Web Penetration Testing & Bug Bounty Diploma

A 175‑hour, 6‑month hands‑on program that takes you from zero to professional web pentester and bug bounty hunter—covering OWASP Top 10, logic flaws, auth & access control bypasses, HTTP request smuggling, supply chain attacks, and more.

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About the Diploma

The program progresses from foundational web security concepts to advanced exploitation. You will practice continuously using real‑world labs (PortSwigger Web Security Academy) and learn to report findings professionally for bug bounty and enterprise contexts. Graduates are prepared to pursue INE’s eWPT certification and web pentesting roles.

Diploma Objectives

  • Understand web security and ethical hacking fundamentals
  • Master recon, enumeration, and exploitation techniques
  • Cover OWASP Top 10 and beyond (logic flaws, auth & access control)
  • Practice advanced techniques: HTTP request smuggling, desync, supply chain
  • Work with real bug bounty platforms and reporting styles
  • Learn defensive mitigations and patching strategies
  • Hands‑on PortSwigger labs after each topic
  • Prepare for the recognized eWPT certification

Duration

175 Hours over 6 months (2 sessions/week)

Format

Hands‑on training, live exploitation, real‑world testing

Capstone

Practical assessments on PortSwigger Web Security Academy labs

Diploma Modules & Detailed Topics

  • Introduction to Cybersecurity & Web Security
  • HTTP, HTTPS, WebSockets & basic protocols
  • Web application architecture (client, server, APIs, DBs)
  • OWASP Top 10 overview & bug bounty programs
  • Lab setup: Burp Suite, DVWA, WebGoat, Juice Shop

  • OSINT techniques & target enumeration
  • Subdomain enumeration (Amass, Subfinder, Assetfinder)
  • Fingerprinting technologies & attack surface mapping
  • Hidden parameter discovery & API recon
  • Automated recon pipelines for bug bounty hunting

  • Broken authentication & session management (PortSwigger labs)
  • OAuth & JWT exploitation (token manipulation, IDOR) – PortSwigger labs
  • 2FA bypass techniques & logic flaws – PortSwigger labs
  • Privilege escalation & IDOR – PortSwigger labs
  • Access control testing & role‑based exploits – PortSwigger labs

  • Understanding logical flaws in web apps
  • Abusing business logic: payments, discounts & workflow manipulation – PortSwigger labs
  • Race condition exploitation – PortSwigger labs
  • CAPTCHA & rate limiting bypasses – PortSwigger labs
  • Vuln chaining: combining multiple logical issues for impact

  • XSS (reflected, stored, DOM) – PortSwigger labs
  • CORS misconfigurations – PortSwigger labs
  • Clickjacking & UI redressing – PortSwigger labs
  • Client‑side prototype pollution

  • Directory traversal & file inclusion (LFI/RFI) – PortSwigger labs
  • Misconfigured file uploads – PortSwigger labs

  • HTTP request smuggling & backend desync – PortSwigger labs
  • Frontend–backend parsing discrepancies

  • Supply chain security & dependency confusion – PortSwigger labs
  • Exploiting open‑source dependencies in web apps
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Final Certification & Career Opportunities

  • Receive a Web Penetration Testing & Bug Bounty Diploma
  • Be prepared to earn eWPT (INE)
  • Qualify for roles: Penetration Tester, Web Security Analyst, Bug Bounty Hunter
  • Hands‑on experience via PortSwigger Web Security Academy labs

Tools You’ll Use

Recon

Amass, Subfinder, Assetfinder, Wayback, Git leaks

Testing

Burp Suite Pro/Community, ffuf, nuclei, dirsearch

Exploitation

JWT/OAuth tools, smuggling gadgets, desync helpers

Labs

PortSwigger Academy, DVWA, WebGoat, Juice Shop

Defensive remediations and patching approaches are covered alongside exploitation.

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Register today to start your journey in web penetration testing & bug bounty.