OSED PREPARATION

Article about — how to prepare for the EXP-301 course and OSED exam.

Source: https://www.offsec.com/courses/exp-301/

INTRODUCTION

This article is a short guide on preparation for the EXP-301 course and the OSED exam. There are links to blogs, tools, other courses, exercises, and all kinds of sources I used for my preparations.

EXP 301 — DESCRIPTION

This course teaches you how to reverse engineer 32-bit Windows applications to identify low-level vulnerabilities and develop exploits to bypass ASLR and DEP. You will also learn to write Position Independent and Null byte-free ShellCode in 32-bit assembly using Windows API. Additionally, you will become familiar with a binary exploitation technique known as Return Oriented Programming (ROP).

For the full course description, you can read the official syllabus here.

DO I NEED THE OSCP BEFORE DOING THAT?

The short answer — it might help you.

Source: https://www.offsec.com/courses/pen-200/

The OSCP covers a broad range of hacking topics without delving into specifics, while OSED focuses on exploit development and delves deeper into that field. However, the OSCP also introduces…