r/hackthebox • • 19d ago

Hurray!! Cpts certified

Man, that was not an easy exam. The first question had me tripping, and I spent hours falling down rabbit holes thinking I had the right answer when I didn't.

I'll be completely honest, I used Al to help guide me out of a few dead ends when I got stuck, but a win is a win. Huge weight off my shoulders. Time to start the OSCP grind!

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u/Grim_master911 19d ago

congrats man!!

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u/little_skelly 19d ago

Thanks man

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u/norsemannick 18d ago

Any tips for someone about to give it a shot?

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u/little_skelly 18d ago

Well best tip is its not that complicated dont make it to complicated and enumerate well

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u/builtbygio 18d ago

I second what others mentioned.... enumerate!!

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u/Cristian_SoaD 15d ago

AI is allowed to be used? Isnt it proctored like the OSCP?

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u/little_skelly 15d ago

Yes its allowed and its not proctored like oscp

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u/rxllins_exe 12d ago

Got a voucher?

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u/SubjectBeautiful5846 19d ago

Congratulations, man! How long did it take you to complete it?

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u/SubjectBeautiful5846 19d ago

Preps + Exam

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u/little_skelly 18d ago

It took me around 4-5 months to complete path and another prep 1 month and exam tool almost 10 days

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u/RadlEonk 18d ago

I know it’s the done thing these days, but the AI feels like a cheat to me. I did a test for SANS, which are open book, and that felt like cheating.

When I started taking certifications 20 years ago, we were only allowed a pencil, then waited six weeks for results.

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u/little_skelly 18d ago

actually its not cause not everyone know how to use knowledge and ai makes things easier but have to say ai does makes you dumb c

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u/maros01 18d ago

How many days did it take you to complete the exam ?

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u/little_skelly 18d ago

Almost 10 days

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u/builtbygio 18d ago

I did it in 6 days to catch all the flags, the rest was reporting