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OSWP

Offensive Security Wireless Professional

Offensive Security Wireless Professional

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Exam fee
$799
Ongoing
$0/yr AMF
Study time
40–100 hrs
Delivery
Online proctored
Validity
3 yrs (renewal cycle)

› Quality score

23.5 / 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.
Wireless Pentest ECO; tighter scope than OSCP.
6.5/10
Practical evidence
Hands-on labs / written reports vs pure MCQ.
Hands-on lab against wireless setups; older cert structure.
7.5/10
Currency & upkeep
How aggressively content is kept current with the field.
Refresh trails WPA3 / Wi-Fi 6 evolution.
5.5/10
Market recognition
How often this signal actually moves a hiring decision.
Recognised among wireless pentest specialists; small absolute market.
4.0/10

› Exam format

Practice-based: 3 hours 45 min hands-on exam (Wireless Network Exploitation) + report. Proctored.

Passing score
Lab points-based with report
Retake policy
Fee: $249 per attempt
Wait: 0d between attempts

Retake voucher $249 separately. No wait period beyond exam scheduling availability.

› Recertification

Valid indefinitely. No renewal required.

› NICE Framework work roles

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

PD-WRL-007
Recognition
Global
Exam languages
en

› Core domains covered

The 3 domains 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.

A2Network Security

Firewalls, IDS/IPS, network segmentation, DNS security, SD-WAN, VPN, traffic analysis, wireless security.

A16Mobile & IoT Security

MDM, mobile app vulnerabilities, IoT protocols, firmware analysis, embedded systems security.

› Prerequisites

Experience

No formal prerequisites. PEN-210 course recommended. Basic networking knowledge assumed.

› Progression

requiredrecommended

Where this cert fits in the typical learning path. Required edges are vendor-gated; recommended edges reflect de facto industry progression.

Required prereqs (0)

No vendor-gated prereqs.

Recommended priors (0)

No de facto priors typically expected.

OSWP
OffSec
Required by (0)

No certs require this one.

Recommended next (1)
OSWAOffSec

› Study materials

Curated starting points. Not exhaustive — vet each against your learning style and the current exam version.

Official guides
Free / community

› Version & lifecycle

Current version
PEN-210 (2023)
Released
2023-06

› Salary signal

Wireless pentester / network security analyst, US, 2-4 years.

$90K–$140K
median $110K

Robert Half Salary Guide · 2024 · US base only · p25–p75 range

› How it compares

vs
GAWN

OSWP is hands-on wireless pentest at lower cost; GAWN is SANS-style methodology.

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vs
CWSP

OSWP is offensive (attacks); CWSP is defensive architecture.

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