The SecOps Group

Certified AppSec Practitioner

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Exam cost
$135 USD (historical estimate)
Questions · time · passing score
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), 60 minutes, online, on-demand, factual and scenario-based questions. Passing score: 60% (pass), 75% (merit).
Prerequisites
| This is an entry-level exam. Candidates should have prior knowledge (both theoretical and practical) of common application security related topics such as the OWASP Top 10 issues, common security misconfigurations, best security practices, defense-in-depth measures as well as an overview of how vulnerabilities can be exploited in the real world scenario. Professional pentesting is not a hard requirement for this exam. | | Renewal Period | The certificate does not have an expiration date. | | Renewal Fee | Not applicable | | CPE Requirements | Not applicable | | Study Hours | 20-30 hours | |
Estimated salary premium
5–5% (historical estimate)
Renewal requirements
Cycle not verified · CPE/CEU requirement not verified
Difficulty
Not rated

Domains covered

  • ** OWASP Top 10
  • Input Validation
  • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
  • SQL Injection
  • XML External Entity (XXE)
  • Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
  • Encoding
  • Encryption
  • Hashing
  • Authentication Vulnerabilities
  • Brute Force Attacks
  • Password Storage

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