004 Retired: Blueprint & Next Steps

Credential type: certification examination · verified on the issuer's site September 19, 2026 issuer page

Retired exam

004 has been retired

HashiCorp's Infrastructure Automation certifications page offers only the 004 version - 'HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004) Product version tested: Terraform 1.12 Prove your foundational Terraform knowledge and skills in an hour-long multiple-choice exam. Start studying Register for the exam' - and treats 003 as a prior version: 'Content differences between the 003 and 004 exams Exam updates summary: Four new topics' and 'Scenario 2: You hold an unexpired Terraform Associate certification from the 002 or 003 version of the exam ... Option 2: Pass the 004 version of the Terraform Associate exam'. Every 003 page on the issuer site redirects to its 004 counterpart. No retirement date is printed on the issuer site.

No direct replacement is named in the reviewed official sources.

Historical 004 Domains

1 Understand Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts Weight not published

2 Understand Terraform's purpose and use cases Weight not published

3 Understand Terraform basics Weight not published

4 Use the Terraform CLI Weight not published

5 Interact with Terraform modules Weight not published

6 Use the core Terraform workflow Weight not published

7 Implement and maintain state Weight not published

8 Read, generate, and modify configuration Weight not published

9 Understand Terraform Cloud capabilities Weight not published

004 Retired: Historical Blueprint and Next Steps

004 has been retired

Historical 004 Domains