{"id":4110,"date":"2026-04-28T17:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/?p=4110"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:52:31","slug":"bacpp-certification-now-officially-recognized-by-the-bsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/binsec-academy\/bacpp-certification-now-officially-recognized-by-the-bsi\/","title":{"rendered":"BACPP Certification: Now Officially Recognized by the BSI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The BACPP certificate by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/binsec.academy\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/binsec.academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">binsec academy GmbH<\/a><\/strong> has been established since 2018, now it has received the official &#8220;knighthood&#8221;: The <strong>BACPP (Binsec Academy Certified Pentest Professional)<\/strong> is now officially recognized and listed by the <strong>German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)<\/strong> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsi.bund.de\/DE\/Themen\/Unternehmen-und-Organisationen\/Standards-und-Zertifizierung\/Zertifizierung-und-Anerkennung\/Zertifizierung-von-Personen\/Penetrationstester\/penetrationstester.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">qualified proof of competence for penetration testers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we have been practicing for years now carries the official government seal: True pentesting competence cannot be measured by theoretical questions, but only by performance on the live system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Realism Over Capture-the-Flag Romanticism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The focus of the BACPP is radically centered on reality. While many certifications feel like a &#8220;Capture the Flag&#8221; (CTF) challenge where you simply hop from one system to the next, the BACPP breaks this pattern:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No Theory, No Multiple Choice:<\/strong> If you want the certificate, you have to work. There are no check-box tests; instead, you face a real-world scenario in a simulated corporate environment.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Methodology Over Volume:<\/strong> It\u2019s not about cracking every system by force. Just like in a real client project, some systems are hardened or simply &#8220;secure&#8221;\u2014and that is exactly the reality of a professional pentester&#8217;s day-to-day life.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>End-to-End Process:<\/strong> From analysis and identification to professional documentation and risk assessment. Those who pass prove not only that they can &#8220;hack,&#8221; but that they can conduct a full-scale professional pentest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The feedback from many graduates speaks for itself: in direct comparison, the <a href=\"https:\/\/binsec.academy\/de\/labs\/pentest-exam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BACPP<\/a> is often rated as significantly more demanding than common industry certifications. In fact, many participants felt that even the renowned <strong>OSCP<\/strong> was actually easier, as it places less emphasis on real-world methodological depth and the complete chain of documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With its recognition by the BSI, the BACPP has officially joined the ranks of relevant evidence for competence assessment. This is particularly important for penetration testers operating in KRITIS (Critical Infrastructure) environments or for federal authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We combine a fresh, realistic approach with necessary formal acceptance. Unlike typical CTF or HackTheBox approaches, the BACPP forces a methodical procedure: since not all systems can be compromised, prioritization and time management take center stage: exactly as they do in a real-world pentesting engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1123\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/files\/bacpp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4139\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who hold the BACPP have proven that they can proceed methodically in a complex corporate environment and deliver results that go far beyond a simple root exploit. It is the certification for professionals who want to succeed in the real world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BACPP certificate by binsec academy GmbH has been established since 2018, now it has received the official &#8220;knighthood&#8221;: The BACPP (Binsec Academy Certified Pentest Professional) is now officially recognized and listed by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) as a qualified proof of competence for penetration testers. What we have been practicing &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/binsec-academy\/bacpp-certification-now-officially-recognized-by-the-bsi\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[302],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-psauer","4":"post-4110","6":"format-standard","7":"category-binsec-academy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4110"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4142,"href":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4110\/revisions\/4142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/security.sauer.ninja\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}