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Certified Tester - Application
The CREST Certified Tester - Application (CCT APP) certification validates advanced skills in application security testing, including web application penetration testing, vulnerability identification, and exploitation
- 66% to pass
- 150 bank questions
- 5 domains
certilumExam syllabus, organized by domain
The official CREST blueprint, with the real weight each domain carries on test day.
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Sample Certified Tester - Application exam question
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A server with an SSRF vulnerability uses an IP blacklist to block 169.254.169.254. How can a DNS rebinding attack bypass this control?
Exam facts at a glance
Every figure below comes from the certification record or from the question bank itself.
- Passing score
- 66%
- Domains
- 5
- Questions in our bank
- 150
- Level
- EXPERT
- Measured complexity
- 2.0 / 10
- Question mix
- 52 single · 50 multi · 48 interactive
Where the hard questions actually are
We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.
- Application Security Fundamentals23 questions · complexity 1.8/10 · Gentle
30% multi-select · 0% scenario · 30% interactive
- Application Security Testing Tools and Techniques43 questions · complexity 2.2/10 · Gentle
40% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Professional Practice and Ethics14 questions · complexity 2.2/10 · Gentle
36% multi-select · 7% scenario · 29% interactive
- Reporting and Communication22 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 0% scenario · 32% interactive
- Web Application Attacks and Exploitation48 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
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