C|OASP is a hands-on, practitioner-level credential that validates your ability to ethically attack AI systems so you can defend them with engineering-grade controls.
COASP trains security professionals to think like adversaries targeting AI models, LLMs, data pipelines, and AI-powered applications – covering areas like adversarial AI, prompt injection, model manipulation, and AI-specific threat exploitation.
COASP is not about building AI models or running AI programs. It is about proving you can:
- Think like an attacker inside AI systems
- Uncover weaknesses across models and pipelines
- Validate security controls
- Reduce operational risk before deployment
- This is the only credential built for offensive AI security work with outcomes you can demonstrate.
C|OASP is designed for security professionals who wish to master offensive and defensive AI security techniques.
Prerequisites
To be eligible to apply to sit for the Certified Offensive AI Security Professional Exam, a candidate must either:
- Have a minimum of 2 years work experience in InfoSec domain (You will need to pay USD100 as a non-refundable application fee);
- Or Have attended an official EC-Council training (All candidates are required to pay the $100 application fee, however your training fee shall include this fee)
Recommended training for this certification
Exams
- Number of Questions: 70
- Duration: 6 hours
- Passing Criteria: In order to maintain the high integrity of our certification exams, EC-Council Exams are provided in multiple forms (i.e., different question banks). Each form is carefully analyzed through beta testing with an appropriate sample group under the purview of a committee of subject matter experts that ensure that each of our exams not only have academic rigor but also have “real world” applicability. We also have a process to determine the difficulty rating of each question. The individual rating then contributes to an overall “Cut Score” for each exam form. To ensure each form has equal assessment standards, cut scores are set on a “per exam form” basis. Depending on which exam form is challenged, cut scores can range from 60% to 85%.