EC-COUNCIL

EC-Council Certified Penetration Testing Professional

CPENT

The EC-Council Certified Penetration Testing Professional (CPENT) certification validates your ability to perform advanced penetration testing across small, medium, and enterprise-scale networks. This hands-on, 100% practical program equips you with the skills to conduct scoping, exploit vulnerabilities, and write actionable reports. It is designed for cybersecurity professionals who want to prove their real-world offensive security expertise and advance their careers in penetration testing.

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7Domains

19Objectives

182Practice pages

879Free questions

CPENT free practice questions

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Introduction to Penetration Testing and Methodologies

45 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45

Penetration Testing Scoping and Engagement

39 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–39

Penetration Testing Essential Concepts

48 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–48

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

39 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–39

Web Application Penetration Testing

63 questions · 13 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–63

API and Java Web Token Penetration Testing

68 questions · 14 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–65 66–68

Perimeter Defense Evasion Techniques

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Windows Exploitation and Privilege Escalation

40 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40

Linux Exploitation and Privilege Escalation

48 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–48

Active Directory Penetration Testing

34 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–34

Lateral Movement and Pivoting

38 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–38

Reverse Engineering, Fuzzing, and Binary Exploitation

59 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–59

IoT Penetration Testing

49 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–49

Mastering the Metasploit Framework

44 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–44

Wireless Penetration Testing

50 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50

OT and SCADA Penetration Testing

51 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–51

Cloud Penetration Testing

51 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–51

Report Writing and Post-Testing Actions

52 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–52

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EC-Council Certified Penetration Testing Professional

CPENT free practice questions

Domain 1 · Penetration Testing Foundations and Scoping15% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 132 questions15%

Domain 2 · Information Gathering and Social Engineering9% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 75 questions9%

Domain 3 · Web and API Penetration Testing15% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 131 questions15%

Domain 4 · Perimeter Evasion and Host Exploitation13% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 113 questions13%

Domain 5 · Active Directory and Lateral Movement8% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 72 questions8%

Domain 6 · Advanced Exploitation and IoT17% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 152 questions17%

Domain 7 · Specialized Testing and Reporting23% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 204 questions23%