Penetration testing is a competitive industry, and the certifications allow demonstrating both competence and reputation. These six certifications can improve your career and prove your knowledge regardless of whether you are a beginner or a professional in your field.

1. CompTIAPenTest+

PenTest+ is best suited to the intermediate professional, and it deals with penetration tests, planning, and scoping. It is a connection between theory and practical evaluations in the field of networks, web applications, and cloud computing.

2. CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)

CEH is one of the most accepted credentials provided byEC-Council. It educates hacking tools, techniques and methodologies employed by attackers in the ethical context.

3. OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional)

Offensive Security OSCP is known to be a highly respected exam due to its pragmatics with a 24-hour exam and real-world exploitation and report writing. It is said to be a gold standardto penteste

4. NIX (GIAC Intrusion Expert)

The GPEN certification of GIAC confirms high-levelpentesting such as exploitation, password attacks, and post-exploitation. It suits best to enterprise or government security workers. 

5. eJPT(Junior Penetration Tester)

There is a fine entry-level qualification by INE/eLearnSecurity. It focuses on practical and scenario-based testing that would be appropriate to those who are beginners with learning the basics of network and web exploitation.

6. CPT (Certified Penetration Tester)

Through IACRB, CPT includes vulnerability testing, buffer overflow, andexploits development. It offers depth and breadth to the practitioner. 

Selecting the Appropriate Certification
Choose a certification which is aligned with your experience and aspirations. Novices may begin with eJPT or PenTest+ and more advanced professionals tend to take OSCP or GPEN.
The secret is a practice and legal, approved experience of testing. 

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