Preparation

🏆 OSCP Preparation

  1. 📝 OSCP Guide

    1. Introduction

    2. Exam Structure

    3. Exam Requirements

      1. Documentation

      2. Exploit Code

      3. Documentation Rules

      4. Exam Restrictions

    4. Exam Connection

    5. Exam Control Panel

    6. Report Submission

    7. Results

OSCP+ Certification Exam Guide

📑 Introduction

The OSCP+ exam simulates a real network inside a private VPN with several vulnerable machines. You have 23 hours and 45 minutes to complete the exam. After that, you'll have another 24 hours to upload your documentation.

All exams are proctored. Review the proctoring manual and FAQ here: https://help.offsec.com/hc/en-us/sections/360008126631-Proctored-Exams

🔧 Exam Structure

Total Score: 100 points (minimum 70 to pass)

  1. 3 standalone machines (60 points total)

    • 20 points per machine:

      • 10 points for initial access

      • 10 points for privilege escalation

  2. 1 Active Directory (AD) set with 3 machines (40 points total)

    • You are given an initial user and password, simulating a breach scenario.

    • Scoring:

      • 10 points for machine 1

      • 10 points for machine 2

      • 20 points for machine 3

Examples of passing combinations:

  • 40 points in AD + 3 local.txt flags (70 points)

  • 40 points in AD + 2 local.txt + 1 proof.txt (70 points)

  • 20 points in AD + 3 local.txt + 2 proof.txt (70 points)

  • 10 points in AD + 3 fully compromised standalone machines (70 points)

🔄 Evaluation Order: The order in which you document machines in your report determines their evaluation order.

📝 Exam Requirements

📚 Documentation

You must write a professional report detailing the exploitation process for each target.

Must include:

  • All executed commands

  • Screenshots showing local.txt and proof.txt

  • Shell output showing the target IP address

  • Step-by-step instructions that can be replicated

📋 Exploit Code

If you used an unmodified exploit, only provide the URL. If modified, include:

  • The modified code

  • Original exploit URL

  • Shellcode generation commands (if applicable)

  • Explanation of the changes

🎨 Documentation Rules

  • All local.txt and proof.txt flags must be shown in screenshots with the IP visible

  • Use an interactive shell (cat or type) to display flags

  • In Windows, you must be SYSTEM, Administrator, or an administrator-level user

  • In Linux, you must be root

🔒 Exam Restrictions

Not allowed:

  • Automated exploitation tools (SQLmap, Nessus, Metasploit Pro, etc.)

  • Spoofing (ARP, DNS, NBNS, etc.)

  • AI or chatbots (ChatGPT, OffSec KAI, etc.)

  • Downloading files from the exam environment

Metasploit can only be used on one machine, and not for pivoting.

Allowed tools: Nmap, Nikto, Burp Free, DirBuster, among others.

💻 Exam Connection

  1. Download the connection pack from the link in your exam email

  2. Extract the files:

    tar xvfj exam-connection.tar.bz2

  3. Connect to the VPN with OpenVPN:

    sudo openvpn OS-XXXXXX-OSCP.ovpn

  4. Enter the username and password provided in the email

🛠️ Exam Control Panel

From the panel, you can:

  • Submit flags

  • Revert machines (up to 24 reverts, resettable once)

  • View each machine's specific objectives

📃 Report Submission

Submission checklist:

  • PDF format named OSCP-OS-XXXXX-Exam-Report.pdf

  • Compressed .7z archive without password: OSCP-OS-XXXXX-Exam-Report.7z

  • Maximum size: 200MB

  • Upload at: https://upload.offsec.com

  • Verify MD5 hash after uploading

Commands to generate and verify:

sudo 7z a OSCP-OS-XXXXX-Exam-Report.7z OSCP-OS-XXXXX-Exam-Report.pdf
md5sum OSCP-OS-XXXXX-Exam-Report.7z

Results

You will receive your results via email within 10 business days.

If additional info is required, you must provide it within 24 hours of the request. For technical issues during the exam, contact: Live Chat: https://chat.offsec.com

Email: help@offsec.com

🎯 Machines List

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1dwSMIAPIam0PuRBkCiDI88pU3yzrqqHkDtBngUHNCw8/htmlview?pli=1# https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/18weuz_Eeynr6sXFQ87Cd5F0slOj9Z6rt/htmlview#

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