Passed the OSCP...

Just now deciding to call it quits after 22 hours of non-stop punishment. Of the 5 boxes, I rooted 4 and got local access to 1. Didn't root them all, but enough to say I'm officially an OSCP after my first attempt (pending paperwork submission and approval)

. Thanks to everyone for all your support through this whole thing. And a HUGE thanks to Phil, Pawan and Quinn. You guys are AWESOME. And I seriously couldn't have done it without you guys. Hands down, the most interesting and intense 24 hours of my life. TAKE THIS COURSE!!!

I'm going to get some sleep......

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chaser7783

Awesome congrats on the pass, sounds like a gauntlet of an exam.

UnixGuy

Great job the_hutch! Well deserved pass!!! Congratulations

Congrats!

Congrats

Awesome, congrats!!

Congrats!

I was expecting a pass from the first try

Very big accomplishment! Any plans of going for OSCE?

YuckTheFankees

Congrats!

YFZblu

Awesome! Congratulations.

veritas_libertas

Congratulations!

instant000

Big whoops. Congratulations.

When you wake up ... would really like an idea of your preparation track for this one.

Mrock4

Very awesome man, congrats! This one has been on my radar for a while, but I have not had the time necessary to dedicate to attempting it. You definitely have something to be proud of!

r0ckm4n

Awesome job and congrats, Justin! It was great being part of your study group. You have great potential and I predict big things for you in the years ahead.

ChooseLife

Congratulations, man!

the_hutch

Thanks everyone. Almost done with my report and ready to submit it and be done with this, lol. I still have 74 days left of lab time. Hoping to get Pain and Sufferance...and then gain control of the admin department.

Master Of Puppets wrote: »

Congrats! I was expecting a pass from the first try Very big accomplishment! Any plans of going for OSCE?

OSCE is in my future plans. But its probably a ways down the road. I owe my family some time now...since I've kind of ignored everyone for the past 4 months.

YuckTheFankees

Was the exam what you expected?

Killj0y

Congrats!

bobloblaw

Well done. Not surprised at all considering how much work you've put into it.

MrAgent

Congrats! I cant wait to do this at some point this year. The course and exam sound intense!

MattSC

Congratulations!

kriscamaro68

Congrats on the pass. That is awesome!!!

f0rgiv3n

You're the man Hutch! Congrats! Sounds like a grueling exam. I'd buy ya a celebratory beverage if I was closer.

technosecurity

Hi Justin,

Congrats for becoming OSCP, and yes i agree that i have also never taken such a big challenge in my life, once again congrats for conquering it.

Thanks

P.L

j.petrov

Congrats!

chrisone

great work! i plan on doing this in 2014. So 4-5 months is what you recommend for a study time table? Any other advice ? extra reading or books to work on?

Thanks and congrats again!

the_hutch

YuckTheFankees wrote: »

Was the exam what you expected?

There were a few surprises...but mostly, it was what I expected. I handled the 24 hours better than I expected I would. Didn't feel like my brain had turned to mush by the end, as many people had warned.

the_hutch

In regard to everyone's questions about suggestions for preparing for PWB...I'd say the thing that probably came in most handy was just working in my own lab. Setup a network with VMware or VirtualBox and start hacking your systems to pieces. Configure servers with different services. Downloaded vulnerable applications and install them. Research the associated vulnerabilities and figure out how to break into them. Because this is exactly what you will be doing in the course. Metasploitable2 has numerous vulnerable web-applications and services that can be helpful in getting familiar with Backtrack/Kali exploitation (and free to download).

But in the end, there is nothing that can quite compare to the experience that you get just working in the OffSec labs. As I've said many times before, I regret not doing this sooner. I literally spent years thinking up ways of how I could prepare for this. This course is more intimidating than anything. But if you take the course (and test) step-by-step, server-by-server, you'll get there...even if it takes you a little longer than others. Because of other commitments, it took me longer than some to finish the course and take the exam. I would recommend having some money set aside to reload your lab time if necessary. Took me approximately 110 days of lab time to get to a point where I was ready to take the exam.

chrisone

Awesome! thanks for the valuable input!

azmatt

Congrats hutch!! Very well deserved.

dmoore44

Even though I'm late to the party - congrats on the pass! I'm hoping to go through this crucible too, but it won't be for a while. I've got the CCNA lined up next, and after that I'll be looking to start a grad school program.

Hypntick

Congrats on the pass! Knew you would be able to pull it off! Also thanks so much for the writeup, looking at this one pretty hard in the future.