jamier,

What they are trying to say is, it's a good idea to review the report template provided by Off-Sec before starting your attacks..so you can start writing your report as you go. Example: once you attack and gain root on your first host, you can put screen shots and all other useful information in the report at that time, so you do not have to at a later time. From the people who have taken the course, they mostly agree to create your report while you go through the lab instead of waiting to do it all at the end of your lab time.

Thanks for the info guys. My bad, I read one review where the guy said his report was 350ish pages, that's crazy to me...

@sh4d0wmanPP ,

I haven't looked to far into the final reports but I would think they would be 2 separate reports. I don't think they would want your lab info mixed in with your final report? But I do not know for sure.

The number of systems you own during the lab will have not hinder your OSCP grade.
I have heard of some people only owning 8 systems and taking the test, but I have also heard about people owning 30-50 systems.

The exam is not given in the same lab you practice in.

Thanks for the advice, the report has already been on my mind. I've read from multiple reviews that the final report is hundreds of pages...

Update: Today will be my 16th day with the course and so far the course has met my expectations. I have currently put 42 hours into the course and I am happy to say I have gained root on 5 boxes so far . Every time I gain root on a system, my confidence in the lab goes up ten fold. Given, they might not of been the hardest systems in the vulnerable network but never-the-less, I have learned SO MUCH in the last 2 weeks.

At this point in time, I am thinking about taking the OSCP exam somewhere near the end of September/beginning of October.

It was an interesting read, thanks.

There so much stuff out there, you just have to look and GOOGLE.

thank you for the link!

Best prize so far! Great job Don!

I think a video on your thought process during a pentest would definitely help new people.

What methodology do you use?
How do you think outside the box when you can't find a way in? etc..

The thought process is something that has always interested me. Having the tools and security knowledge is great but having the creativity and imagination to try different attacks when you're stuck, is what set's hackers apart.  <--- Just my opinion

Thanks for the info, I'll be looking out for the badges.

Why don't you download Back Box, use it in Virtual Box/VMware, and see how you like it...that doesn't take too much time.

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Recently i find backbox on googles so i wanna know even if i have the lateast version of backtrack do i need to download and learn it?

No, if you're using Backtrack, why not stick to Backtrack? Why do you feel you need to try Back Track out of all the other pentesting OS's?

BASH Resources:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.html
http://linuxconfig.org/Bash_scripting_Tutorial

Python Resources:
http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/
http://dirk-loss.de/python-tools.htm
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-websites-learn-python-programming/
http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python

thanks for the link