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Altered Security · professional
CRTP
Certified Red Team Professional

Hands-on Active Directory attacker — Kerberos abuse, trust attacks, and lateral movement against a real multi-domain forest.

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› Cost

Exam fee
CRTP$499
Annual maintenance fee
CRTP—
3-year cost of ownership
CRTP$499

› Exam mechanics

Pass mark
CRTP—
Retake policy
CRTP—
Study time
CRTP80–160 hrs
Validity
CRTPLifetime
CPE / yr
CRTP0 CPEs
Delivery
CRTPpractical lab

› Salary signal (US base)

Range
CRTP—
Median
CRTP—
Premium %
CRTP—
Role context
CRTP—

› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)

Schema quality
CRTP7.5
Practice evidence
CRTP9.0
Maintenance
CRTP7.0
Market recognition
CRTP7.5
Average
CRTP7.8

› Recognition & lifecycle

Recognition
CRTPGlobal · US · EU · UK
ISO 17024 accredited
CRTP—
DoD 8140 baseline
CRTP—
Holders worldwide
CRTP15,000
Current version
CRTP—

› Domain coverage

A11Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
CRTP○ touched
A2Network Security
CRTP○ touched
A6Identity & Access Management
CRTP● core
A9Penetration Testing & Red Teaming
CRTP● core
B4AI in Offensive Security
CRTP○ touched

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