OMCA
OffensiveMind Certified Associate
Level 100FoundationalCore
The foundation for a career in offensive security.
OMCA confirms the fundamentals a security career rests on: networking, operating systems, web technologies and a structured assessment methodology. The exam is short, practical and designed for people new to the field.
Who it is for
Built for these professionals
- Career changers moving into security
- IT and network administrators
- Students preparing for OMCP
- Defenders who want the assessor's view
What it validates
Competency areas
- Networking and protocol fundamentals
- Linux and Windows administration
- Web technology fundamentals
- Structured assessment methodology
- Ethics, scope and rules of engagement
- Clear technical note-taking
Exam format
How the OMCA exam works
Every exam is practical and proctored. You are assessed on the work you demonstrate, in a controlled lab network.
- Practical duration
- 12 hours
- Report time
- No report required
- Environment
- Four lab machines in an isolated exam network
- Passing
- Score at least 70 of 100 points
- Proctored
- Yes
- Deliverable
- Objective submissions with evidence notes
Prerequisites
Before you begin
- Comfort with a command line
- Basic TCP/IP knowledge
Next on the ladder
Where to go after this credential
These credentials follow naturally from the skills you prove here.