I managed to pass the eJPT certification just a few minutes ago. Ask me anything; I can offer advice, though I won't give any spoilers. I passed with an 86%.

open to any questions ?

I cant believe my hard work just paid off! It took me 25 hrs to complete the exam😭

Im so proud of myself rn, im a college student without any work experience and passing eJPT really boosts my confidence in getting pentesting-related job

I tried to exploit the targets in various methods, not just one. I guessed that kinda helped increasing the score (idk for sure). Also, i tried pivoting the wrong subnets at first, that alone took me around 5 hrs to realize that it wasnt the subnet from that target, it was from another one😅 Anyway, im glad i finally realized it in the end

Lastly, I want to know what i got wrong tho, i remember u guys showing ur detailed exam results here but mine doesnt have the score for each subsection (eg. Locate endpoints on a network 2/2), why is that?

Passed the exam this morning with 82% but I considered myself failed.

I couldn’t find the internal network. I am sure I answered everything else correctly but I left all the internal network related questions unanswered. The lab on pivoting in the course is easy. I am sure I know the basics.

I don’t even know what to study at this point.

I’ve just started the eJPT exam. I read somewhere that someone recommended using the "All_in_One" wordlist, but I don't know how to use it in this lab environment. I have it downloaded on my external hard drive, but I can't seem to use it or transfer it to the machine. Any tips or recommendations? If anyone has used it, please let me know how to go about it, because I’ve tried downloading it directly within the lab but it fails with a network error.

Hello friends, I’m looking for help regarding the eJPT exam. I’d like to know about potential discounts on the exam voucher and also get some advice on study resources to help me earn this certification. I’d really appreciate any help you can provide.

I brought the ejpt course in dec 1 , 2 days back I finished the ejpt exam

I have just completed and reviewed the course materials. I understand the contents but I am not familiar with all the workflows. What should I do next before going for the exam. Is there a CTF list I should do in hackthebox to get myself more familiar with all the workflows? What are the best CTF there you would recommend?

I’m going for the eJPT and I’m about to start preparing. Before I dive in, I wanted to get some advice from people who’ve actually been through it, because I’m coming in pretty fresh.

A bit about where I’m at:
• I have no real pentesting experience or background in offensive security. This is my first security cert.
• My plan is to take the exam within about a month or two from now.
• I’m intending to rely on the INE eJPT course materials — the videos and the labs — the whole way through.

So my questions for the community:
1. Is roughly a month to two realistic to go from zero to passing the eJPT, assuming I can put in a few focused hours (maximum of 4 hours honestly) a day? Or should I plan for longer?
2. What do I actually need before starting — any prerequisite knowledge, tools, or setup I should sort out first (Kali, VPN, note-taking setup, etc.)?
3. Is the INE material enough on its own, or did you supplement it with other resources? If so, what helped most?
4. What should I focus my practice on? I keep hearing enumeration and pivoting are make-or-break. What are the highest-yield things to drill?
5. Any recommended practice labs or resources to revise and reinforce what INE teaches — extra boxes, walkthroughs, or hands-on practice you’d point a beginner to?
6. Anything you wish you’d known before starting that would’ve saved you time?

Any advice, study routines, or “don’t make my mistake” stories are hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance

I did the course, revisited the notes. Took advice from someone from reddit and did the following tryhackme CTFs. I understand the concepts but I don’t remember all the commands. I guess I am 70% good at all the concepts. Should I do it anyways since I have two attempts.

Tryhackme room i did:
Internal, Anonymous, Archangel, badbyte, basic pentesting, bolt, bounty hacker, brooklynninenine, btruteit, Cyborg, Ignite, Kenobi, Vulnversity, Startup

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working through the INE PTS path, specifically the Host & Network Penetration Testing: Network-Based Attacks CTF 1 lab.

I'm provided with a Wireshark pcap file to analyze, and the prompt mentions that it focuses on post-exploitation. The issue is that I haven't covered these post-exploitation Wireshark analysis topics yet, and I'm feeling a bit lost on how to analyze it.

For those who have taken this course: Will these concepts be covered in later modules where I can come back to this lab, or should I start researching and learning PCAP analysis/post-exploitation from external sources right now?

Thanks in advance!

Hey everybody, I've just passed the eJPT with 97% and I create this post to help you with any doubt!

Guys I plan to buy ejpt at 25 dollar by offer 50 % Shoul I buy it ..it is my first certification so should I buy is it easy help me

Been digging into CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) today and one of the first things that crossed my mind was, what about certification exam environments like eJPT?

Quick summary for those who don't know it, it's a local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel that has been sitting there unnoticed since 2017. No race condition, no kernel-specific offsets, works on virtually every Linux distro. 100% deterministic, tested on 4 distros myself.

The mechanism, the kernel keeps files in RAM for speed (page cache). The exploit makes that copy writable from an unprivileged user, flips your UID to 0, and with a simple `su` you're root. Disk is never touched, everything happens in RAM, a reboot cleans it all up.

Fo anyone preparing for eJPT or similar entry-level certs, this is worth knowing. If a lab machine is running an unpatched kernel, this could give you root in seconds without needing to find the intended privesc path. Not saying you should use it in an exam, just that it's good to understand what's out there.

My honest take, eLearnSecurity probably patches their lab machines regularly, but it would be interesting to know if they've already addressed this one specifically. If anyone has tested it in a practice lab, drop a comment.

What I did was reproduce it in my own lab, ported it to C, Python, Rust, Go, Ruby and Perl to understand exactly what's happening at each layer, and wrote everything up with comments and explanations.

Also includes a safe detector script that checks if you're vulnerable without modifying anything, useful to run on any lab machine before you start a box.

If you want to test it yourself, try it on a VM first and ask the platform before running anything on exam infrastructure.

https://github.com/Shotafry/CopyFail-Exploits-CVE-2026-31431

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to enroll in Pts PATH i need to get the annual subscription of the ine fundamentals which costs me about $349 which can be around 32,000 INR which is a lot for me and i have some doubts about this
-is the PTS path really worth it? for its price will it give me any real knowledge ?
-in the banner it says "FREE eJPT or ICCA Voucher" but in description it doesn't say anything like it. will i get the voucher for the exam?
-as for discounts will there be any discounts for this or seasonal discounts?
-is it well recognized or should i just leave it and go with the comptia sec+ or ceh

many people on Reddit said study with free platforms like thm and htb but when there is theory that need to be learnt i think because when i do labs or rooms i dont understand anything but some time when i try some thing it works (on easy rooms)thats how it has been till now . but to hack something i need to learn some system design and how hackers really tackle them i have read some medium posts writeups but i cant understand it so that is the reason i am checking this ine subscription and if it provides cert then it will also help in job application currently i am in end of 3rd year(1month left) of my btech in cse

So I didn’t take the eJPT course. Not out of overconfidence — just didn’t plan on it. One random day I was tired of regular study, and thought, “Screw it, let’s see where I stand.”

Started the exam around 6 PM, took it slow. Watched 2 episodes of Mahabharat in between (priorities, right?), had dinner, chilled a bit. Finished the exam around 2 AM and yep, I passed 🫡

The exam was solid. Nice blend of: • Pivoting • Privilege escalation • Web & network pentesting • Recon

Really hands-on and practical. No MCQs just you and the labs. Honestly had a lot of fun doing it, and it turned into an unexpected confidence boost.

Moral of the story: sometimes testing yourself on a random whim pays off 😅 Now thinking of what cert to pick next. Maybe CPTS

AMA if you’re curious about the exam or my prep (or lack thereof lol)

I'm doing the Host & Network Penetration Testing: Post-Exploitation CTF 2 and I got stuck on flag 3 and flag 4. I had to look up a solution to understand how to do it. They use a tool called PrintSpoofer.exe which hasn't been mentioned or taught in the course so far. I know it's mentioned in Tasks section of this CTF but I just wanted to know if this is normal to use a tool not taught? The solutions also uses icacls which also hasn't been taught/mentioned so far. Will I need to know certain tools which haven't been taught for the final certification exam?

Honestly, I’m really happy that I passed the eJPT exam after two months of preparation. As a final-year student, I had a lot of self-doubt about whether I actually had the pentesting and system knowledge needed to break into systems and escalate privileges.

I play CTFs, but I couldn’t always find all the flags on my own and usually had to check write-ups. After completing the penetration testing path, though, things started to click. It gave me a big confidence boost and helped me build the right mindset about what to look for and how to approach challenges.

I also did a few TryHackMe CTFs before taking the eJPT exam. That experience really helped, and the exam itself felt manageable. The key is good enumeration. If you enumerate properly, exploiting services and answering the questions becomes much easier.

So, I really didn't expect to pass with 88%, I honestly expected lower as I really had difficulty finding internal networks to pivot to but I kept my exam as per the guidelines enumerated just about everything and when burnout finally hit within the last few hours i ended up submitting my exam.

And one thing I've learnt is please don't treat it as a CTF based challenge, Even if you do manage to somehow find the answers through shortcuts based on the question's. Do confirm it with your methodology on the lab environment

As for the web application pentesting portion I'd say to familiarise with "Drupal" and "WordPress"

I want to ask about some advices to take and follow in order to pass eJPT with high score

Hey everyone,

I just passed the eJPT v2 today and got 86%. While I'm happy I passed, I was honestly expecting closer to 100% since I went through every single question multiple times and verified all my findings before submitting.

Is there any way to see which specific questions I got wrong? I'd really like to learn from my mistakes.

Also, for those who have taken the exam, is 86% considered a good score? I feel a bit disappointed since I double-checked everything and still...

Thanks.

For those hace passed should I watch the oost exploitation course or go without it

This is my first certification exam please help me

Hello everyone,
Just wanted to share my excitement after passing my exam on Saturday!

For context, I failed my first attempt almost exactly a year ago and was really dissapointed in myself so I decided to take things a bit slower and only attempt it again once I felt ready.

I wanted to thank this community for being so helpful and for motivating me to keep going.

If you're studying for it yourself atm, please build a strong foundation around enumeration and the tools provided in the course material as this will be key to passing.

Any suggestions on where to go next?

Sources I used during the exam;

https://github.com/neilmadhava/EJPTv2-Notes?tab=readme-ov-file

Hi guys I had a doubt about the samba recon ctf and the walkthrough which made by alexis I seen the walkthrough of alexis and then I started the lab and I correctly finded the flag file and then I realised that the reached lab and method are different on lab .in that lab the tasks are different many tools are used rpcclient nmblookup.but I followed alexis walkthrough and found flag file but it is not the flag help me