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EC Council Licensed Penetration Tester

EC Council Licensed Penetration Tester

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Exam fee
$899
Ongoing
$80/yr AMF · 40 CPE/yr
Study time
300–500 hrs
Delivery
Hybrid
Validity
3 yrs (renewal cycle)

› Quality score

25.5 / 40

Four-axis SecProve rubric, each 0–10. SecProve editorial assessment — each axis carries a written justification so you can push back on any single call without dismissing the whole score.

Blueprint rigor
How well-defined and rigorous the exam blueprint is.
Licensed Penetration Tester (Master) ECO extends CPENT with senior-tier expectations.
6.5/10
Practical evidence
Hands-on labs / written reports vs pure MCQ.
Multi-day hands-on engagement in EC-Council's lab.
7.5/10
Currency & upkeep
How aggressively content is kept current with the field.
Updates trail CPENT cadence; cloud-pentest content added.
6.0/10
Market recognition
How often this signal actually moves a hiring decision.
Recognised in EC-Council ecosystem; smaller absolute market than CPENT.
5.5/10

› Exam format

Practical-based: Identical to CPENT, but passing score 90% instead of 70%. No separate exam.

Retake policy
Fee: $499 per attempt
Wait: 0d between attempts

First retake immediate; 14 days between attempts 2-3, 1 month between 3-4, 3 months between 4-5. Max 5 attempts/year.

› Recertification

Valid for 3 years. 120 ECE credits over 3 years + annual AMF (80 USD).

› 3-year cost of ownership

Exam (1×)
$899
AMF (3×)
$240@$80/yr
Total
$1139

Excludes study materials, training, retake risk, and lost-wage opportunity. Use as a floor estimate.

› NICE Framework work roles

The NIST NICE work-role IDs this cert maps to. NICCS lookup.

PD-WRL-007
Recognition
Global
Exam languages
en

› Core domains covered

The 1 domain this cert is centrally about. Passing the exam demonstrates working knowledge of each.

A9Penetration Testing & Red Teaming

Methodology (OSSTMM, PTES), web/network/mobile pentesting, social engineering, purple teaming.

› Prerequisites

Experience

CPENT exam passed with at least 90%.

› Progression

requiredrecommended

Where this cert fits in the typical learning path. Required edges are vendor-gated; recommended edges reflect de facto industry progression.

Required prereqs (2)
CEHEC-CouncilCPENTEC-Council
Recommended priors (0)

No de facto priors typically expected.

LPT
EC-Council
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