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CREST CCTINF

CREST Certified Infrastructure Tester

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Exam fee

$700

Ongoing

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Study time

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Delivery

Test center

Validity

3 yrs (renewal cycle)

› Quality score

32.5 / 40

Four-axis SecProve rubric, each 0–10. SecProve editorial assessment — each axis carries a written justification so you can push back on any single call without dismissing the whole score.

Blueprint rigor

How well-defined and rigorous the exam blueprint is.

Senior infrastructure-pentesting blueprint — broad and deep, on par with OSCP+ tier.

8.5/10

Practical evidence

Hands-on labs / written reports vs pure MCQ.

Multi-day practical exam with attack reports — among the strongest hands-on infra-pentest evaluations.

9.5/10

Currency & upkeep

How aggressively content is kept current with the field.

CREST refresh cadence is slow but the rigor of the practical keeps it credible.

7.0/10

Market recognition

How often this signal actually moves a hiring decision.

UK/EU pentest market: strongly recognized. US: less common outside CREST-member shops.

7.5/10

› Exam format

Practical: Infrastructure penetration test in controlled environment.

Retake policy

Fee: $750 per attempt

Wait: 30d between attempts

30-day wait typical. Practical components may require longer waits.

› Recertification

Valid for 3 years. Renewal through proof of current activity + CPD.

› NICE Framework work roles

The NIST NICE work-role IDs this cert maps to. NICCS lookup.

PD-WRL-007

Recognition

UKEUGlobal

Exam languages

› Core domains covered

The 1 domain this cert is centrally about. Passing the exam demonstrates working knowledge of each.

A9Penetration Testing & Red Teaming

Methodology (OSSTMM, PTES), web/network/mobile pentesting, social engineering, purple teaming.

› Prerequisites

Experience

CREST CRT or equivalent. Experience in infrastructure penetration testing.

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