AWS · Retired September 18, 2023
CLF-C01 has retired. The current exam is CLF-C02.
AWS retired AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01) on September 18, 2023. If you are starting now, you will sit CLF-C02 (AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner).
What CLF-C01 was
CLF-C01 was the first version of AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS's foundational exam on cloud concepts, security, core services and billing.
What changed in CLF-C02
- Still four domains and 65 questions in 90 minutes, but the questions per domain changed.
- Cloud Concepts now covers the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework and the business case for migrating.
- Security and Compliance covers governance across multiple AWS accounts at a high level.
- The technology domain is split into compute, database, network, storage, AI/ML and other services, and support plans moved into the billing domain.
If you passed CLF-C01
The certification you earned on CLF-C01 is the same AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner credential and stays valid for three years from the day you earned it. To recertify, you take the current exam, CLF-C02.
Study for CLF-C02 instead
Study guides and question banks written for CLF-C01 cover an outdated objective list. Check that anything you use says CLF-C02.
CLF-C01: FAQs
Is CLF-C01 still available?
No. AWS retired CLF-C01 on September 18, 2023. The current exam is CLF-C02 (AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner).
What replaced CLF-C01?
CLF-C02. Still four domains and 65 questions in 90 minutes, but the questions per domain changed.
I passed CLF-C01. Is my certification still valid?
The certification you earned on CLF-C01 is the same AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner credential and stays valid for three years from the day you earned it. To recertify, you take the current exam, CLF-C02.
Sources: AWS Training and Certification blog: updates to the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. Not affiliated with AWS.