Re: OSCP ?

[Enis Sahin <enis.c.sahin () gmail com>]

I am thinking about enrolling to the course but I'm curious about one
thing. Everybody keeps saying that it is a very challenging course
with a tough exam and especially the chapter about buffer overflows
seem intimidating. Is the course material enough to get past those
parts during the exam? If not how much extracurricular activity should
I perform?

I bought the Gray Hat Hacking book to study about buffer overflows
before the course starts because I'm worried that the lab time won't
be enough to learn enough assembly and debugging to start writing
exploits and practice other chapters covered in the course.

How was your experience with it?

Enis

On 1 November 2010 19:22, Onken, Skyler <onk08001 () byui edu> wrote:
> Anybody taken the eLearnSecurity course? I would be interested in seeing how it compares to the PWB/OSCP online 
> version.  I am guessing that most of you took the PWB live course?
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> From: listbounce () securityfocus com [listbounce () securityfocus com] on behalf of Chad Uretsky [curetsky () yahoo 
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:38 PM
> To: Dan Crowley; pen-test () securityfocus com
> Subject: Re: OSCP ?
>
> Phil,
>
> I agree with Daniel.  The curriculum is very well done, the labs really help
> solidify the understanding of the material, and the cert exam is probably the
> most challenging and practical that I've taken to date.
>
> Kind regards,
> Chad Uretsky
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Dan Crowley <dcrowley () coresecurity com>
> To: pen-test () securityfocus com
> Sent: Tue, October 26, 2010 2:49:29 PM
> Subject: Re: OSCP ?
>
> Hi Phil,
>
> In my opinion, the OSCP certs are one of the few infosec certifications
> out there that actually means anything. It's very hands-on, and the
> material is deep and at times can be brutal for the inexperienced.
>
> Highly recommended.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Daniel Crowley
> Technical Specialist
> Core Security Technologies
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>
> On 10/22/2010 12:45 PM, Phil wrote:
> > Hello-
> >
> > First post here,.... Looking for opinions of, or experience with the OSCP
> > (Offensive Security Certified Pentester) curriculum.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Phil
> >
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