CompTIA PenTest+ Authorized Security Testing

Master authorized penetration testing for networks, applications, identity, and cloud environments.

Learn to plan, conduct, and explain authorized penetration tests across diverse IT infrastructures. This course emphasizes practical application in isolated training environments using deliberately vulnerable systems. It prepares you for the CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 exam with a focus on engagement management, reconnaissance, vulnerability analysis, attacks, and post-exploitation. Erudex completion is preparation only and is not the sponsor credential; eligibility and requirements are set by the official body. Every lesson includes tutor notes, an applied lab, worked exercises and a 12-question quiz you must pass at 80%, followed by a pooled final exam and free and paid practice tests.

108h Certificate available

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Curriculum

One complete track with its own final exam and certificate.

12 modules following the Erudex teaching guide, from foundations to exam readiness.

Testing authority must be explicit about targets, methods, time windows and data handling. A customer cannot necessarily authorize testing a cloud provider's infrastructure or a supplier's service. Define who approves scope changes and who can stop testing when operations are affected. Success means useful verified findings, not unrestricted access.

1.1 Contracts SOW NDA and rules of engagement Lab90 min
1.2 Authorization exclusions third-party dependencies and legal constraints Lab90 min
1.3 Communication escalation and emergency stop criteria Lab90 min
1.4 Methodology threat modeling and evidence standards Lab90 min

Careers this prepares you for

Penetration Tester
Red Team Analyst
Vulnerability Assessor

How you study

Every lesson pairs an in-depth video with written notes, key takeaways, a hands-on lab, exercises and a quiz. Work at your own pace, then sit the final examination for your Erudex certificate.

CompTIA PenTest+ Authorized Security Testing

Curriculum

Module 1Module 1: Engagement scope and professional responsibilities

Module 2Module 2: Passive reconnaissance and threat modeling

Module 3Module 3: Active enumeration and tool interpretation

Module 4Module 4: Vulnerability discovery and attack preparation

Module 5Module 5: Network and host attack classes

Module 6Module 6: Web applications and APIs

Module 7Module 7: Identity and authentication testing

Module 8Module 8: Wireless social and physical attack concepts

Module 9Module 9: Cloud containers mobile AI and OT

Module 10Module 10: Post-exploitation movement and cleanup

Module 11Module 11: Reporting and remediation consultation

Module 12Module 12: Integrated engagement and exam practice

Careers this prepares you for

How you study