Our course offerings are expanding and when taken in combination, they are learning journeys. Our course coding system makes a clearer distinction of a course's difficulty and its relation to other courses. The following are the current course names and the course codes.
| Level 100 | Level 200 | Level 300 | Level 400 | ||
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OFFENSE |
Network Penetration Testing |
PWK (PEN-200) |
ETBD (PEN-300) |
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WiFu (PEN-210) |
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| Web App Security |
AWAE (WEB-300) |
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| Exploit Dev |
WUMED (EXP-301) |
AWE (EXP-401) |
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| EARN | OSCP or OSWP | OSEP + OSWE + OSED = OSCE3 | OSEE |
The tables below contain information on how the course code is generated.
| Course Level: | Definition | OS Designation: | OS | Designation Example: | PEN-201 | ||
| 100 | Beginner curriculum | 0 | Multiple OS | PEN | Track | ||
| 200 | Foundational curriculum | 1 | Windows | 2 | Tier/Difficulty | ||
| 300 | Advanced curriculum | 2 | macOS | 0 | Course | ||
| 400 | Expert Level curriculum | 3 | Linux | 1 | Operating System |
Our certifications are usually identified by our community members using the acronym. Below you can find our full certification names, acronyms, and the corresponding courses needed in order to obtain each certification.
| Certification Abbreviation | Full Certification Name | Prerequisite Course |
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OSCP OSWP OSWE OSEP OSED OSCE OSCE3 OSEE |
Offensive Security Certified Professional Offensive Security Wireless Professional Offensive Security Web Expert Offensive Security Experienced Penetration Tester Offensive Security Exploit Developer Offensive Security Certified Expert Offensive Security Certified Expert 3 Offensive Security Exploitation Expert |
Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PWK) Offensive Security Wireless Attacks (WiFu) Advanced Web Attacks & Exploitation (AWAE) Evasion Techniques and Breaching Defenses (ETBD) Windows User Mode Exploit Development (WUMED) Cracking the Perimeter (CTP) - retired AWAE + ETBD + WUMED Advanced Windows Exploitation (AWE) |