Do you guarantee that I will pass?
No. Certification is earned based on individual performance. We do not guarantee exam results or successful outcomes.
About the Certification
kWAPTA is a foundation-level certification that validates essential web application penetration testing skills. Candidates must demonstrate hands-on ability to perform reconnaissance, analyze HTTP behavior, identify common vulnerabilities (such as information disclosure, injection, auth/access-control issues), and validate findings through practical testing.
What is this exam?
kWAPTA is a practical, foundation-level exam that evaluates how effectively a candidate can perform a web application penetration test using a structured methodology. Candidates are assessed on their ability to analyze a target web application, understand its behavior at the HTTP level, and safely test for common, real-world security weaknesses.
Who should take this exam?
kWAPTA is ideal for beginners who want to build real, hands-on web application penetration testing skills in a structured and practical way. It is well suited for students, IT or support professionals, junior developers, QA testers, SOC or blue team members, and anyone exploring cybersecurity or application security as a career path.
Exam format
The exam is conducted in a controlled environment and provides a dedicated web application that candidates must penetration test. Most tasks are hands-on, requiring candidates to identify a vulnerability or security weakness and capture the corresponding flag as proof for each question. Some questions may also be knowledge-based, where candidates analyze application behavior or a security scenario and select the correct answer from the available options.
The assessment is 1.5 hours in duration, with an additional 30 minutes allocated for environment preparation, including instance creation and firewall rule deployment. The total allotted time for the exam is 2 hours.
Experience needed
This is a practical, hands-on exam, candidates should have some basic experience testing web applications before attempting it. You should understand core web security concepts such as the OWASP Top 10, common security misconfigurations, and standard best practices around sessions, cookies, and access control.
Pass criteria
- Candidates must achieve a minimum overall score of 75% to pass the exam and receive their certification credentials.
- Candidates achieving an overall score of 85% or above will be awarded a Merit distinction.
Policies
All exams are conducted under strict integrity standards. Candidates must complete the exam independently—receiving or providing help, using unauthorized resources, or sharing questions or answers in any form (during or after the exam) is strictly prohibited and may result in disqualification and revocation of certification.
Retake policy
This exam includes 1 free retake as part of the voucher policy. After all included retakes are used, any additional attempt will require the purchase of a new voucher.
Certificate validity
This certification includes lifetime online verification and does not expire. Each certificate clearly indicates the exam version and the exam passing date to provide transparent context on when the assessment was completed.
As industry practices and tools evolve, we strongly recommend taking the latest exam version periodically to demonstrate that your knowledge and skills remain current.
Exam Syllabus
- Identify server-side technologies and application stack components
- Extract version information from headers, responses, and exposed metadata
- Discover sensitive or restricted endpoints through application behavior
- Identify exposed administrative or privileged access paths
- Recognize security-relevant information leakage during reconnaissance
- Identify and test basic HTTP method handling
- Identify key request/response headers used by the application
- Assess cookie configuration and state-handling controls
- Identify weaknesses in request validation for state-changing actions
- Identify Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Identify HTML Injection
- Understand impact of improper input sanitization
- Recognize differences between injection types and contexts
- Identify Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerabilities
- Access unauthorized customer or user data
- Identify privilege escalation paths between user roles
- Gain elevated privileges through logical flaws
- Identify weaknesses in login flows
- Access restricted accounts without proper credentials
- Assess features for improper file authorization checks
- Identify path handling weaknesses
FAQ
Are exam fees refundable?
All exam purchases are final. Once purchased, no refunds will be issued under any circumstances.
If I fail, when can I retake the exam?
You can retake the exam immediately after a failed attempt or at any time before your exam voucher expires. There is no mandatory waiting period between attempts, as long as your voucher remains valid.
Can I share my exam content or answers?
No. Sharing exam questions, answers, or any part of the assessment is strictly prohibited and may result in disqualification or revocation of certification.
Reviews
Rahul R
The exam was a great way to test practical web pentesting skills in a realistic environment. The access control and IDOR scenarios were especially well designed and challenging, making the experience both engaging and rewarding