eJPT by INE

Junior Penetration Tester by INE

The eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT) is a 100% practical certification on penetration testing and information security essentials. By passing the exam, a cyber security professional proves to employers they are ready for a rewarding new career.

The certification demonstrated foundational offensive-security skills via a fully hands-on penetration testing certification. Skills covered:

  • Applied assessment methodologies, host/network auditing and enumeration to identify and exploit vulnerabilities across real-world systems.

  • Conducted host and network penetration testing including service exploitation, pivoting, password attacks and basic post-exploitation workflows.

  • Performed web application penetration testing including reconnaissance, directory/file enumeration and manual vulnerability exploitation.

  • Established a solid β€œred team” mindset that enhances defensive readiness in blue-team environments by understanding adversarial TTPs.

Here are some of the ways eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester certification is different from conventional certification:

  • Instead of putting you through a series of multiple-choice questions, you are expected to perform an actual penetration test on a corporate network. This penetration test is modeled after a real-world scenario.

  • eJPT is the only practical certification that proves you have essential Penetration Testing skills.

By obtaining the eJPT, your skills in the following areas will be assessed and certified:

  • TCP/IP.

  • IP routing.

  • LAN protocols and devices.

  • HTTP and web technologies.

  • Essential penetration testing processes and methodologies.

  • Basic vulnerability assessment of networks.

  • Basic vulnerability assessment of web applications.

  • Exploitation with Metasploit.

  • Simple web application manual exploitation.

  • Basic information gathering and reconnaissance.

  • Simple scanning and profiling the target.

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