OSWP
Offensive Security Wireless Professional
Offensive Security Wireless Professional
› Quality score
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.
› Exam format
Practice-based: 3 hours 45 min hands-on exam (Wireless Network Exploitation) + report. Proctored.
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.
› Core domains covered
The 3 domains this cert is centrally about. Passing the exam demonstrates working knowledge of each.
Methodology (OSSTMM, PTES), web/network/mobile pentesting, social engineering, purple teaming.
Firewalls, IDS/IPS, network segmentation, DNS security, SD-WAN, VPN, traffic analysis, wireless security.
MDM, mobile app vulnerabilities, IoT protocols, firmware analysis, embedded systems security.
› Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites. PEN-210 course recommended. Basic networking knowledge assumed.
› Progression
requiredrecommendedWhere this cert fits in the typical learning path. Required edges are vendor-gated; recommended edges reflect de facto industry progression.
No vendor-gated prereqs.
No de facto priors typically expected.
No certs require this one.
› Study materials
Curated starting points. Not exhaustive — vet each against your learning style and the current exam version.
› Version & lifecycle
› Salary signal
Wireless pentester / network security analyst, US, 2-4 years.
Robert Half Salary Guide · 2024 · US base only · p25–p75 range
› How it compares
OSWP is hands-on wireless pentest at lower cost; GAWN is SANS-style methodology.
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