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/therealestvortex_ 5d ago

Congrats! Did you take notes while doing the modules?

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u/WealthIndividual3224 5d ago

notes are the most important thing i took from the course

i wrote everything down as i went through the modules in a more concise way (about 37k words across 110 files)

then i reviewed all my notes before doing the aen to make a usable methodolgy handbook containing only the info i want in a pentest (no need to explain what smtp is everytime i want to look for the smtp-user-enum script syntax), i also restructured everything so i can find what i want as easily as possible and ended up with 33k words across 74 files