Exam objectives
CEHCertified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam objectives
The published blueprint is the contract: the exam can only test what is on this list. Domains carry their official weightings, and objectives with a practice page link straight to questions written for that objective.
Titles and weightings from the official objectives. EC-Council exam page ↗
Information Security and Ethical Hacking Overview
6%of examReconnaissance Techniques
17%of examSystem Hacking Phases and Attack Techniques
15%of examNetwork and Perimeter Hacking
24%of examWeb Application Hacking
14%of examWireless Network Hacking
5%of examMobile Platform, IoT, and OT Hacking
10%of examCloud Computing
5%of examCryptography
5%of examObjectives marked Practice open a page of original questions written for that objective, each with a full explanation cited to EC-Council documentation.
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