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The key philosophy behind the CPENT is simple – a penetration tester is as good as ... and/ or ECSA (Practical) prior to attempting the CPENT Challenge. Facebook Twitter Blog LinkedIn GetCertified +1-844-662-3509 ContactUs WeareinvitingEC-CouncilcertifiedmemberstoparticipateintheItemwritinginitiative.Clickhereformoredetails. CertifiedPenetrationTestingProfessional AbouttheCPENT EC-CouncilisrewritingthestandardsofpenetrationtestingskilldevelopmentwiththeCertifiedPenetrationTestingProfessional,theCPENTcertificationprogram.Whatmakesthisprogramuniqueisourapproachthatallowsyoutoattaintwocertificationswithjustoneexam.ThekeyphilosophybehindtheCPENTissimple–apenetrationtesterisasgoodastheirskills;that’swhyweurgeyoutogobeyondKaliLinuxandgobeyondtools. Notthatwedon’tbelieveintheOSortools,butcandidateswithanover-relianceonKalitoolsfinditincrediblydifficulttoadapttothemulti-disciplinaryapproachofthereal-worldpenetrationtestingengagements.Weurgeyoutogobeyondandexplorethevasthorizonsofpenetrationtestingthatdifferentiatethegreatfromthegood.Ergo,theknowledge,skills,andabilitiesyoulearnfromtheCPENTprogramwillallowyoutochallengenetworktypesandnotjustoneortwospecialties.WhatmakestheCPENTdifferentistherequirementtodisplayskillsacrossmultipledisciplines,forcingthecandidateto“thinkontheirfeet.”ItmakesCPENTthefirstofitskindinthelistofPentestingprograms!Ourresearchshowsthatknowledge-basedcertificationsalonedonotnecessarilyequatetowell-roundedskillsetswhenthecandidatesareputonacomplexcyberrange.Infact,manydonotevenhavetheskillstocreateroutingtables,whichisthefirststeptopivotinvisiblenetworks.Withouttheuseofanautomatedtool,mostpentestersstruggled,thenwhensimplestatelessfilteringwaspresent,thefewthathadaddedthecorrectnetworkingdetailsstalled,andonlyafewevergotpastthefirsthurdle.Inshort,noonemadeitthroughallofthehurdles,leadingtothecreationoftheCPENT. ThePurposeoftheCPENT Yearsofresearchshowedusthatmostpentestingcandidateshavegapsintheirskillswhenitcomestomultipledisciplines.Furthermore,themetricsrevealedthatwhenthetargetsarenotlocatedoneitherthesameoradirectlyconnectedandreachablesegment,afewcanperformaswellastheydoitwhenonadirectoraflatnetwork. That’swhy,forthefirsttimeintheindustry,theassessmentfortheCertifiedPenetrationTester(CPENT)willbeaboutmultipledisciplinesandnotjustoneortwospecialtytypes.Everythingpresentedinthecourseisthroughanenterprisenetworkenvironmentthatmustbeattacked,exploited,evaded,anddefended.EC-Council’sCPENTprovidestheindustrywiththecapabilitytoassessaPentester’sskillsacrossabroadspectrumof“networkzones.”WhatmakestheCPENTdifferentistherequirementtobeprovidedavarietyofdifferentscopesofworksothatthecandidatecan“thinkontheirfeet.”Theresultofthisisthatdifferentzonesrepresentvarioustypesoftesting.Anyoneattemptingthetestwillhavetoperformtheirassessmentagainstthesedifferentzones. WhoIsItFor? EligibilityCriteria HowtoScheduletheCPENTExam PenetrationTesters EthicalHackers InformationsecurityConsultant SecurityTesters SecurityAnalysts SecurityEngineers NetworkServerAdministrators FirewallAdministrators SystemAdministrators RiskAssessmentProfessionals TherearenopredefinedeligibilitycriteriaforthoseinterestedinattemptingtheCPENTexam.Youcanpurchasetheexamdashboardcodehere CPENTisafullyonline,remotelyproctoredpracticalexam,whichchallengescandidatesthroughagrueling24-hourperformance-based,hands-onexam,categorizedinto2practicalexamsof12-hourseach,whichwilltestyourperseveranceandfocusbyforcingyoutooutdoyourselfwitheachnewchallenge.Candidateshavetheoptiontochooseeithertwo12-hourexamsorone24-hourexamdependingonhowstrainingtheywouldwanttheexamtobe. Examfeatures: Cheatingisn’tanoptionsinceEC-Councilspecialistsproctortheentireexam. Chooseyourchallenge!Eithertwo12-hoursessionsorasingle24-hourexam! Scoreover70%andbecomeaCPENT! Jointheleagueofextraordinarypentestersbyscoringmorethan90%andbecominganLPT(Master)! WestronglyrecommendcandidatestoattempttheCEH(Practical)and/orECSA(Practical)priortoattemptingtheCPENTChallenge. BluePrint Clause:AgeRequirementsandPoliciesConcerningMinors Theagerequirementforattendingthetrainingortheexamisrestrictedtoanycandidatethatispermittedbyhis/hercountryoforigin/residency. Ifthecandidateisunderthelegalageaspermittedbyhis/hercountryoforigin/residency,theyarenoteligibletoattendtheofficialtrainingoreligibletoattemptthecertificationexamunlesstheyprovidetheaccreditedtrainingcenter/EC-Councilawrittenconsent/indemnityoftheirparent/legalguardianandasupportingletterfromtheirinstitutionofhigherlearning.Onlycandidatesfromanationallyaccreditedinstitutionofhigherlearningshallbeconsidered. Disclaimer:EC-Councilreservestherighttoimposeadditionalrestrictionstocomplywiththepolicy.FailuretoactinaccordancewiththisclauseshallrendertheauthorizedtrainingcenterinviolationoftheiragreementwithEC-Council.EC-Councilreservestherighttorevokethecertificationofanypersoninbreachofthisrequirement. ProcessFAQs TechnicalFAQs WhataretheeligibilitycriteriatoapplyfortheCPENTexam? TherearenopredefinedeligibilitycriteriaforthoseinterestedinattemptingtheCPENTexam.Youcanpurchasetheexamdashboardcodehere WhatwillIreceiveaspartofmypurchasetowardstheCPENTexam? YouwillreceiveaccesstopracticerangeandExamaccesscode. Whatistheaccessvalidityofpracticerange? Youcanpurchasetheaccessvalidityineither30days,60days,and90daysatthetimeofpurchase. Whatistheaccessperiodofbasicvideos? 30daysfromthedateofactivation. WhatisAspenDashboard? ItisanEC-Councilportalwhereyoucanaccessyourpackageinclusions.AlltheEC-Councilpracticalexamscanbescheduledandlaunchedfromthisportal. ForhowlongistheAspenDashboardaccesscodevalidfor? TheAspenDashboardaccesscodeisvalidfor1Yearfromthedateofreceipt.Youhavetoredeemthecodewithinthisperiod. Postdashboardactivation,howlongistheaccessvalidfor? TheAspenDashboardaccessisvalidfor30daysfromthedayitisunlocked. WhatifI’munabletosubmitthereportwithin30days? Youcanrequestfora7daysextensionbypayingUSD100. WhatdoestheDashboardconsistof? TheDashboardconsistsof: DetailedInstructionguide. Examschedulingservice. Examlaunchingservice. Examprogresstracking. Samplereporttemplates. Reportsubmission. Statusofthereport. Whatisthestructureoftheexam? TheCPENTexamisa100%practicalexam.Thecandidateisrequiredtosubmitthepen-testingreporttocompletetheexam. IsCPENTanopenbookexam? Yes,it'sanopenbookexam. Whatisthedurationoftheexam? Theexamdurationis24hours.Youcanopteitherfortwosessionsof12hourseachoronesessionfor24hours. Whatisthepassingpercentagefortheexam? Thecandidateneedstoscoreaminimumof70%inordertopasstheCPENTexam. Whatarethecriteriaforcertification? Ifyourscorerangesbetween70-89%,youwillbecertifiedasCPENT,and90%andabove,youwillbecertifiedasCPENTandLPT(Master). WillIgettwocertificationsifIscore90%andabove? Yes,youwillgettwocertificationsCPENTandLPT(Master)inyourAspenaccount. Whatisthenoticeperiodrequiredtobooktheexamsession? Sessionsshouldbebookedatleast3daysinadvanceofthedesiredexamdate. IstheCPENTexamavailableattheEC-CouncilAuthorizedTrainingCenters? No,theCPENTexamsessionsareproctoredbytheEC-CouncildirectlythroughtheRPS(RemoteProctoringServices). WhataretheimportantthingstokeepinmindbeforeIschedulemyexam? Onceyouarereadytoproceedwithyourexam,youneedtoensureyouunderstandthebelowpoints: Cancellationrequestsaretobemade24hoursinadvance. Reschedulingispossible72hoursbeforetheexamsession. Candidatehasagraceperiodof15minutestoshowupfortheexamsession. Afterthreeno-showcases,thecandidatewillberequiredtoseekspecialpermissionfromtheDirectorofCertificationinordertoproceedwiththeirnextattempt. Ifyouneedtechnicalsupportorassistance,pleasecontactusat[email protected] FAQsonexamproctoringwillbeavailableathttps://proctor.examspecialists.com/User/FAQ.aspx HowdoIscheduletheCPENTexamforanySpecialAccommodations? Pleasewriteto[email protected] Whatistheretakepolicy? Retakeexamrequestscanonlybepurchasedbywritingto[email protected],shouldacandidatefailtheexam. IstheCPENTapartoftheEC-CouncilContinuingEducationScheme? Yes,theCPENTisapartoftheEC-CouncilContinuingEducationScheme. WhatisthevalidityoftheCPENTcertification? TheCPENTcertificationisvalidforthreeyearsfromthedateofcertification. WhatistheannualmembershipfeeofCPENTcertification? USD250perannum. IholdbothCPENTandLPT(Master)certifications.DoIneedtopaythemembershipfeeforeachindividually? No WhatwillhappentomyECSAv10certificatepostretiringoftheexam? Itwillnotbeaffected.TheexistingcertifiedmemberswillcontinuetobecertifiedaslongastheymaintaintheECEcreditsintheirAspenaccountandpaytheannualmembershipfee. IamECSAv10Certified,howdoIupgradetoCPENT? Thesearetwodifferentprograms.YouwillhavetopurchasetheCPENTprogramseparately. TillwhenIcantaketheECSAv10exam? ECSAv10examwillremainavailableforthenext6monthsfromthedateofC|PENTlaunchi.e.tillendof15thMay2021. Tier1FAQs Tier2FAQs HowdoItesttoseemyVPNisworking? Youcanuseapingtestwhichshouldhavearesultof10.100.1.4.Ifyoucannotpingthisthendisconnectandre-connecttotheVPN.Also,ensureyou’reconnectedonthemachinethatyourtoolsareonandnotonthevirtualhostmachine. Somethingiswrong,IcannotfindtargetsandIcannotevenping? Ifyoucanpingthe10.100.1.4address,thenthenetworkisconnectedproperly.TheCPENTconsistsofachallengingnetworkenvironmentwhichmeansyouhavetoletthepacketsshowyoutheway.Readthenetwork,whatisittellingyou?AnalyzeitandGoDeeper.Thisenvironmentrequiresyoutoreviewthepacketsandusethemasyourguide.Again,aslongasyoucanpingtheaddressthenthenetworkisfunctioningasitshould. Myscansaretakingaverylongtime? IntheCPENT,youhavetoletthenetworkshowyoutheway.Ifyouarerunningdefaultscansandintensescansofallports,thenthescanscouldtakealongtime.Ensureyoureviewwhatthenetworkistellingyouandletthepacketsshowyoutheway.GoDeeperandgetpastthechallengesthatarebetweenyouandthescanresults.Ifyoufollowbestpracticesofscanningagainstafilteredenvironment,youwillbeabletogettherequiredresults. Iamnotsurewhattodo? Letthepacketsshowyoutheway.Analyzeit.GoDeeperandfollowthescanningmethodology.Testingisasystematicprocess,somakesuretofollowtheprocess.Refertothescopeofworkforeachzoneandproceedasyouwouldinarealtest.Determinethebestpathtofollowtogettheresultsyouneed. Icannotgetanyresponsetomylivesystemsscan? Youhavetoletthepacketsshowyoutheway.Analyzeit,thenGoDeeper.Ifyouaren’tgettingresultsfromasystemscan,thenchangeyourmindsetandlookatwhatthenetworkistellingyou.Thisrequiresyoutoanalyzeit.Thebestmethodistoobservethenetworktrafficusingaprotocolanalyzerandreadthenetwork,thentakewhatthenetworkgives. Whyaremyscansreturninghardlyanyportsopen? Inahighlyfilteredenvironmentyouhavetoletthepacketsshowyoutheway.Analyzetheprotocolsandseeifthismatcheswhatyouexpect.OnceyouhavedonethatGoDeeperandlookforweaknesses.Onceyoudiscoverthat,leverageittogainaccess Iamhavingproblemswithmybinaryexploitation.Ihaveexploitedtheapplication,buthavenotbeenabletoescalatetheprivileges.Whyisthis? ThereareprotectionsinplacethatpreventtheeffectiveIDfromgainingyourootprivileges,soyouhavetowriteaprogramorchangetheshellcodetobypasstheprotections.LookattheescalationprocessandGoDeeper. IcannotgettheanswerfortheOTnetworkregisters? TosolvethisyouhavetoidentifythePLC,thenthecommunicationstreamandinterpretit.Letthepacketsshowyoutheway.AnalyzeitandGoDeeper!ThefirststepistogetaccesstotheOTnetwork. HowdoIattacktheActiveDirectorynetworkzone? Aswithanynetworkyouhavetoidentifythetargets,thenask“whatwouldIseeinActiveDirectoryenvironment?”Onceyouhavedone,thatGoDeeperandanalyzeit.Takewhatthenetworkcangive.ThenlookforKerberosweaknessesandseeifyoucancompromiseaticket. IamunabletoextractthefirmwareinmyIOTzone Checkthesyntaxandmakesureyouhaveenteredtheoptionscorrectly.Ensureyouhaveprivilegestowritetothefolderthatyouareextractingthefirmwarefilesystemto.Reviewtheerrormessageandseeifyoucanfigureitout,thenGoDeeper. Iamunabletogetthefirmwaretomountandboot Thisisnotrequiredtogettheanswerstothequestions.Youcanobtainthemwithoutbootingtheimageandcorrespondingfilesystem.Inotherwords,youcandostaticanalysisandgettherequiredinformationtoscorepoints. TheserversrejectallpacketstomyIP(andfilterallhostportexceptwebserver),bythesereasonIcan'tgetashelltoprivilegeescalation(withasimplerceit'snotpossibletogetroot).Isthispartoftheexamcorrect? Youneedtonoticetheportsthatyouareusing.Theegressportsneedtobeportsthatarenotnormallyproxied,sothequestiontoaskiswhatportsaregoingtoegressout?Theports80and443arepoorchoicessincetheyarenormallyproxied.Again,GoDeeper! Icannotfindanylivesystemsonsomeofthe192.168addresses Thezonesincludeadirectlyconnectedzonewhichisthe172.25.X.Xnetwork.Whenitisa192.168.X.XnetworkitshouldhaveaDMZwheretheservers/machinereside.Likemostzonesthereisoneormoreweaknessesthathavetobediscoveredbymappingtheattacksurfacethroughthefilterwhichisstepone.Thefirewallonlyallowsacertainnumberofportsandthatiswhereyouneedtostart.TheICMPprotocolshouldnotbeallowedinanenterprisefromtheoutsideworld.Thekeyistodeterminetheportsthatareallowedandthenusethattomaptheattacksurface.Fromthere,lookforothernetworksfromthatpositionandforawaytogainaccess.YouaccomplishthisbyreadingwhatthepacketstellyouandtakingwhatthenetworkprovidesandGoDeeper.Notallsubnetsarevisiblefromthe172.25.X.Xnetwork,somewillrequireaccesstoa192.168.X.Xfirst. "TheusersaysthatfortheOTrangeiwouldliketocheckifthetargetisup?icannotidentifythetargetmayihavetheobjectiveoftheOTrangeitseemsuncleartome"fortheOTrange,Iwouldliketocheckifthetargetisup?,icannotidentifythetarget,mayihavetheobjectiveoftheOTrange,itseemsuncleartome. TheOTnetworkisNEVERreachable,soyouhavetofindtheweakmachineintheITnetworkanduseittoaccesstheOTnetwork.ThereisoneweakmachinethatisconnectedtotheOTnetworkwhereanoperatorusesittomonitorthedashboardsoftheOTnetwork.OnceyougainaccesstothatmachineyoucandoreconFROMthatmachinetoseetheOTnetworktrafficbetweenthesensorsandthePLC.NoICMPisallowedacrossthepublictotheothernetworksandlimitedportsforattacksurface.InanenterpriselevelOTnetworkthereshouldneverbetrafficallowedfromtheOTnetworkout.Readthenetworkpacketsandtakewhatitgivesthen,GoDeepertoobtaintherequireddata. 192.168.110.230and172.25.100.105thesearenotreachableIhaverevertedalsobutnotreachable Youhavetoreadwhatthenetworkistellingyou,thenyoucanidentifythetargets.Asmentionedinthescopeandguide,inanenterprisetherewillbesometypeoffilteringinplace,soyouhavetoreadtheresultsandGoDeepertoextractinformation.SincethisistheOTscope,youalsohavetothinkofhowanOTnetworkisdesigned.InthescenarioitisexplainedthatthereisonemachineontheITsidethatanengineerisusingtogetdatafromtheOTside,soonceyouidentifythatthenyouhavetolookforthenetworkcommunicationfromtheOTnetwork. intheADpart,Ican'treachthehosts(Ihavedonemultiplescans,evenwith-Pnandnotasingleopenportappears).Ialsotriedtoseeiftraceroutecouldreachthem,butnoluck. IntheADzone,thereisoneormoreweakmachineandthatisthevectorbywhichyouneedtogainaccess.Onceyougainaccessbydiscoveringandfindingaweaknessinamachine,theADforestwillbethere.Again,thisisbasicdefenseforanADenvironment;therefore,youhavetotakewhatthenetworkprovidesand“GoDeeper”togainaccess. IntheActiveDirectorychallengeIneedtocompromisethemachine172.25.170.20,thismachineisdown.Theonlymachinethatisupisthe172.25.170.250,butalltheportsareclosed Itisnotdown.Youhavetofindtheweakmachineandthenfromthatmachineyoucanseetheforest.Thinkhowanetworkisdesigned;theDomainControllershouldnotbedirectlyreachable,thisisdefinedintheexamguide.Thereshouldbemoremachinesup,butifyoucannotpingthem,youhavetoGoDeeperanduseothermethods.