Web Security Testing Professional (WSTP™) Industry-Standard Certification for Modern Web Application Security Testing

The Web Security Testing Professional (WSTP™) certification is an intensive, scenario-driven assessment designed to validate real-world web application security testing skills.

Unlike theory-based exams, WSTP™ focuses on practical attack analysis, vulnerability identification, and decision-making under realistic testing conditions. Candidates are evaluated on their ability to analyze HTTP traffic, identify security weaknesses, exploit vulnerabilities safely, and recommend appropriate remediation strategies.

The exam consists of 600 advanced multiple-choice and scenario-based questions delivered over 6 hours, covering modern web technologies, APIs, authentication mechanisms, business logic flaws, and common misconfigurations aligned with current industry practices.

WSTP™ is intended for security professionals, penetration testers, bug bounty hunters, and developers who want to demonstrate professional-level competence in web security testing.

📚 Exam Modules (30 Modules)

1. Web Application Architecture Fundamentals

2. HTTP/HTTPS Protocol Deep Dive

3. Cookies, Sessions, and State Management

4. Web Application Threat Modeling

5. Authentication Mechanisms & Weaknesses

6. Session Management Vulnerabilities

7. Authorization & Access Control Testing

8. Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA)

9. Input Validation & Sanitization Failures

10. SQL Injection (Error-Based, Union, Blind)

11. NoSQL Injection Attacks

12. Command Injection & OS Interaction

13. Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI)

14. Cross-Site Scripting (Reflected, Stored, DOM)

15. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

16. Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) Misconfigurations

17. File Upload & File Handling Vulnerabilities

18. Local & Remote File Inclusion (LFI/RFI)

19. Business Logic & Workflow Abuse

20. Rate Limiting & Abuse Scenarios

21. Security Misconfigurations & Hardening

22. Sensitive Data Exposure

23. Web Application Logging & Monitoring Gaps

24. API Security Fundamentals

25. API Authentication (JWT, OAuth, Tokens)

26. Mass Assignment & API Injection Issues

27. WebSockets & Real-Time Application Risks

28. Client-Side Security & JavaScript Risks

29. Secure Development & Remediation Principles

30. Web Security Testing Methodology & Reporting