Clear Applications will be reviewed and accepted applicants onboarded on a quarterly basis. Applications are currently paused and will reopen in the Spring of 2023. If you have an application pending, don't fret! We are processing your application and will be in touch. 

HackerOne Clear is a program for hackers who have undergone advanced vetting and have exemplary performance, both on HackerOne's platform and off.

As a HackerOne Clear hacker, you'll be eligible to receive:

• Exclusive early access to unique targets and fun engagements
• Collaborate and build relationships with other top hackers
• Earn top cash rewards
• Access to HackerOne team and customers through chat tool
• Priority support ticket coverage
• Qualify to be in live hacking event invite potential pool
• Additional milestone rewards and benefits (tool discounts, swag, profile enhancements, and more!)
   

Qualification: 

We have just updated our Clear qualification thresholds! Our goal was to simplify and help expand this opportunity to more of our hacker community. Please take a look below to see if you qualify!

Please complete the below information to apply for Clear. To be eligible to apply for HackerOne Clear, you must meet the following criteria:

• Researchers  must pass a bi-annual background check and ID Verification, through two separate third party vendors. The details of each are outlined below. 
• Researchers must meet a minimum: 

  • Lifetime Signal: 5

  • Lifetime Impact: 15

  • Lifetime Bounty: $15k

• Exemplary Platform Performance and Professionalism - check out our Clear Rules of Engagement for more detail

These individualized thresholds are structured to reward both recent activity and lifetime platform achievements. 
 

Not on the HackerOne Platform?

That's okay! We are looking for hackers that have medium to expert proficiency with the following:

• Experience as a pentester
• Embedded Hardware, Automotive, or IoT hacking experience
• An active government clearance
• Testing cloud configurations (GCP, AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Hacking Desktop Applications
• ICS/SCADA
• Mobile

Once you have completed the application, a member of HackerOne's team will reach out to you directly with a response and next steps, if applicable. 

Note: An additional skillset survey might be sent to follow your application

Email [email protected] with any questions!