
But then I tried something completely different, and that worked. I spent way to much time on something that should have worked, and would have worked in the Web Security Academy. When I got the entire first application and the first step on the second application done, with more than half the time left, it certainly felt like I should be able to finish this.

The Examity platform does not work on Linux, so you need Windows or Mac for this stage. PortSwigger use Examity, a third party proctoring service, to verify your identity. Before I felt ready for the exam, I decided to do as much as I could of the Web Security Academy Labs, focusing mostly on XSS (since the exam preparation specifically mentions XSS).


It took a couple tries, but I eventually got it. I purchased the exam, and started working on the practice exam. Given that I work a lot with Burp Suite (and already had the required Burp Suite Professional license), it made perfect sense to just give this a go! PortSwigger had a nice offer for Black Friday, $9 for the exam attempt - and a full refund if you passed before December 15th. I’ve recently transitioned from development to penetration testing. I’ve been a hobby coder since I was 10, and a professional developer for a long time. I spent about half of 2020 working on various certifications, like OSCP and OSWE and several from eLearnSecurity.

PortSwigger has this to say about this training path:īy becoming a Burp Suite Certified Practitioner, you will be able to demonstrate your web security testing knowledge and Burp Suite skills to the world. This review/summary does not contain any spoilers. All of the information on this page are publicly available on the PortSwigger website. This blog post is a review/summary of my experience with the Burp Suite Certified Practitioner exam.
