Passed OSCP!

Got the word today thought I passed the OSCP exam! Best feeling ever

For those of you on the fence about it, do it, you will not regret it. It has been hands down the most educational, frustrating, and rewarding programs I've ever done, you won't regret it!

And for those of you currently in the course, browse the forums, hangout in irc channel, and TRY HARDER!

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jamesleecoleman

Congratulations!!!

I've been thinking about going through this course but the whole "Try harder" thing would make me a little upset.

jasong318

Ya, I thought it would bother me, but honestly, it did make me work that much harder. Plus there are other students in the IRC channel that you can bounce ideas off of, the forums, etc. I would say go for it!

JasonP03

Congrats! I'm doing it next month. Did you work full time while you did it? How much lab time do you recommend. Also, did you do the report for the labs as well?

jasong318

I did work fulltime, I would definitely recommend at least the 60 day option. I splurged for a 15 day extension as I didn't verify some shellcode for an exploit that destroyed my vm which resulted in me loosing all my lab work

So, I didn't turn in a lab report, just exam, but was enough to pass

YuckTheFankees

Congrats! How many boxes were you able to own?

paul78

Very nice - congrats!

Krones

Congratulations!

For a total newb that does not know programming and very little Linux, what books or sources would you recommend to help prepare for the course?

webgeek

Awesome! Congrats! For someone who is on the fence about this, is there a cert or what someone must know before attempting this that you would recommend?

azmatt

Congrats! You should be very proud.

jasong318

Thanks everyone!

@YuckTheFankees I was able to pwn all the machines in the student network, development network, and two in the admin network. Really loved being able to practice pivoting which I don't do very often.

@Krones Programming really isnt that big in the course. There is a lot of scripting and exploit development, but you'll just need to know the basics. A couple of resources I kept referring to were the Web Application Hackers Handbook and Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, and of course, the lab manual! I really do think that the manual (and videos) do a really good job of introducing the topics, but independent research is necessary! I came from a heavy networking background and use Linux on a daily basis so I was able to breeze over those topics. I would say just get comfortable with networking and routing, and load up a Linux VM and use it for your day to day tasks to get comfortable with it.

@webgeek no certification I've ever taken prepared me for the exam, it truly is in a league of its own. Try loading up some VM's from vulnhub.com and play with those, probably the best prep you can do!

_Marauder

Congrats!

YuckTheFankees

I have a similar background as you: networking and Linux on a daily basis..so I was able to move past those sections pretty easily. Besides Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, what other resources did you for learning ASM and buffer overflows?

jasong318

The Shellcoders Handbook was also a pretty valuable resource!

Hypntick

Congrats on the pass! I know it couldn't have been easy at all. Thanks for the link to vulnhub, I had some of those VMs for testing but not all of them, also thanks on the book suggestions. Once again congrats!

docrice

The OSCP is on my must-do list, but I probably won't have the time for it for a long while. Good job on the pass. OffSec does a great job making you feel the burn when it comes to the whole experience of putting in effort, hitting walls, feeling failure, pushing yourself, and attaining victory if you can stretch your imagination. It's a real hacking experience.

jasong318

Ya, i spent any free time at work working on it, skipping lunch to code an exploit. Then 5-6 hours when I got home, weekends, etc. Truly a grueling but rewarding experience. I see you have the OSWP, would you recommend that course? The price seems pretty reasonable...

Drackar

Congrats!!

ejg398

Congrats! I think this is my next one also. I am debating on whether I want to do anything to keep my Cisco certs alive or not seeing as I am not really working hands on at the moment. But I have a little over a year to decide on that one. Again Congrats.

Evo-inject

GOood luck for you

samurai86

Congrats on the pass! Sounds like a lot of fun!

NovaHax

Congrats man. I can't believe they rewarded the cert without a lab report. That's cool that they were understanding on that one though.

r0ckm4n

NovaHax wrote: »

Congrats man. I can't believe they rewarded the cert without a lab report. That's cool that they were understanding on that one though.

The lab report is not required to pass the exam, but if you are close to passing they may give you extra points based on your lab report.

NovaHax

Wish I would have known that... I popped most of the boxes early on, but didn't document. Then spent several days going back through everything again to document. Had I known this, I would have just skipped the lab report altogether.