Why Pay After You Pass — FsKnockouT Trust Guarantee

Pay-after-pass is FsKnockouT's trust guarantee for remote certification exam support. You book a session, we're online during your exam window, and you only pay when the certifying body officially confirms your PASS. If you don't pass, you don't pay. This page covers what "pass confirmed" means at FsKnockouT, when billing happens, what we cover, what we don't, and how verification works via Telegram.

The guarantee in one sentence

No charge until the official result email or portal status from the certifier confirms a PASS. Partial passes, pending reviews, appeals, and proctoring invalidations do not trigger billing.

What "pass confirmed" means at FsKnockouT

We define "pass confirmed" as the certifying body's own authoritative confirmation of your pass. This is specific per certifier:

• OffSec (OSCP+, OSEP, OSWE, OSED, OSAI, OSDA, OSWA): the result email in your OffSec portal showing PASS.
• PortSwigger (BSCP): the pass notification from the exam platform plus credential issued in your PortSwigger account.
• TCM Security (PNPT, PJPT): the certificate issued after the mandatory oral debrief call.
• Hack The Box (CPTS, CDSA, CWES, CWEE, CBBH, CAPE): the certificate listed in your HTB Academy certifications page.
• Altered Security (CRTP, CRTE, CRTO, CRTL, CRTM): the pass confirmation email from Altered Security with your certificate number.
• EC-Council (CEH, CHFI, CPENT, LPT Master): the digital certificate issued in your ASPEN portal.
• INE Security (eJPT, eWPT, eWPTX, eCPPT, eMAPT, eCTHP, eCDFP, eCIR, eAIS, eEDA, eIAMA, eSOC): the certificate issued in your INE profile after the result window.

When billing happens

Billing begins only after the pass confirmation lands. For most certs this is within 10 business days of the exam ending. For OffSec it is typically within 10 days after report submission. For TCM it is after the debrief call. If the result is still pending 30 days after the exam, we wait — no invoice goes out until the official status is a PASS.

What is NOT a pass

• Partial scores below the pass threshold.
• Fails. No charge. Full stop.
• Proctoring-invalidated attempts. Not our call — the condition isn't met.
• Attempts under appeal or review. We wait for the final decision.
• Any attempt you did not actually sit for. No charge if you no-show.

Verification flow via Telegram

Before you ever pay anything, you message @FsKnockouT on Telegram with your exam date and assigned machine or target details (once released by the certifier). We check our walkthrough library for matches against the active exam pool and confirm whether we hold a direct writeup for your specific variant. Variant matching takes a few minutes and costs nothing. If we don't have strong coverage for your variant, we say so upfront so you can plan.

What pay-after-pass covers

• Variant matching before exam day against our walkthrough library.
• Live enumeration and exploitation guidance during the exam window.
• Attack-chain walkthrough when you hit a dead end.
• Privilege-escalation hints for standalone or lab machines.
• Report structure review before submission (where applicable).
• Post-exam debrief and lessons learned.

What pay-after-pass does NOT cover

• We do not take the exam for you. You are the person logged in, on camera, doing the work.
• We do not provide exam answers or compromise exam integrity. Guidance is coaching, not completion.
• We do not cover the certifier's voucher cost.
• We do not promise a specific score, only best-effort technical coaching.

Why we offer this model

Most exam candidates have already paid for a course, voucher, and practice labs — often thousands of dollars before the exam itself. Paying another $300-$1,500 upfront for exam-day help is a lot to risk on a 35-60% first-attempt pass rate. Pay-after-pass shifts that risk back to us: if we help you pass, you pay; if we don't, you don't. It also aligns our incentives — we only earn when you earn, so the coaching quality matches.

Frequently asked questions

When exactly am I billed?

When the certifying body's official result lands and shows a PASS. For OffSec, that's the result email in your OffSec portal. For TCM Security, that's the certificate issued after the debrief call. If the result is a fail, pending, or appealed, no invoice is sent.

What if I pass without needing your help?

If you book remote support but solve everything yourself, you're still invoiced for the session — you paid for a safety net and we were on call. If you decide 24 hours before the exam that you don't need the session, cancel on Telegram with no fee.

Does this work for all certs?

Pay-after-pass works for certs where the result is independently verifiable via an official email, portal status, or physical certificate. That covers OSCP+, OSEP, OSWE, OSED, CRTP, CRTE, CPTS, CDSA, PNPT, BSCP, eJPT, and most other listed certs. Open-answer or self-assessed certs are not eligible.

What stops me from lying about my result?

The verification email or portal screenshot is required before billing. Attempted fraud ends the relationship and the walkthrough materials are watermarked per buyer.

Can I book for a retake?

Yes. Retake bookings follow the same pay-after-pass structure. Many customers use the service as a retake-specific backstop after a close-fail first attempt.

Is this allowed by the certifier?

Coaching from outside the exam session is permitted by OffSec, PortSwigger, TCM Security, HTB, Altered Security, EC-Council, and INE Security per their published proctoring policies — the restriction is on another human taking the exam or sharing the screen. You are the one logged in, on camera, doing the work. If a certifier's rules forbid outside help entirely, that cert is not eligible for this service and we say so upfront.

How is this different from a tutor?

A traditional tutor bills by the hour regardless of exam outcome. Pay-after-pass only bills on confirmed pass. The incentive alignment is different: we only earn when you earn.

How do I start?

Message @FsKnockouT on Telegram with your target cert and exam date. We confirm availability, walk you through what the session looks like, and schedule accordingly. No charge for the conversation.

Ready to start?

Message @FsKnockouT on Telegram with your exam date and target cert. See the full remote exam support catalogue, the OSCP-specific pay-after-pass explainer, or the general FAQ for walkthroughs, bundles, and delivery questions.