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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.

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What other technologies are related to OSWE?

OSWE Competitor Technologies

OSCE

Offensive Security Certified Expert, like OSWE, focuses on advanced penetration testing but with a focus on infrastructure and network security, making it a career-adjacent certification and therefore a competitor.

mentioned alongside OSWE in 30% (170) of relevant job posts

OSEP

Offensive Security Exploitation Expert. While focusing on evasion techniques, it competes in the advanced exploitation domain.

mentioned alongside OSWE in 46% (95) of relevant job posts

GXPN

GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester. Overlaps in advanced penetration testing skills, making it a competitor.

mentioned alongside OSWE in 31% (108) of relevant job posts

eWPTX

eLearnSecurity Web application Penetration Tester eXtreme. Overlaps significantly in the domain of advanced web application penetration testing, making it a direct competitor.

mentioned alongside OSWE in 64% (51) of relevant job posts

OSWE Complementary Technologies

OWASP

Open Web Application Security Project. Provides resources and guidance on web application security, complementing the skills tested in the OSWE.

mentioned alongside OSWE in 1% (97) of relevant job posts

Burp Suite

A widely used web application security testing tool, used to identify vulnerabilities. As such, it is complementary.

mentioned alongside OSWE in 0% (58) of relevant job posts

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST provides security standards and frameworks, useful for understanding secure coding practices and security concepts related to the OSWE.

mentioned alongside OSWE in 0% (73) of relevant job posts