Prove You Can Exploit Modern CI/CD and Cloud Environments
The ASCPC exam is a hands-on, performance-based offensive security assessment focused on real world CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments, and application delivery workflows.
This exam validates the ability to discover, chain, and exploit vulnerabilities across identity systems, cloud services, and CI/CD pipelines while operating within realistic enterprise constraints.
Exam Duration
- 48 hours for the technical assessment
- 48 additional hours to submit the report
- The timer starts immediately when the exam is launched
- No pauses, resets, or extensions are allowed
Students should only begin when fully prepared.
Exam Overview
The ASCPC certification exam is a real-world offensive cloud and CI/CD security assessment.
Candidates must:
- Discover and chain vulnerabilities across multiple systems
- Escalate privileges through identity and access paths
- Operate within restricted and monitored environments
- Complete mission objectives in a realistic enterprise scenario
Evaluation is based on both technical execution and clear, evidence-based reporting.
Exam Challenges
The ASCPC exam reflects real enterprise environments and requires:
- Complex attack chaining: Linking multiple weaknesses across cloud services, identity, CI/CD pipelines, and workloads
- Privilege boundaries and detection pressure: Escalating access while navigating restricted permissions and security controls
- Execution plus reporting quality: Demonstrating both technical success and the ability to clearly document methodology and impact
Allowed Tooling and Restrictions
- Students may use their own tools, scripts, and frameworks
- Public tools are allowed unless explicitly restricted
- Internet access for research is allowed
- Custom scripting and chaining is expected
- Collaboration or sharing solutions is prohibited
Prebuilt tools alone are unlikely to succeed without chaining and adaptation.
- Students may use CLI tools, scripts, and automation relevant to cloud and CI/CD environments
- Manual and automated techniques may be combined
- Understanding how systems interact is critical to success
The ASCPC exam is conducted in a live Azure-based environment designed to simulate modern enterprise infrastructure.
Includes:
- Cloud-hosted, enterprise-style architecture
- Identity, compute, containers, and CI/CD workflows
- Production-like permission boundaries and access controls
- Multi-layer targets requiring chained exploitation
Each student receives an isolated environment.
The ASCPC exam is not based on theoretical scenarios or simplified labs.
This environment is built from real vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and attack paths identified during live client engagements involving CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments.
Students are exposed to:
- Realistic pipeline misconfigurations
- Identity and access design flaws
- Cross-service trust relationships
- Attack paths that require chaining across systems
This ensures the exam reflects how modern CI/CD environments are actually compromised.
The ASCPC exam is performance based and completed inside a live cloud environment.
Students must:
- Enumerate CI/CD attack surface
- Exploit identity and access paths
- Demonstrate impact
- Capture required flags
- Submit a professional certification report
Students must demonstrate meaningful impact. This may include:
- Privilege escalation
- Access to restricted systems or resources
- CI/CD pipeline compromise or manipulation
- Unauthorized access to sensitive data
Identifying vulnerabilities alone is not sufficient.
What You Must Submit
Students must submit a professional report that includes:
- Step-by-step methodology
- Evidence of exploitation and impact
- Screenshots supporting successful execution
- Clear explanation of attack paths and chaining
- Description of how access was escalated
Student Preparation Checklist
Before attempting the ASCPC exam, students should be comfortable with:
- Cloud security attack paths (identity, IAM, compute, storage, networking)
- Privilege escalation in cloud and CI/CD environments
- Enumeration and note-taking during timed assessments
- Command-line workflows and tooling
- Preparing structured technical reports
Environment Management
- Students may restart or rebuild components if needed
- The exam timer will continue running
- Full environment resets are not permitted
Exam Expectations
This exam is intentionally challenging.
Students should expect:
- Multiple attack paths and dead ends
- Chained exploitation requirements
- Limited permissions and constrained environments
- Scenarios requiring research and adaptation
After Submission
- Submissions are manually reviewed by experienced operators
- Reviews typically take 5 to 10 business days
- Students are notified via email once results are finalized
Environment Stability
- The environment is monitored by White Knight Labs
- If a verified platform issue occurs, it will be investigated
- A free retest will be provided if necessary
- No resets or extensions are granted for user error
Retakes
- Retakes are available immediately
- No cooldown period
- Each attempt requires a new exam purchase
Not an Entry-Level Exam
This exam is not beginner friendly.
Students should have prior experience with:
- Cloud platforms and identity systems
- CI/CD pipelines and application workflows
- Offensive security fundamentals
Should You Take the ASCPC Exam
You should attempt this exam if:
- You understand cloud identity and access models
- You can chain vulnerabilities across multiple systems
- You are comfortable working in CI/CD environments
- You can document technical findings clearly
You should not attempt this exam if:
- You are new to offensive security
- You rely on single-step exploits
- You are not comfortable working across multiple systems
Important Policies
- No extensions are granted once the exam has started
- The exam cannot be paused or restarted
- Exam vouchers are non-refundable
- All sales are final
Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q)
Is the ASCPC exam beginner friendly
- No. This is not an entry-level exam. ASCPC is designed for practitioners with experience in cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, and offensive security fundamentals.
Do I need to take the course before the exam
- No. The exam can be attempted without completing the course, but the course is strongly recommended for most students.
When can I start the exam
- You can start the exam at any time.
- No scheduled start time is required
- The process is fully automated
- The timer begins immediately when the exam is launched
How long is the exam
- 48 hours for the technical assessment
- 48 additional hours to submit the report
What happens once I start the exam
- Once started:
- The timer begins immediately
- The exam cannot be paused or restarted
- No extensions are granted under any circumstances
- Students should only start when fully prepared.
What is required to pass
- To pass the exam, you must:
- Enumerate the CI/CD and cloud attack surface
- Exploit identity and access paths
- Demonstrate meaningful impact
- Capture required flags
- Submit a professional report
What do I need to submit
- You must submit a professional report that includes:
- Step-by-step methodology
- Evidence of exploitation and impact
- Screenshots showing successful execution
- Clear explanation of attack chains
- Description of how access was escalated
What tools are allowed
- Students may use their own tools, scripts, and frameworks
- Public tools are allowed unless restricted
- Internet access for research is allowed
- Custom scripting and chaining is expected
Can I use cloud CLI tools and automation
- Yes.
- CLI tools, scripts, and automation are allowed
- Both manual and automated approaches may be used
What cloud platform is used in the exam
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The exam environment includes multiple cloud and platform components.
Students are expected to: - Identify the technologies and services in use
- Enumerate the environment to understand architecture and dependencies
- Adapt techniques based on what is discovered
- Part of the assessment is the ability to analyze and operate within an unknown environment.
What kind of environment should I expect
- Cloud infrastructure with multiple interconnected services
- CI/CD pipelines and workflows
- Identity and access management challenges
- Production-like permission boundaries
What does “demonstrating impact” mean
- You must show real consequences of exploitation. This may include:
- Privilege escalation
- Access to restricted resources
- Pipeline compromise
- Unauthorized access to sensitive data
- Simply identifying vulnerabilities is not enough.
Can I reset or rebuild the environment
- Yes, with limitations.
- The exam timer will continue running
- Full environment resets are not permitted
What if something breaks in the environment
- The environment is monitored by White Knight Labs
- If a verified platform issue occurs, it will be investigated
- A free retest will be provided if necessary
- No resets or extensions are granted for user error
How many targets are included
- The environment includes multiple interconnected systems across identity, compute, containers, and CI/CD workflows.
Can I collaborate with others during the exam
- No. Collaboration, sharing solutions, or receiving assistance from others is strictly prohibited.
Can I retake the exam
- Yes.
- Retakes are available immediately
- No cooldown period
- Each attempt requires a new exam purchase
How long does it take to get results
- Submissions are manually reviewed
- Reviews typically take 5 to 10 business days
- You will be notified by email once results are finalized
Are exam vouchers refundable
- No.
- Exam vouchers are non-refundable
- All sales are final
Do I need coding experience
- Basic scripting and command-line proficiency is expected. The exam focuses more on chaining and exploitation than heavy development.
Is the exam environment shared
- No. Each student receives an isolated exam environment.
What language is the exam conducted in
- The exam and all materials are provided in English.
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