CompTIA Pentest+ Exam Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.

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CompTIA Pentest+ Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.




Methodology - Answer✔__ is a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.

Pentest Methodology - Answer✔__:
1. Planning & Scoping
2. Info Gathering & Vulnerability ID
3. Attacks & Exploits
4. Reporting & Communication

NIST SP 800-115 Methodology - Answer✔__:
1. Planning
2. Discovery
3. Attack
4. Reporting

Planning a Penetration Test - Answer✔__, Questions to ask:
▪ Why Is Planning Important?
▪ Who is the Target Audience?
▪ Budgeting
▪ Resources and Requirements
▪ Communication Paths
▪ What is the End State?


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▪ Technical Constraints
▪ Disclaimers

Planning a Penetration Test - Budgeting - Answer✔__:
▪ Controls many factors in a test


▪ If you have a large budget, you can perform a more in-depth test
__● Increased timeline for testing
__● Increased scope
__● Increased resources (people, tech, etc.)

Planning a Penetration Test - Resources and Requirements - Answer✔__:
▪ What resources will the assessment require?


▪ What requirements will be met in the testing?
__● Confidentiality of findings
__● Known vs. unknown vulnerabilities
__● Compliance-based assessment

Planning a Penetration Test - Communication Paths - Answer✔__:
▪ Who do we communicate with about the test?


▪ What info will be communicated and when?


▪ Who is a trusted agent if testing goes wrong?

Planning a Penetration Test - What is the End State? - Answer✔__:
▪ What kind of report will be provided after test?


▪ Will you provide an estimate of how long remediations would take?

Planning a Penetration Test - Technical Constraints - Answer✔__:

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▪ What constraints limited your ability to test?


▪ Provide the status in your report
__● Tested
__● Not Tested
__● Can't Be Tested

Planning a Penetration Test - Disclaimers - Answer✔__:
▪ Point-in-Time Assessment
__● Results were accurate when the pentest occurred


▪ Comprehensiveness
__● How complete was the test?
__● Did you test the entire organization or only specific objectives?

Rules of Engagement (RoE) - Answer✔__ are detailed guidelines and constraints regarding the
execution of information security testing.


The __ is established before the start of a security test, and gives the test team authority to
conduct defined activities without the need for additional permissions.

Rules of Engagement (RoE) Overview - Answer✔__:
▪ Timeline
▪ Locations
▪ Time restrictions
▪ Transparency
▪ Test boundaries

RoE: Timeline - Answer✔__:
▪ How long will the test be conducted?
_● A week, a month, a year


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▪ What tasks will be performed and how long will each be planned for?

RoE: Locations - Answer✔__:
▪ Where will the testers be located?
_● On-site or remote location


▪ Does organization have numerous locations?


▪ Does it cross international borders?

RoE: Time Restrictions - Answer✔__:
▪ Are there certain times that aren't authorized?


▪ What about days of the week?


▪ What about holidays?

RoE: Transparency - Answer✔__:
▪ Who will know about the pentest?


▪ Will the organization provide resources to the testers (white box test)?

RoE: Boundaries - Answer✔__:
▪ What will be tested?


▪ Is social engineering allowed to be used?


▪ What about physical security testing?


▪ How invasive can the pentest be?



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