EC-Council · Professional Certification · Professional
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Crydd Score 66
Demand High
Career Value Strong
Recognition High
CEH at a glance
- Provider
- EC-Council
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Security
- Level
- Professional
- Cost
- See official page
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Time to earn
- 3–6 months
- Validity
- 3 years (maintained with continuing education)
- Format
- 125 questions, 4 hours
- Prerequisites
- 2 years of security experience, or official EC-Council training
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Skills it covers
- Penetration testing methodology
- Reconnaissance
- Vulnerability analysis
- Attack vectors
Where CEH takes you
- Cybersecurity Analyst
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