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CompTIA PenTest+

CompTIA

Certification

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CompTIA PenTest+ validates your ability to identify, mitigate, and report system vulnerabilities. Covering all stages of penetration testing across attack surfaces like cloud, web apps, APIs, and IoT, it emphasizes hands-on skills such as vulnerability management and lateral movement. This certification equips you with the expertise to advance your career as a penetration tester or security consultant.

Cost

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Format

Online

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Detailed information about this program

Exam details Exam version: V3 Exam series code: PT0-003 Launch date: December 17, 2024 Number of questions: maximum of 90, including multiple-choice and performance-based questions Length of test: 165 minutes Passing score: 750 (on a scale of 100–900) Recommended experience:  3–4 years in a penetration tester job role, with Network+ and Security+ or equivalent knowledge Languages: English, French, Japanese, and Portuguese Retirement of the previous exam: June 17, 2025 Retirement: Usually three years after launch (estimated 2027)

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Plan and scope penetration tests while ensuring compliance with legal and ethical requirements, and develop detailed reports with remediation recommendations to support engagement management
  • Perform active and passive reconnaissance, gather information, and enumerate systems to uncover vulnerabilities effectively
  • Conduct vulnerability scans, analyze results, and validate findings to identify and address security weaknesses
  • Execute network, host-based, web application, and cloud-based attacks using appropriate tools and techniques to test system defenses
  • Maintain persistence, perform lateral movement, and document findings to support remediation efforts during post-exploitation activities
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Computer Systems Analysts15-1211.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Program and system malfunctions — diagnose and resolve common failures using established troubleshooting procedures with minimal oversight in a business IT environment.
  • Staff and end-user assistance — provide routine technical support and guidance for computer-related problems, adapting explanations to varying user skill levels.
  • System monitoring and maintenance — coordinate scheduled testing and update installations for computer programs across departmental systems with reduced supervision.
  • Business problem analysis — apply spreadsheet and database tools to develop basic cost analysis or inventory control solutions for familiar operational scenarios.
  • Cross-system integration — link departmental computer systems by configuring compatible data-sharing settings following established integration guidelines.
  • Client-server and web applications — develop and maintain functional application components using object-oriented languages and standard web platform development software.
  • Data modeling and requirements documentation — conduct structured interviews and produce data flow diagrams to capture system requirements for mid-complexity projects.
  • Management consultation — present system design options and trade-offs to supervisors, supporting agreement on principles through clearly written proposals.
  • Requirements analysis software — use architecture and analysis tools to validate that proposed solutions align with documented business and technical requirements.
  • Time and task coordination — manage personal workload across concurrent system projects, meeting deadlines through proactive scheduling and progress tracking.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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