Associate25h
TA-004
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004)
Validate knowledge of infrastructure as code concepts and Terraform using HCL, state, providers, modules, variables, workspaces and HCP Terraform.
HCLState
Terraform & HashiCorp Certifications
Master infrastructure as code and secrets management with HashiCorp certifications for Terraform and Vault — the Associate exams and the lab-based Advanced credentials.
AssociateAdvanced
HashiCorp Developer
OfficialThe official HashiCorp developer portal — tutorials, documentation, and certification prep for Terraform, Vault, and every HashiCorp tool.
developer.hashicorp.com
HashiCorp Certification
Exams & BadgesView all HashiCorp certifications, register for exams, review exam objectives, and access study guides for the Terraform and Vault credentials.
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Browse Certifications
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Advanced60h
TA-ADV
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Authoring and Operations Advanced
Lab-based and multiple-choice assessment of authoring reusable Terraform, operating it in production, and running HCP Terraform workflows at scale.
Module AuthoringOperations
Associate25h
TV-003
HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate (003)
Demonstrate knowledge of HashiCorp Vault for secrets management, auth methods, policies, and dynamic secret generation.
Secrets ManagementAuth Methods
Advanced60h
TV-ADV
HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Advanced
Lab-based and multiple-choice assessment of deploying, operating, securing and troubleshooting Vault clusters in production.
Cluster OperationsReplication
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HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004)
TA-004
Validate knowledge of infrastructure as code concepts and Terraform using HCL, state, providers, modules, variables, workspaces and HCP Terraform.
25
Hours of Study
Estimated Preparation
~6 weeks
Learning Paths
TA-004Intermediate25 hours
Terraform Associate Path
Master Terraform fundamentals from HCL syntax through state management, modules, workspaces, and integrating Terraform into CI/CD pipelines.
Total Hours
25
Modules
5
Modules
1HCL Syntax & Basics
2Providers & Resources
3State Management
4Modules & Workspaces
5CI/CD with Terraform
Labs in your browser
Hands-on Terraform exercises on this site: each opens VS Code in your browser with the tools installed, with objectives, steps and a check the lab runner can perform. No subscription needed.
- Validate a Landing Zone Builder downloadIntermediate · about 25 minutes · 6 stepsTake the zip the Landing Zone Builder at /tools/landing-zone hands you, unpack it in the workspace, and run terraform init, fmt and validate against the Azure Verified Modules it declares — the same checks the lab runner applies before anything is planned.Open lab
- Terraform validate, step by stepIntroductory · about 20 minutes · 6 stepsStart from a small root that passes, see what terraform init -backend=false, terraform fmt -check and terraform validate each check, break it three different ways to learn which command catches which mistake, and find out why init works here with no registry at all.Open lab
Learning Resources
Documentation
HashiCorp Developer Docs
Official documentation for Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad, and all HashiCorp tools — tutorials, reference guides, and API docs.
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Tutorials
HashiCorp Tutorials
Hands-on step-by-step tutorials for every HashiCorp product hosted on HashiCorp Developer — formerly HashiCorp Learn.
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Registry
Terraform Registry
Browse 10,000+ providers and modules from HashiCorp and the community for every major cloud platform and service.
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Platform
HCP Terraform Free Tier
HashiCorp Cloud Platform Terraform — remote state, team collaboration, and Sentinel policy as code, free for up to 500 resources.
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Tool
Infracost
Estimate infrastructure costs from Terraform plans before deploying — integrates with CI/CD pipelines and GitHub PRs.
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Tool
TFLint
A Terraform linter focused on detecting errors and enforcing best practices — supports AWS, Azure, and GCP provider rules.
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