines full exam alignment with this depth of practical coverage.
- Configure, troubleshoot, and compare CNI plug-ins across real deployment scenarios
- Design and enforce network policies including L7 filtering and DNS-based rules
- Implement BGP peering to integrate Kubernetes with external network infrastructure
- Deploy egress gateways, workload identity, and encryption-in-transit for production security
- Diagnose and resolve DNS failures, packet loss, and service connectivity issues systematically
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