D1 -- 22% of exam
🚀 New for 2026 -- The first AI red team credential
AI Red Team
Certified Practitioner
50 MCQ in 90 minutes, then 3 hands-on labs against real LLMs. 8 domains covering the full AI red team workflow -- from prompt injection to agentic AI exploitation. Built by working AI pentesters, not academics.
₹24,999 for India via geo-detect at checkout. Free retake within 30 days. Certificate issued as PDF on pass.
Exam Blueprint -- 8 Domains
Domain weights are tuned to attacker frequency in real engagements -- not academic neatness. The biggest blocks are where the bugs and bounties actually are.
D2 -- 16% of exam
Jailbreaking & Safety Bypass
D3 -- 12% of exam
OWASP LLM Top 10
D4 -- 10% of exam
Insecure Output Handling
D5 -- 8% of exam
Training Data Poisoning & Supply Chain
D6 -- 12% of exam
Agentic AI & Multi-Agent
D7 -- 10% of exam
AI System Architecture & Threat Modeling
D8 -- 10% of exam
Reporting, Disclosure & Bug Bounty
How SE-ARTCP Compares
There are good general security certs and good practical pentest certs. There is no canonical AI red team cert -- yet.
| Credential | Focus | Hands-on | AI-specific | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE-ARTCP | AI red team | ✅ 3 labs | ✅ | $299 |
| CEH (EC-Council) | General ethical hacking | ⚠️ Optional CEH Practical | ❌ | $1,199–$3,499 |
| OSCP (OffSec) | Network/web pentesting | ✅ | ❌ | $1,649–$2,499 |
| CompTIA PenTest+ | Vendor-neutral pentesting | ⚠️ Performance-based questions | ❌ | $404 |
| EC-Council CAISP | AI Security (broad) | ❌ | ✅ | $999+ |
Verify all pricing on each vendor’s site -- prices change. SE-ARTCP intentionally undercuts incumbent cert prices to make AI red team certification accessible to the working pentester, not just enterprise budgets.
Who This Is For
Primary
Working pentesters
1–3 years pentest or AppSec experience. Your employer is asking "can you red team our AI features?" and you want a structured framework plus a credential.
Secondary
New graduates
Comp-sci or cybersec graduates targeting their first AI security role. SE-ARTCP gives you a credential to differentiate from generic security candidates.
Crossover
AI/ML engineers
You build AI features. Your risk team flagged LLMs as audit-priority. Now you need to think like an attacker. SE-ARTCP teaches the offensive mindset.
Career impact
What this credential does for your resume and where the skills take you.
Roles this qualifies you for
- → AI Security Engineer
- → LLM Red Teamer
- → AI Application Security Engineer
- → AI Governance & Risk Analyst
- → Adversarial ML Researcher
Skills you validate
- → Prompt injection & jailbreak execution
- → OWASP LLM Top 10 v2 exploitation
- → MITRE ATLAS attack-chain mapping
- → Agentic AI & RAG poisoning
- → Live LLM attack methodology
Companies actively hiring for these skills
Frontier AI labs: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta AI. Big tech: Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Apple. AI-native startups: Scale AI, Cohere, Perplexity, Mistral. Specialist consultancies: Trail of Bits, Bishop Fox, NCC Group.
Named as public employers with active AI security postings. Not affiliated with SE-ARTCP.
Compensation anchor
AI Security Engineer roles at frontier labs and Fortune 500 companies pay $180k–$400k base in the US according to public compensation data. Independent AI red team consultants bill $200–$800/hour. This field pays because it did not exist 18 months ago and demand is outpacing certified supply.
Your resume line
SE-ARTCP — AI Red Team Certified Practitioner | SecurityElites | 2026
Add to LinkedIn certifications, resume, and email signature. Every cert issued gets a public verification URL so employers can validate authenticity.
LIVE — REGISTRATIONS OPEN
Ready to certify?
The credential is live. $299 one-time, or ₹24,999 for India via geo-detect at checkout. Certificate issued as PDF on pass. Free retake within 30 days. Take the free practice exam first if you want to gauge readiness.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is SE-ARTCP available now?
Yes -- the cert is live and accepting registrations. Take the exam whenever you are ready. Practice exam is free at /se-artcp/practice/. Full cert is $299 (₹24,999 India via geo-detect at checkout).
How is SE-ARTCP different from CEH or OSCP?
CEH is a multiple-choice-only credential focused on general ethical hacking. OSCP is hands-on but not AI-focused. SE-ARTCP is the first credential specifically targeting AI red team work, with a hands-on lab component (3 hands-on labs alongside 50 MCQ) so it has practical credibility, not just paper credibility. Pricing is $299 vs $1,199+ for CEH and $1,649+ for OSCP -- 4x cheaper for an exam targeting a more current skillset.
What is the exam format?
50 multiple-choice questions in a 90-minute session, with a 35/50 (70%) threshold to pass the MCQ portion. Then 3 hands-on labs drawn at random from a bank of 20+ live LLM labs -- each lab has 5 flags to capture, you need 3+ flags to pass a lab, and you need to pass 2 of your 3 labs to earn the cert. The MCQ bank has 370+ items so no two candidates see the same exam. Fully online and self-contained -- no external proctoring service required.
Do I need to take the AI LLM Hacking Course first?
No, the cert is independent of any specific training. But our 90-day AI LLM Hacking Course covers the full SE-ARTCP blueprint, and most candidates who take both pass on first attempt. The course is free; the cert is paid.
How long is the cert valid?
3 years. To renew, you need to either retake the exam or accumulate 40 CPE credits (Continuing Professional Education). CPE credits can be earned by reading our advanced articles, attending AI security conferences, completing approved courses, or publishing original research.
What if I fail?
Free retake within 30 days of your first attempt. Subsequent retakes are $99. Most failed candidates pass on second attempt after reviewing the domain breakdown showing where they lost the most points.
Is the cert recognized by employers?
SE-ARTCP launched in 2026 -- recognition is building. We are actively building employer recognition through three channels: (1) free cert grants to 100 named industry red teamers in exchange for public reviews, (2) conference talks at DEF CON AI Village, BSides events, and RSA, and (3) university partnerships for bulk free academic licensing. We recommend listing it as "AI Red Team Certified Practitioner (SE-ARTCP)" on your CV.
Can I take the exam from anywhere in the world?
Yes. The exam is fully online and self-contained -- no external proctoring service required. You need a stable internet connection and a modern browser. The lab tasks require you to interact with live LLMs from your browser, so a quiet environment helps you focus.
Is there a free version?
Yes -- a free practice exam at /se-artcp/practice/ with no cert issued. Use it to gauge whether you are ready for the full exam. Practice questions are drawn from a separate pool so passing the practice does not give you any of the actual exam questions.