Oscp: Certification

He looked at the final boss machine. Unscratched. Its IP address sat there, a silent taunt. He had 70 points. He could stop. He could submit the report in the morning and pass.

He didn't even bother looking for the flags. He knew they were there. He just typed ls -la and stared at the directory listing, a grin splitting his exhausted face. He had done it. All five boxes. oscp certification

The target set was five machines: one "pain" (the buffer overflow), three "medium" (the real test), and one "boss" (a brutal, multi-vector monstrosity). He needed 70 points to pass. The buffer overflow gave him 25. The three mediums were worth 20 each. The boss was worth a terrifying 25. He looked at the final boss machine

He had broken into the final boss with seventeen minutes to spare. He had 70 points

Three days later, the email arrived.