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OffSec · HackTheBox · Altered Security — syllabus breakdown, tools, cheatsheets, and mapped practice labs.

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OffSec

The gold standard of offensive security certifications. Hands-on 24-48hr practical exams.

7 certs
OSCP
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Offensive Security Certified Professional
Advanced · 🖧 Network
24-hour hands-on practical exam + 24-hour reporting window
15 tools 3 sheets 3 labs $1,499
OSEP
Offensive Security Experienced Pentester
Expert · 🖧 Network
Advanced practical exam + report submission
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $1,499
OSED
Offensive Security Exploit Developer
Expert · ⚙️ Rev Eng
Practical exploit-development exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $1,499
OSWA
Offensive Security Web Assessor
Intermediate · 🌐 Web
Practical web assessment exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $1,499
OSWE
Offensive Security Web Expert
Expert · 🌐 Web
Source-code-driven practical exam + exploit/report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $1,499
OSMR
Offensive Security macOS Researcher
Expert · ⚙️ Rev Eng
Practical macOS security research exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $1,499
OCLP
Offensive Security Cloud Pentester
Advanced · ☁️ Cloud
Practical cloud pentest-style exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $1,499

HackTheBox

Practical certifications from the world's leading hacking platform. Report-based assessment.

4 certs
CPTS
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HTB Certified Penetration Testing Specialist
Advanced · 🖧 Network
Multi-day practical penetration test + professional report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $210
CBBH
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HTB Certified Bug Bounty Hunter
Intermediate · 🌐 Web
Multi-day practical web bug-bounty style exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $210
CDSA
HTB Certified Defensive Security Analyst
Intermediate · 🔬 DFIR
Practical SOC/DFIR case exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $210
CWEE
HTB Certified Web Exploitation Expert
Expert · 🌐 Web
Advanced practical web exploitation exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $210

Altered Security

Specialized Red Team & cloud attack certifications. Expert-level Active Directory and Azure labs.

6 certs
CRTE
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Certified Red Team Expert
Advanced · 🖧 Network
Practical AD red-team lab exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $249
CRTO
Certified Red Team Operator
Intermediate · 🖧 Network
Practical C2/red-team operation exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $399
CRTM
Certified Red Team Master
Expert · 🖧 Network
Advanced practical red-team exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $399
CARTP
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Certified Azure Red Team Professional
Advanced · ☁️ Cloud
Practical Azure/Azure AD attack-path exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $249
CARTE
Certified Azure Red Team Expert
Expert · ☁️ Cloud
Advanced practical Azure red-team exam + report
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $349
PAWSP
Pentesting AWS Practitioner
Intermediate · ☁️ Cloud
Course-end practical/theory assessment (provider format)
7 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $249

EC-Council

CEH, CPENT and other security certs with MCQ + practical elements.

1 cert
CEH
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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Intermediate · 🖧 Network
Proctored multiple-choice exam (and optional practical track separately)
6 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $1,199

Other

Various other security certification bodies.

1 cert
CPSA
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CREST Practitioner Security Analyst (CPSA)
Advanced · 🖧 Network
Proctored multiple-choice style exam
6 tools 2 sheets 3 labs $650