UPDATES: Highly recommend OffSec Proving Grounds for OSCP preparation! My best ranking in December 2021 is 16 / 2147 students. I share my writeups of 50+ old PG Practice machines (please send a request):

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17KUupo8dF8lPJqUzjObIqQLup1h_py9t?usp=sharing

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To prepare for my future job as a security pentester, I plan to get the certificate OSCP next year. Before taking the exam, I need to take the course Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PWK) provided by Offensive Security. This repo contains my notes of the journey and also keeps track of my progress.

OSCP

• 01/03/2020: Start my journey
• Mar 01 - 08, 2020: rooted 6 machines (Alice, Alpha, Mike, Hotline, Kraken, Dotty) & got low shell 3 machines (Bob, FC4, Sean). Total: 6 machines.
• Mar 09 - 15, 2020: rooted 5 machines (Pain, Susie, Jeff, Phoenix, Beta) & got low shell 3 machines (Core, Disco, Leftturn). Total: 11 machines.
• Mar 16 - 22, 2020: rooted 5 machines (Leftturn, Bethany, FC4, Core, Break). Total: 16 machines.
• Mar 23 - 29, 2020: did some exercises (chapter 2, 3, 6), rooted 1 machines (Ralph) & unlocked IT Department. Total: 17 machines.
• Mar 30 - Apr 05, 2020: rooted 7 machines (Bruce, Bob, Tophat, JD, Joe, Parrot, Sean) & got low shell 1 machines (Timeclock). Total: 24 machines (found the same network-secret.txt of IT Dept on another machine).
• Apr 06 - 12, 2020: rooted 3 machines (Timeclock, Disco, Gh0st) & unlocked DEV Department. Total: 27 machines.

Try Hack Me (OSCP Preparation Path)

Hack The Box

• 15/08/2019: Set VIP account and connect to machines
• 15/08/2019: Solve Lame

Vulnhub

• 17/08/2019: Solve Toppo

Virtual Hacking Labs

• 11/2019 - 02/2020: Root all 43/43 machines

Cheatsheet

• Nmap
• Metasploit
• Windows Command Line

OSCP guides

• OSCP Certification Exam Guide
• Offensive Security free courses: Kali Linux Revealed, Metasploit Unleashed. More online training courses
• PWK syllabus
• PWK support
• PWK reporting
• PWK Example Report, doc format, pentest report

OSCP tools

• OSCP Approved Tools

OSCP reviews

• http://www.networkadminsecrets.com/2010/12/offensive-security-certified.html
• https://www.lewisecurity.com/i-am-finally-an-oscp/
• https://teckk2.github.io/category/OSCP.html
• Luke's Ultimate OSCP Guide: part 1, part 2, part 3
• https://www.abatchy.com/2017/03/how-to-prepare-for-pwkoscp-noob
• http://www.lucas-bader.com/certification/2015/05/27/oscp-offensive-security-certified-professional
• http://www.securitysift.com/offsec-pwb-oscp/
• https://theslickgeek.com/oscp/
• https://www.jpsecnetworks.com/category/oscp/
• http://niiconsulting.com/checkmate/2017/06/a-detail-guide-on-oscp-preparation-from-newbie-to-oscp/
• https://alphacybersecurity.tech/my-fight-for-the-oscp/
• https://r3dg33k.com/2018-10-09-oscp-exp/
• https://tulpa-security.com/2016/09/19/prep-guide-for-offsecs-pwk/
• https://legacy.gitbook.com/book/sushant747/total-oscp-guide/details
• https://blackwintersecurity.com/oscp/
• https://www.netsecfocus.com/oscp/2019/03/29/The_Journey_to_Try_Harder-_TJNulls_Preparation_Guide_for_PWK_OSCP.html
• https://411hall.github.io/OSCP-Preparation/
• https://h4ck.co/oscp-journey-exam-lab-prep-tips/
• https://jhalon.github.io/OSCP-Review/
• https://sinw0lf.github.io/?fbclid=IwAR3JTBiIFpVZDoQuBKiMyx8VpBQP8TP8gWYASa__sKVrjUMCg7Z21VxrXKk