Offensive Security Certified Professional

For the protein subunit, see oligomycin sensitivity conferral protein.
"OSCP" redirects here. Not to be confused with Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP).

Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP, also known as OffSec Certified Professional) is an ethical hacking certification offered by Offensive Security (or OffSec) that teaches penetration testing methodologies and the use of the tools included with the Kali Linux distribution (successor of BackTrack).[1] The OSCP is a hands-on penetration testing certification, requiring holders to successfully attack and penetrate various live machines in a safe lab environment.[2] It is considered more technical than other ethical hacking certifications,[3][4] and is one of the few certifications that requires evidence of practical penetration testing skills.[5]

  1. ^ "Offensive Security Certified Professional". Offensive Security. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ Linn, Ryan (1 March 2010). "Final Course and Exam Review: Pen Testing with BackTrack". EH-Net Online Mag. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ Westfall, Brian (15 July 2014). "How to Get a Job as an Ethical Hacker". Intelligent Defense. Software Advice. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. ^ Dix, John (11 August 2016). "How well does social engineering work? One test returned 150%". Network World. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ^ Merritt, Chris (2012). "Certification Spotlight: Offensive Security's OSCP" (PDF). IAnewsletter. 15 (2). Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center: 24–25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2016-10-13.