Hack The Box Certified

Penetration Testing
Specialist (HTB CPTS)
Duration
eLearning

Target Audience Certifications

Course Overview CPTS
Junior Penetration Testers
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a highly hands-on certification
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penetration testing skills.
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holders will possess technical Incident Handlers
competency in the ethical
hacking and penetration testing IT Security Personnel
domains at an intermediate
level. They will be able to spot Connect with us
security issues and identify
avenues of exploitation that may Knowledge Domains
not be immediately apparent
• Penetration testing processes and
from searching for CVEs or
methodologies
known exploit PoCs. They can
also think outside the box, • Information gathering &
chain multiple vulnerabilities to reconnaissance techniques
showcase maximum impact, and
• Attacking Windows & Linux targets
actionably help organizations
remediate vulnerabilities • Active Directory penetration testing
through commercial-grade • Web application penetration testing
pentesting reports.
• Manual & automated exploitation Sign Up Today!
• Vulnerability assessment

• Pivoting & Lateral Movement

• Post-exploitation enumeration

• Windows & Linux Privilege escalation

• Vulnerability/Risk communication
and reporting

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 Hack The Box Certified
Penetration Testing
Specialist (HTB CPTS)

Course Outline Key Differentiators

• Penetration Testing Process Continuous Evaluation - To be eligible to start the examination process,
• Getting Started one must have completed all modules of the “Penetration Tester”
• Network Enumeration with Nmap job-role path 100% first. Each module in the path comes with its own
hands-on skills assessment at the end that students must complete to
• Footprinting
prove their understanding of the presented topics. The answers to the
• Information Gathering – Web Edition
skills assessment exercises are not provided. Evaluation takes place
• Vulnerability Assessment
throughout the journey, not only during the examination!
• File Transfers
• Shells & Payloads Hands-on & Real-world Exam Environment -HTB Certified Penetration
• Using the Metasploit Framework Testing Specialist (HTB CPTS) candidates will be required to perform
actual web, external, and internal penetration testing activities against a
• Password Attacks
real-world Active Directory network. HTB certifications are not based on
• Attacking Common Services
and do not include multiple-choice questions!
• Pivoting, Tunneling, and Port
Forwarding Outside-the-box Thinking & Data Correlation - HTB Certified Penetration
• Active Directory Enumeration Attacks Testing Specialist (HTB CPTS) candidates will be required to think
outside the box and chain multiple vulnerabilities to achieve the exam’s
• Using Web Proxies
objectives. Like in real-world engagements, creativity, and in-depth
• Attacking Web Applications with Ffuf
knowledge will be necessary for a successful outcome.
• Login Brute Forcing
• SQL Injection Fundamentals Commercial-grade Report Requirement - Successfully completing all
penetration testing activities is not enough to obtain the HTB Certified
• SQLMap Essentials
Penetration Testing Specialist (HTB CPTS) certification. Candidates will
• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
also be required to assess the risk at which the tested infrastructure
• File Inclusion
is exposed and compose a commercial-grade report as part of their
• File Upload Attacks assessment. HTB Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (HTB CPTS)
• Command Injections candidates will have to prove they are market-ready and client-centric
• Web Attacks professionals.
• Attacking common Applications
Seamless Experience Powered By Pwnbox -The entire exam and
• Linux Privilege Escalation certification process can be conducted through the candidate’s browser,
• Windows Privilege Escalation from start to finish. All penetration testing activities can be performed
• Documentation & Reporting via the provided and in-browser Pwnbox. There are no infrastructural or
• Attacking Enterprise Networks tool requirements.

The Exam
The candidate will have to perform blackbox web, external and internal penetration testing
activities against a real-world Active Directory network hosted in HTB’s infrastructure and
accessible via VPN (using Pwnbox or their own local VM). Upon starting the examination
process, a letter of engagement will be provided that will clearly state all engagement details,
requirements, objectives, and scope. All a candidate needs to perform the required penetration
testing activities is a stable internet connection and VPN software. HTB Certified Penetration
Testing Specialist is the most up-to-date and applicable certification for Penetration Testers
that focuses on both penetration testing and professionally communicating findings.

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