Live classes available through the OffSec Portal are designed to support learners with guided instruction, structured learning sessions, and direct engagement with instructors. Any live classes involving courses available in the platform should follow the requirements outlined below.

Currently, live classes are available for the following courses:

• PEN-200
• PEN-300
• SOC-200
• WEB-200
• WEB-300

General Requirements

To participate in live classes through the OffSec Portal, learners must meet the following requirements:

Networking Requirements for the Venue

• Dedicated to the room high speed internet connection with at least 30 mbps
• The network settings/firewall must allow all students to concurrently connect to the LMS and VPN server

Room Requirements for the Venue

• The room size must accommodate the number of students comfortably, with space for the trainers to walk around and assist as needed
• The room must be private, i.e. no areas where the public are walking through.
• Depending on the size of the room we need at least 1 projector and screen. Each student must be able to see the screen clearly in order to follow along with the class. (incl. additional screens, etc if needed)
• 2 tables or desks up front for the trainers to set up their equipment with 
• Ample electrical outlets for trainers and students
  • An outlet or extension cord should be provided for each student workstation
• At least one clip-on microphone in case needed
• Our trainers prefer to visit the classroom the day before training to review the room set-up and network. This takes about 1-2 hours based on the readiness of the room.
  • Hours for visiting the rooms should not be at night or after hours since instructors will need rest to kickoff the training next-day , also on the day of training instructors should be able to walk into the room around 1 hour before the actual training start hour to setup everything and wait for students." 
• It would be preferable if there was a front desk with a sign-up sheet with the names of the students registered for the course so the trainers don’t need to take attendance. This is not required, but it’s helpful.
• A sample room diagram prepared by Black Hat (2019)

Hardware Requirements

• A strong laptop capable of running 1 VM at a time
• A minimum of 8 GB RAM is required
• At least 80 GB of free usable hard disk space
• The latest version of VMWare Workstation or Fusion. Please do not bring VMware Player or Server due to feature limitations
• Admin rights to your computer, or enough rights to install the VM and make changes to your machine as needed
• Ability to run x86/x64 Vmware VMs (No ARM/Apple Silicon/M1 based systems)