How I Passed the OSCP in 8 Hours (On My First Attempt!)

--- I passed the OSCP exam on my first attempt in 8 hours. In this video, I share about three things:

1. My general experience during the exam -- what I did right and what I did wrong.
2. My notetaking process for the OSCP and beyond when I am hacking a machine.
3. The specific resources that were key to me passing the exam.

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List of Resources I Mentioned:
1. Hack Smarter Community (Formerly Work Smarter)

2. TCM Security

3. TryHackMe

4. HTB Academy

5. PG Practice

6. HTB

7. PWK Labs/PEN-200 Course
This content is intended for educational purposes only. All demonstrations and techniques shown are designed to teach ethical hacking and improve cybersecurity. Any use of the information provided in these videos is done at your own risk and should be used responsibly. Unauthorized hacking, illegal activities, or violations of privacy are not endorsed or encouraged. Always ensure you have proper authorization before attempting any security testing or hacking.

[DocGMoney]

Dude! Like your note section just 180'd my world understanding for some reason. I was struggling hard with figuring out a good way to organize all this and this looks like GOLD!!!! THANK YOU!!!

[jasonampoloquio]

Your review brings back memories of my OSCP journey in 2019. A lot has changed in the exam, but it is still one of the best out there. One of the reasons this certification is so respected is because of the challenges, the setbacks, and the months of sleepless nights invested to achieve it. I'm now preparing for OSED, one last hurdle to become an OSCE3. Looking back, I can't believe I would have developed this mindset if I hadn't taken OSCP. Congrats!

[sackwhacker]

a huge congrats and welcome to the club, I'm sure this makes for a great Christmas present!

[staneirich]

For anyone asking for the notes, I highly recommend that you take your own notes!
Not only will you know exactly where to find the note youre looking for, but you'll make a habit of note-taking and structuring!
You'll also feel more confident looking at your OWN notes and seeing how much progress you've made.

[the_terrorizer]

Appreciate this video. I’m a full time pentester (going on 2 years) and I’ve failed the OSCP twice, although I did better the second time. My next attempt is coming up, and it’s my first attempt at the new format. I have the 10 extra points, but I’m still super nervous. I’m gonna check out HTB’s AD module. I’ve done literally everything else you mentioned, from PG practice to THM Throwback to VHL to TJ Null’s list etc. In my experience, I agree that the PEN200 lab network and course material is garbage. Many machines in PEN200 require brute forcing with rockyou and I think, especially as a pro tester, that’s a huge waste of time and a lazy teaching method. HTB/THM/VHL and Heath’s Udemy courses (I bought his stuff before he made TCM), altogether taught me the most about becoming a good pentester.

[iamgarth]

Wahey! Top man! Many congratulations and thanks for being so open and sharing.

[buoiii]

Congratulations bro, your video motivated me to start studying again and hopefully grab the oscp cert eventually on my journey.

[ianp]

I knew you were going to nail it. Congrats!

[cpatocybersecurity]

Wow, super inspiring story of pushing through at the 5 hour mark! Great case study in the power and importance of mindset, in addition to skills and methods.

[haxguy]

Great video. Really like your positive attitude that you brought to the whole thing. This is something that I will incorporate going forward. I also like how nice and positive the people in your discord are. Best wishes -Charlie

[slycysec]

i'm about to start my OSCP courses, thanks for all this information!

[eto]

Inspiring. Am following ur path. Take TCM, THM, HTB then OSCP. Tqvm

[brianwalker]

This will help a lot of folks! Great explanation, keep making more and more videos.

[jareda]

I really appreciate your note taking method, I'll make sure to put this to use next time.

[dustinhxc]

Thank you so much brother this will help a lot on the exam! Reminds me of my PJPT!

[Znd]

Thanks for the video! I'd like you to talk about OSCP tips, but for people who already have experience in pentesting (e.g. 5 years) but most of their experience is in whitebox or appsec, and not so much experience in evading, pivoting, or AD. Thanks!

[JohnJohn-sfdf]

Tyler, this is a great breakdown! Thanks!

[Huberdoggy]

Bro, excellent vid on this topic. I appreciate the blunt honesty and the fact you discussed what’s necessary to succeed on the exam without extraneous fluff. Per another comment, I added you on LinkedIn and looks like we attended the same college. I almost feel like I spoke to you once. Was at the IT helpdesk. I ran some slmgr commands to show I’d wiped the campuses license keys off my PC and replaced with my own since I was keeping it. If I recall correctly, you mentioned some of the certs you were working on and things you aspired to do. Looks like you’ve done well!

[sandronelis]

Congratulations! Thank you for the nmap tips first time I ever seen it this way!

[NewbieValorantYT]

Awesome ... Congrats on your achievement and thanks for all the information and resources you provided ❤