GIAC GPEN Full-Length Practice Test
Prepare for the GIAC Penetration Tester certification with ten full-length practice tests. The current GPEN exam has 82 questions, a three-hour limit and a 73% passing score. Work through planning, reconnaissance, scanning and exploitation, then give the identity and Azure objectives the time they deserve.
- 10 full-length practice tests
- 82 questions on the GPEN exam
- 3-hour certification exam
- 73% official pass mark
- 16 published objectives
Bars show counts of published objectives grouped for revision, not exam weightings.
Choose the amount of practice you need
Start with one numbered test or make room for repeat practice. The five-test pack is a shorter run. The ten-test pack gives you the complete set.
One test
One numbered full-length practice test
One independent GPEN practice test
- Begin with GPEN Practice Test 1
- Use it to identify topics to revise next
- Choose any of the ten tests individually below
All 10 tests
The complete GPEN practice set
Works out at $1.30₹59.90£1.00€1.20 per test
- All ten numbered full-length practice tests
- More separate attempts for spaced revision
- Revisit weak topics between tests
- Complete set in one purchase
Five tests
A shorter GPEN practice set
Works out at $1.50₹59.80£1.16€1.40 per test
- Five full-length practice tests
- Start with an initial assessment
- Return to other numbered tests after revision
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What GIAC sets on the current GPEN exam
GIAC's current Penetration Tester certification exam has a three-hour limit, 82 questions and a minimum passing score of 73%.
| Certification | GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) |
| Level | Practitioner |
| Exam questions | 82 |
| Time | 3 hours |
| Passing score | 73% |
| Current pass standard | Exam version released on or after 12 July 2025 |
| Format | Proctored exam with CyberLive hands-on testing |
| Published objectives | 16 |
Read the problem before choosing the exploit
GPEN starts with the process: defining an authorized engagement, collecting reconnaissance and interpreting scan results. Those first decisions determine what a tester should do next.
The published objectives move into exploitation and post-exploitation, password and hash attacks, Kerberos, Active Directory persistence and Azure authentication paths. Metasploit and command-and-control frameworks are also listed.
CyberLive evaluates hands-on capability in realistic lab environments. Practise using the tools separately, then use full-length question sessions to sharpen your decisions.
Make each GPEN practice test count
Treat each test as one round of preparation. The aim is to spot where a plausible answer stopped being the best answer.
How it is built
- Ten numbered full-length GPEN practice tests
- Purchase one, five or all ten tests
- Use the published objectives to plan focused revision
- Start with a single test if you want a baseline
Under the clock
- The certification exam allows three hours for 82 questions
- Practise moving on when evidence is incomplete
- Read every scope restriction before choosing an action
- Return to difficult reasoning after easier decisions
What comes next
- Map mistakes to published GPEN objectives
- Separate a tool-syntax error from a method error
- Revisit the strongest wrong answer
- Use another numbered test after targeted study
A GPEN-style study question
The safest next step is often the one that answers the client's question without crossing the scope of the engagement.
During an authorized internal assessment, a tester is asked to identify Windows hosts that do not require SMB signing. The scope permits non-authenticated service enumeration but prohibits password attacks and system modification. Which action BEST meets the objective?
- ARun Nmap's
smb2-security-modescript against TCP port 445 on the permitted hosts. - BPerform an SMB password spray against every discovered account.
- CLaunch a known SMB remote-code-execution exploit on each host.
- DDisable SMB logging and inspect the systems after a restart.
Why A
The smb2-security-mode script examines the SMB signing configuration through protocol negotiation. It gets the needed evidence without passwords or exploitation.
Why B is tempting
An authentication test can reveal weak passwords, but credentials are not the target of this question. Spraying passwords violates the permitted scope. C and D create unnecessary changes or risk.
GIAC publishes 16 exam objectives
Use the objective titles below as a study checklist. GIAC does not publish percentage weights or an official questions-per-objective split.
| Objective | Published GPEN objective title |
|---|---|
| 01 | Advanced Password Attacks |
| 02 | Attacking Password Hashes |
| 03 | Azure Applications and Attack Strategies |
| 04 | Azure Overview, Attacks, and AD Integration |
| 05 | Command and Control (C2) |
| 06 | Domain Escalation and Persistence Attacks |
| 07 | Escalation and Exploitation |
| 08 | Exploitation Fundamentals |
| 09 | Kerberos Attacks |
| 10 | Metasploit |
| 11 | Password Attacks |
| 12 | Password Formats and Hashes |
| 13 | Penetration Test Planning |
| 14 | Reconnaissance |
| 15 | Scanning and Host Discovery |
| 16 | Vulnerability Scanning |
All 10 GIAC GPEN full-length practice tests
Each numbered test has an individual page. Begin with one or use the complete pack to spread your preparation across ten tests.
About the GPEN exam and these practice tests
The GPEN exam
How many questions are on the GIAC GPEN exam?
GIAC lists 82 questions and a three-hour exam duration for the current GPEN certification exam.
What is the passing score for GPEN?
The minimum passing score is 73% for GPEN exam versions released on or after 12 July 2025.
Does the GPEN exam include hands-on questions?
Yes. GIAC GPEN includes CyberLive testing with hands-on challenges in lab environments, alongside its broader exam assessment.
What topics are covered in GIAC GPEN?
The 16 published objectives include penetration test planning, reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, Metasploit, password and hash attacks, Kerberos, Active Directory escalation, Azure attacks, command and control, and persistence.
Does GIAC publish GPEN domain percentages?
GIAC lists the certification objectives without an official percentage weighting for each area. The full published objective list appears above.
These practice tests
How many GIAC GPEN practice tests are available here?
There are ten numbered full-length practice tests. You can open an individual test page or choose a pack of five or ten.
Should I choose the GPEN pack of five or ten?
The pack of five is a shorter practice set. The pack of ten gives you all numbered tests in one purchase. Compare the prices in the pack cards above.
Can I buy one GPEN test without a pack?
Yes. Each of the ten tests has a separate page and can be purchased individually.
What is the difference between the packs?
The single-test option gives you one test. The five-test pack contains five tests. The complete pack contains all ten tests.
How are prices shown in my currency?
The site displays INR for India, GBP for the United Kingdom, EUR for the euro area and USD elsewhere.
Ten full-length GPEN practice tests.
$12.99₹599£9.99€11.99
Use the first practice test to find the gap. After focused revision, use another numbered test to see whether your decisions are getting sharper.
