Kindly I am going to write PEN+ exam, 
I would like to know if it contains simulation questions
I would like to know if it contains simulation questionsPEN + exam
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It would be great if the entire PenTest+ exam is a simulation, much like in OSCP cert.
Otherwise, you could have questions whereby the answers can only be found upon doing some pentest, i.e. what ports are open (via nmap), what's the content of the cookie, etc.
Otherwise, you could have questions whereby the answers can only be found upon doing some pentest, i.e. what ports are open (via nmap), what's the content of the cookie, etc.
I'm pretty sure you'll see between 3-4 performance based questions. I have that many when I took CySA+. /rKindly I am going to write PEN+ exam,
Thanks a lot
It would be great if the entire PenTest+ exam is a simulation, much like in OSCP cert.
To quote En Vogue:
That's just not the way CompTIA rolls.
The way I see it, if people want the OSCP experience, perhaps they should...take...the...OSCP?
Like most technical CompTIA exams, there are Performance Based Questions.
But I recently passed the CASP+ and it did have one simulation question inside a virtual machine. I wish every technical exam had them.
But I recently passed the CASP+ and it did have one simulation question inside a virtual machine. I wish every technical exam had them.
Really?! An actual, real OS for you to interact with, in a VM?! It was not a simulated Windows or Linux environment?
That would be a first for me, as so far I've only seen simulated environments which are not a real OS in any way or form.
It is real VM environments with Ubuntu OS.
If it's like how the Learn Labs work, the software will provision a machine in the cloud and terminate it at the end of the exercise. Could be interesting to see how these kinds of questions work. /r
This is VERY interesting! Now I'm disappointed I didn't get this on my CASP!
Plus, I'm double-disappointed that Linux+ doesn't include a solution like this, as opposed to that half-baked "terminal simulation" with fake commands.
Plus, I'm double-disappointed that Linux+ doesn't include a solution like this, as opposed to that half-baked "terminal simulation" with fake commands.
Yes, it is an actual virtual machine with an actual operating system loaded in it. It was the first one I've seen on any of the CompTIA exams I've taken. I've spoken to a few people at CompTIA and this was a test case. If it works, it may expand to other certifications in the future.
I heard that this was coming, but hadn't seen any postings about it. Looks like it is in a real testing phase, that's good news. Thank you for sharing.