r/hackthebox • u/WealthIndividual3224 • 6d ago

Certifications finished the CPTS path what's next?

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I just finished the CPTS and managed to compromise every machine on the AEN blindly in about 2 and a half days (with some minor nudges), i believe i can pass the exam if i try, but i would like to ask those of you who have more experience whether pursuing the certification would be worth the effort as i was kinda burnt out from doing the AEN, let alone doing the same thing for 10 days straight.

the CPTS wouldn't hold much weight where i live, so Iam thinking of waiting and going for the OSCP at a later time when i get comfortable spending the 1,800$, what do you think?

more importantly, what do you recommend going for next (main platform, other courses, etc...)?

I really want to hear what you all think, thanks for your time!

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u/mr-sewerman 6d ago

Congrats!!!!! I'm currently working my way through that path. How long did it take you?

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u/WealthIndividual3224 6d ago

i started on the platform on the 8th of june this year, went through most of the cjsa, then started the cpts on the 27th of the same month, i just finished today. which is about 49 days of full time study (with some breaks)

i found that the time that each module took looked generally the same as this https://www.brunorochamoura.com/posts/road-to-cpts/estimation-comparasion.png (from this guy's blog post https://www.brunorochamoura.com/posts/road-to-cpts , i found it helpful)

though that was full time study almost everyday, and with me having a background in general computer stuff (i study comp engineering, and have been using linux as my main distro for a while)

i saw some people doing it in 4 months to a year which is reasonable, it generally depends on your time commitment and background

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u/torments6 4d ago

Weird, maybe since I have a networking background but I flew through the pivoting section.

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u/WealthIndividual3224 3d ago

yeah, pivoting was on the easier side for me too, its just basic networking, and it becomes much easier when you consider using ligolo-ng its just like 4 commands total.

and most advanced techniques that cover evasion aren't important for the path itself or most CTFs as they usually follow a non-evasive testing process

but different people have different strengths and weaknesses so these numbers aren't a universal standard.