Terraform Associate (004) — Exam Prep

Foundational IaC with Terraform, updated for the HashiCorp Terraform Associate (004) exam (live since January 8, 2026; tests Terraform 1.12). Core workflow, providers, state and native S3 locking, modules, lifecycle rules and custom conditions, ephemeral values and write-only arguments, and HCP Terraform workspaces, projects and variable sets. — Independent exam-prep by TW Academy; not affiliated with or endorsed by HashiCorp, Inc. Names/marks shown are the property of their respective owners and used for identification only. All practice questions are original; passing does not guarantee certification.

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What you'll study

Domain 1 — IaC Concepts & Terraform Basics

• Terraform Core Workflow

Domain 2 — Configuration Language (HCL)

• Variables, Outputs, Locals, Data Sources
• Loops, Conditionals, Functions
• NEW in 004 — Dependencies, Lifecycle Rules & Custom Conditions
• NEW in 004 — Sensitive Data, Ephemeral Values, Write-Only Arguments & Vault

Domain 3 — State, Modules, & Workflows

• State & Remote Backends
• Modules & Reuse
• Provisioners and Lifecycle Rules
• State Locking (1.11+) & Managing Drift — import, moved, removed, refresh-only
• Lab 1 — Remote state on S3 with native locking (use_lockfile)
• Lab 2 — Write a reusable module (modules + child modules)
• Lab 3 — Workspaces vs separate dirs vs HCP Terraform

Domain 4 — HCP Terraform & Terraform Enterprise

• HCP Terraform / Enterprise — Workspaces, VCS, Sentinel/OPA
• Sentinel / OPA / Run Tasks
• NEW in 004 — HCP Terraform Projects, Workspaces, Variable Sets & Run Triggers
• Lab 4 — Sentinel/OPA policy on HCP Terraform
• Lab 5 — VCS-driven runs + private module registry
• Terraform Associate (004) Objectives Cross-Reference

Practice and exam readiness

• Final Mastery Check
• Terraform Associate Mock A
• Terraform Associate Mock B
• Spaced-repetition flashcard deck (SM-2) for daily review
• Shareable, verifiable completion certificate

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