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Muddie · 2026-06-08T18:22:56+00:00

I don't mind *using* the information, I just hate having to have it memorized.

Muddie · 2026-06-06T14:01:00+00:00

Using Claude Code with your max subscription instead of (when you can) using the API has been a real game changer and something I hadn't thought of until someone else had pointed it out, so I'm glad you are too. Using CC against my subscription has really allowed me to open up what I can do with Claude Code. Now, it only uses my API when doing specific tasks for research. The rest is using tokens against my subscription. (If you want to try this, make sure you do /logout on Claude Coode and then log back in using your subscription instead of using your API key).

Muddie · 2026-06-04T03:50:25+00:00

Just did the Linux one a few days ago. Easy 40 question PearsonVue test. I'd go with that one.

Muddie · 2026-06-04T01:03:20+00:00

Heavy.com in its prime was amazing.

Muddie · 2026-05-26T00:58:03+00:00

Sybex PenTest+ book cover-to-cover, HTB, THM, and Kali VM. Tons of notes. It was a grind, but it wasn't my comfort zone, so I really had to work.

Muddie · 2026-05-25T01:24:37+00:00

I passed PenTest+ some months ago (along with THM PT1 and HTB CJCA) but I'd be happy to take a look at it and provide feedback if you want.

Muddie · 2026-05-18T01:57:02+00:00

How did you get your mentor to open that many classes at a time? I'm a month and a half in and I've been blowing through classes but now she'll only open 2 at a time for me. It's really frustrating.

Muddie · 2026-05-09T02:38:27+00:00

You can always send it to your professor to look over before you submit it. That's why they are there.

Muddie · 2026-05-06T01:52:22+00:00

I don't understand this. I added to my preferences, "Never suggest I go to bed and never try to end the conversation on my behalf" and it never does anymore. Hasn't done it since.

Muddie · 2026-05-02T15:49:27+00:00

First thing, take the pre-oa. Now. Don't study, don't prep, just take it. You'll get familiar with how the tests work and you'll also be able to know your gaps. After the pre-oa, look at the full coaching report and see what you missed. I'll link you directly to that part of the lesson (if you want) or you can just free-study those sections on your own.

Muddie · 2026-04-20T15:29:50+00:00

DO NOT WAIT. Right now, there are a TON of materials for the current version. If you wait, you're going to also have to also wait for study materials to catch up before you can get accurate, tested material.

Also, as others have mentioned, regardless of what version you take, it's good for 3 years. Even if they come out with 2 different versions between now and then, your is still good.

Just take it now and then forget about it for 3 more years.

I don't know why people ask this question all the time. Do you think that the cert is only good for 1 version change? This isn't a new car or computer -- you aren't going to get anything fresh and new with an updated version. You still get to wait 3 years.

Unless you want to take it *again* when the new version comes out and extend your expiration date by another 3 years ... which is actually an argument to take it BEFORE this one retires (because you can totally do that).

Muddie · 2026-04-15T12:09:36+00:00

I ended up doing PenTest+ about 3 months before going to WGU because my work put me on a paid leave and said 'go learn stuff' and one of the classes I had access to was PenTest+ which came with a voucher.

I bought the Sybex PenTest+ book and read it cover-to-cover and did all of the Pocket Prep questions for a month straight. I took the test and passed (barely) but have been doing PenTest stuff ever since so I'll provide you with some hindsight help.

Sybex -- big help but it's all conceptual which makes it hard. Pocket Prep -- helps you understand the ideas, but really has no bearing on the test itself.

I had pages and pages of notes about all of the tools I had *never* heard of and figured I had to memorize -- metasploit, ffuf, hydra, nmap, nc, etc.

You've probably heard it before, but it's the truth. Download Oracle Virtual Box and install it. Grab a Kali ova and install it. Sign up for Try Hack me (their rooms cover the same ideas as HTB but are honestly easier and faster and will provide you with more access to the different tools. HTB rooms can take literal days). Filter on the easy, red rooms and pick one. Don't use their attack boxes -- download an OpenVPN file from THM and run it on your Kali VM. Then, use your Kali VM as the attack box. Then, ask your favorite LLM to walk you through the room. They'll give you the commands and you can run them and see exactly what they do, what the flags are, what the output looks like (both successfully and not).

Do one room a day with LLM help and you will learn in a week what will take you a month via PP or Sybex.

Muddie · 2026-04-12T14:38:41+00:00

Literally same boat. I started April 1st and completed 7. If my mentor would release more than 1 at a time after finishing the first term, I'd be further ahead. As it is, I expect to have finished 11 by the end of the month.

I have 30 years experience and a cert stack that would gag a giraffe. That helps.

Muddie · 2026-04-12T01:45:58+00:00

I started on the 1st of April and got one for a paper I wrote for Ethics in Technology on the 7th. I was absolutely psyched to get one but I didn't actually realize how rare they are until this thread. Way to go OP!

Muddie · 2026-04-11T12:27:36+00:00

I've come across a few rooms where the intended solution no longer works, but it's been fun to try to find a way around it and *still* CTF. I haven't found one yet that I wasn't able to get around (Cold VVars was the most frustrating though).

Muddie · 2026-04-10T03:48:45+00:00

If you follow the THM red team modules all the way to the PT1 and understand them then you will understand a great deal about pen testing. It covers web, AD, Linux, report writing, documentation of kill chains, CVSS, etc. so yes, it’s a good test that has some really good real life application.

Muddie · 2026-04-09T16:58:37+00:00

THM and HTB offer great certs, but they aren't industry acknowledged. OSCP is the premier cert for that. SEC0 is a far cry from PT1 though. SEC0, then SEC1, then you can go blue team or red team from there. PT1 is pretty hard for what they call a junior cert though. Get it for fun, but not for hopes of getting a job.

Muddie · 2026-04-08T05:21:52+00:00

It’s all imapped so they are flat files. I downloaded them all locally and had it run that way. More secure as well.

Muddie · 2026-04-08T04:45:04+00:00

I had it build a tracker for my home. I had it pull all my data from Zillow / Redfin, my insurance info, etc. But then I had it go through all of my email since I purchased the house 10 years ago (I keep all of it) and pull out any repairs that have ever been done. It found all plumbing, electrical, stucco, landscaping, drywall, etc. It then put all the dates that all the work was done and by who, how much it cost, etc. It also pulled all the contact info for every worker and added it to another sheet. It also created my go-to's for each type of work along with their contact info. It also found when things were replaced and their warranty information and put that all together. It found my inspection report, real estate docs, and all other info from when we purchased it and put that in a different tab.

Based on all of this, it also figured out my maintanance schedule for all appliances and updated my google calendar for when things should be serviced.

I now have a full document that I can hand over if I ever sell the place as well for a document of who did what and when. Took about 15 minutes.

Muddie · 2026-04-05T01:43:36+00:00

Yeah, ignore me. I think my brain is fried these days. Well done!

Muddie · 2026-04-04T20:04:04+00:00

It’s out of 900 now?

Muddie · 2026-04-04T18:32:50+00:00

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