How to Pass the OSEP Exam on Your First Attempt: The 90-Day PEN-300 Blueprint
The osep certification (Offensive Security Experienced Penetration Tester), awarded via OffSec’s PEN-300 course, is an advanced cybersecurity credential focused on enterprise defense evasion and Active Directory exploitation. This practical osep cert validates skills in bypassing antivirus/EDR, custom payload development, and post-exploitation tradecraft. Costing $1,749 for a 90-day lab bundle, candidates must pass a rigorous 48-hour proctored hands-on exam (47 hours and 45 minutes of live hacking plus 24 hours for report writing) by scoring 70 points or compromising the final domain objective. What Is the OffSec OSEP Certification? The osep offensive security designation—officially titled Evasion Techniques and Breaching Defenses (PEN-300) —is OffSec’s flagship advanced penetration testing course. While foundational certifications like the OSCP evaluate a practitioner's ability to discover unpatched vulnerabilities and execute known exploits, the osep certification tests ...