OffSec
OffSec OSCE3
OSCE3 · Status not verified
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- Exam cost
- $0 USD (historical estimate)
- Questions · time · passing score
- The OSCE3 is an achievement certification. Its components are:
- Prerequisites
- To achieve the OSCE3, candidates must first earn the OSWE (OffSec Web Expert), OSEP (OffSec Experienced Penetration Tester), and OSED (OffSec Exploit Developer) certifications. Each of these component certifications has its own prerequisites: OSWE (WEB-300): Intended for experienced penetration testers. Learners should be familiar with basic web technologies and scripting languages (JavaScript, PHP, Java, C#) and have a high level of experience in offensive techniques taught in PEN-200 (OSCP equivalent knowledge) 1. OSEP (PEN-300): Intended for those with a strong foundation in offensive security. Students are expected to have completed PEN-200 and passed OSCP+, or possess equivalent knowledge and experience. Learners should be comfortable with operating systems, TCP/IP networking, scripting (e.g., Python or Bash), and basic exploit development 2. OSED (EXP-301): Intended for those with a strong understanding of programming concepts (C/C++), Windows internals, and assembly language. Prior experience with reverse engineering and exploit development is highly recommended 3.
- Estimated salary premium
- 20–20% (historical estimate)
- Renewal requirements
- 120-year cycle · 120 CPE/CEU credits per year
- Difficulty
- Not rated
Domains covered
- ** Upon achieving the OSCE3
- professionals will have demonstrated mastery in a comprehensive range of advanced offensive
- security skills
- including:
- Advanced web application vulnerability identification and exploitation
- Advanced client-side and server-side attacks
- Web application vulnerability chaining
- Analyzing and exploiting deserialization vulnerabilities
- Advanced information gathering and enumeration for web applications
- Stack buffer overflows and SEH overflows
- Shellcode creation and optimization
- Bypassing ASLR and DEP protections
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