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CompTIA PT0-001 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | CompTIA |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | CompTIA PenTest+ Certification Exam |
| Exam Number: | PT0-001 |
| Exam Format: | Performance-Based Questions, Multiple Choice |
| Real Exam Qty: | Maximum 85 |
| Exam Price: | USD 349 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Available Languages: | Japanese, English |
| Passing Score: | 750 (on a scale of 100-900) |
| Exam Duration: | 165 minutes |
| Related Certifications: | CompTIA PenTest+ |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Pearson VUE testing centers or online proctored exam. |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisite exam. CompTIA recommended Network+, Security+, or equivalent knowledge and 3-4 years of hands-on information security experience. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.comptia.org/certifications/pentest |
CompTIA PT0-001 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
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| Topic 1: Planning and Scoping | 15% | - Engagement Management
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| Topic 2: Attacks and Exploits | 30% | - Network Attacks
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| Topic 3: Information Gathering and Vulnerability Identification | 22% | - Vulnerability Analysis
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| Topic 4: Reporting and Communication | 16% | - Documentation and Reporting
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| Topic 5: Penetration Testing Tools | 17% | - Tool Usage and Analysis
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The CompTIA PT0-001 Exam, Question by Question
CompTIA PenTest+ Certification is an official exam run by CompTIA under exam code PT0-001. Passing it awards the CompTIA PenTest+ certification, which sits at the Professional tier. It also counts toward related credentials such as CompTIA PenTest+. Certified professionals remain in shorter supply than the market wants, which is precisely why this exam keeps showing up in conversations about better roles and better pay.
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CompTIA PenTest+ Certification breaks down into 5 official domains, led by Attacks and Exploits (30%), Planning and Scoping (15%), and Penetration Testing Tools (17%). You will find the full topic-by-topic outline above on this page; use the weightings to budget your study hours where they pay back the most.
CompTIA PenTest+ Certification Sample Questions:
A penetration tester is performing a validation scan after an organization remediated a vulnerability on port 443 The penetration tester observes the following output:
Which of the following has MOST likely occurred?
- A. The organization moved services to port 8443
- B. The IPS is blocking traffic to port 443
- C. The scan results were a false positive.
- D. A mismatched firewall rule is blocking 443.
A client has voiced concern about the number of companies being branched by remote attackers, who are looking for trade secrets. Which of following BEST describes the types of adversaries this would identify?
- A. Script kiddies
- B. Hacktrvist groups
- C. Insider threats
- D. APT actors
Prior to a security assessment of a company's user population via spear phishing, which of the following is the MOST appropriate method to de-escalate any incidents or consequences?
- A. Carefully prioritize the list of targeted users, excluding high value targets.
- B. Determine the appropriate format and content of the spear-phishing emails.
- C. Provide limited but necessary communication prior to the assessment.
- D. Send follow-up communication to spear-phishing targets to notify of the assessment.
A company requested a penetration tester review the security of an in-house-developed Android application. The penetration tester received an APK file to support the assessment. The penetration tester wants to run SAST on the APK file. Which of the following preparatory steps must the penetration tester do FIRST? (Select TWO)
- A. Re-sign the APK
- B. Convert to JAR
- C. Convert JAR files to DEX
- D. Cross-compile the application
- E. Decompile
- F. Attach to ADB
While trying to maintain persistence on a Windows system with limited privileges, which of the following registry keys should the tester use?
- A. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- B. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- C. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- D. HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
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