OffSec Exploit Developer

Exam cost

$1,749 USD (historical estimate)

Questions · time · passing score

47 hours and 45 minutes to complete the challenge, plus 24 hours for documentation submission. Involves exploiting vulnerable systems and providing proof of exploitation. Passing requires solving at least two out of three assignments. No partial points. All exploit code must be in Python 3. Must use WinDBG and IDA Free.

Prerequisites

| Strong skills in penetration testing and programming. A strong understanding of C programming, assembly language, operating system internals (Windows), and debugging tools (such as WinDbg and Immunity Debugger) is highly recommended. | | Renewal Period | Every 3 years | | Renewal Fee | $145 per year | | CPE Requirements | 120 CPE credits over three consecutive years | | Study Hours | 690 hours of content | | Demand | High | |

Estimated salary premium

10000–10000 USD (historical estimate)

Renewal requirements

3-year cycle · 120 CPE/CEU credits per year

Difficulty

Not rated

Domains covered

• ** Advanced exploit development techniques
• Reverse engineering
• Writing shellcode
• Bypassing modern mitigations (DEP
• ASLR)
• Stack buffer overflows
• SEH overflows
• Custom ROP chains
• Debugging and analysis tools (WinDbg
• IDA)
• Python and Bash scripting for exploit development

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