Passed eJPT - My Experience
materwelon
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after 10 hours i finally slayed the beast and passed with a 95! i spent 4 hours on friday night and 6 hours saturday morning/afternoon. my score does not reflect the struggle i went through during this exam. It took me 2 and a half hours just to figure out the first part and i actually considered quitting a few times
my setup - i ran Kali Linux live off a usb stick, its the easiest method imo. the only problem is there's no sound and you can't permanently save anything, meaning if you shut down your computer and boot it back up you will have a clean slate. all of your notes, downloads, docs, etc., will be gone. i downloaded all of the lab manuals to my tablet and used them as a quick reference guide, these manuals were key during the exam
some tips - guidance is minimal. when you start you basically get a letter of engagement showing you how to connect to the exam lab and they give you a list of suggested programs to use and that's pretty much it, from there you're on your own. use the multiple choice questions to set your objectives. the coding parts aren't on the exam, you also do not need to use Nessus. i discovered that one of the programs (that is typiclly a pre-installed program on kali) was not working so i had to install it
final thoughts - my brain is fried, my body is aching and it seriously feels like i went through a gauntlet. you're going to hit a wall, you're going to feel discouraged but all of the info is there, you just have to look for it. the hands on experience and wealth of knowledge that you gain during this course is well worth the $300
my setup - i ran Kali Linux live off a usb stick, its the easiest method imo. the only problem is there's no sound and you can't permanently save anything, meaning if you shut down your computer and boot it back up you will have a clean slate. all of your notes, downloads, docs, etc., will be gone. i downloaded all of the lab manuals to my tablet and used them as a quick reference guide, these manuals were key during the exam
some tips - guidance is minimal. when you start you basically get a letter of engagement showing you how to connect to the exam lab and they give you a list of suggested programs to use and that's pretty much it, from there you're on your own. use the multiple choice questions to set your objectives. the coding parts aren't on the exam, you also do not need to use Nessus. i discovered that one of the programs (that is typiclly a pre-installed program on kali) was not working so i had to install it
final thoughts - my brain is fried, my body is aching and it seriously feels like i went through a gauntlet. you're going to hit a wall, you're going to feel discouraged but all of the info is there, you just have to look for it. the hands on experience and wealth of knowledge that you gain during this course is well worth the $300
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airzero
Member Posts: 126
Congratulations man! It can definitely be a difficult test for beginners but you crushed it. Hope you continue on to more security certs!
Just a tip for the future, for any eLearnSecurity or OffSec certs, it works well to just use a Kali Linux VM on your normal OS and use NAT to reach out with the VPN. This lets you save everything and is easier to troubleshoot if you have issues. -
Captain_Deadpool
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Congrats on the pass! I remember my eJPT experience being similar. The exam is deff underrated, imo.
Just a heads up: you can save information to the USB if you run kali of it. iirc, just make sure you partition a piece of the drive and set up kali with persistence.
Question is, what cert are you gonna take down next?!?! -
materwelon
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thanks for the tips guys!
CEH is next on my list. i plan on taking the exam in August or September. after that im going to take a break and focus on gaining experience in the InfoSec field, and maybe learn some Python -
airzero
Member Posts: 126
CEH is a good one to have if not just for the HR filter. I would say eJPT is like the hands-on version of the CEH. You also can't go wrong learning some Python, Perl, or Ruby in InfoSec. Good luck to you man.
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JoJoCal19
Mod Posts: 2,835 Mod
Congrats on the pass!!Have: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, eJPT, GCIA, GSEC, CCSP, CCSK, AWS CSAA, AWS CCP, OCI Foundations Associate, ITIL-F, MS Cyber Security - USF, BSBA - UF, MSISA - WGU
Currently Working On: Python, OSCP Prep
Next Up: OSCP
Studying: Code Academy (Python), Bash Scripting, Virtual Hacking Lab Coursework -
UnixGuy
Mod Posts: 4,570 Mod
Congrats on the Pass. CEH might get you past HR, but if I were you I'd aim for eCPPT; that's where you will learn and gain some serious real skills, and maybe OSCP after
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airzero
Member Posts: 126
eCPPT is a good one. I learned a lot from OSCP, but if I had know about eLearnSecurity before I would of went eJPT -> eCPPT -> OSCP
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p@r0tuXus
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Hey, congrats! That's great to hear.
Thanks for sharing your XP. Completed: ITIL-F, A+, S+, CCENT, CCNA R|S
In Progress: Linux+/LPIC-1, Python, Bash
Upcoming: eJPT, C|EH, CSA+, CCNA-Sec, PA-ACE -
JasminLandry
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Congrats materwelon! I'm not sure you're aware about it but eLearnSecurity tweeted about your review https://twitter.com/eLearnSecurity/status/875076665902321666
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dstock7337
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Congrats on the pass!
Already started the PTS course and I'm impressed. The value of the training is well worth the cost. I'm looking to go eJPT -> eCPPT -> OSCP."The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates -
materwelon
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Thanks everyone!JasminLandry wrote: »Congrats materwelon! I'm not sure you're aware about it but eLearnSecurity tweeted about your review https://twitter.com/eLearnSecurity/status/875076665902321666
Lol that's awesomedstock7337 wrote: »Congrats on the pass!
Already started the PTS course and I'm impressed. The value of the training is well worth the cost. I'm looking to go eJPT -> eCPPT -> OSCP.
Nice man, I'm on a similar path
