Exam Overview
| Exam Code | CCPenX-AWS |
| Exam Name | Certified Cloud Pentesting eXpert-AWS (CCPenX-AWS) |
| Vendor | The SecOps Group |
| Total Questions | 60 |
| Last Updated | 26-Oct, 2026 |
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Free CCPenX-AWS Practice Questions
Explore 5 free practice questions for the The SecOps Group CCPenX-AWS exam and review the answers and explanations to support your preparation.
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Question 1
Drag & DropHow would you enumerate subdomains for a given AWS application domain?
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Explanation
1. Use a subdomain wordlist with subfinder or amass:
subfinder -d example.com -o subs.txt
2. Validate with dnsx: dnsx -l subs.txt -a -resp
3. Use Google/Bing dorking for additional subdomain discovery.
4. Check for AWS-specific naming like dev.example.com.s3.amazonaws.com
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Question 2
Drag & DropDescribe how to crawl and spider an AWS-hosted application to enumerate all reachable endpoints and
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Explanation
1. Use Burp Suite → Target → Site Map to crawl automatically.
2. Or run: gospider -s https://example.com -o spider_output/
3. Parse the output for URLs, JS endpoints, and hidden paths.
4. Look for API endpoints and potential S3 links or tokens.
5. Feed discovered endpoints into fuzzers or scanners. -
Question 3
Drag & DropHow would you perform content discovery on a web server hosted in AWS to find hidden files and
directories?Show Answer & Explanation Hide Answer & Explanation
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Explanation
1. Use ffuf or dirsearch:
ffuf -u https://example.com/FUZZ -w /usr/share/wordlists/dirb/common.txt
2. Analyze the HTTP response codes for valid directories (e.g., 200/403).
3. Modify extensions: add .php, .bak, .zip, etc.
4. Add -e flag in ffuf for extension fuzzing: -e .php,.html,.bak
5. Explore valid paths manually or with tools like Burp Suite. -
Question 4
Drag & DropYou need to perform a reverse DNS lookup on an IP you found in a previous scan. How do you determine
the domain or hostname associated with it?Show Answer & Explanation Hide Answer & Explanation
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Explanation
1. Open a terminal.
2. Use the command: host 203.0.113.45
3. Alternatively, run: dig -x 203.0.113.45
4. If PTR record exists, it will return the associated domain.
5. Use the resolved domain for further DNS or HTTP-based recon. -
Question 5
Drag & DropYou are assessing an AWS-hosted web application. How would you perform a DNS lookup to gather
basic information about the target domain using command-line tools?Show Answer & Explanation Hide Answer & Explanation
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Explanation
1. Open a terminal.
2. Run: nslookup example.com or dig example.com
3. Observe the returned A records (IPv4), NS records (nameservers), and CNAMEs if any.
4. Use dig ANY example.com to pull additional DNS data in one command.
5. Note down all IPs and hostnames for further recon.