What is OSWE?

The OSWE (Offensive Security Web Expert) is a certification offered by Offensive Security that validates a professional's ability to identify and exploit web application vulnerabilities. The certification focuses on code review and white-box penetration testing methodologies to assess and secure web applications. Individuals with the OSWE certification possess the skills to analyze source code, identify flaws, and develop exploits for common web application vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and authentication bypasses. They use these skills to improve the security posture of web applications by finding and reporting issues before they can be exploited by malicious actors.