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Key Facts: CEH Practical Exam
20
Lab Challenges
Hands-on Cyber Range
70%
Passing Score
14 of 20 challenges
6 hrs
Time Limit
Live proctored exam
$550
Exam Fee
Per attempt
3 yrs
Validity
Recertify with ECE credits
Aspen
Cyber Range
EC-Council platform
The EC-Council CEH Practical (312-50 Practical) is a 6-hour, 20-challenge hands-on certification exam delivered live through the Aspen Cyber Range, with a 70% pass mark and a $550 fee. It validates real-world ethical hacking skills across reconnaissance, system hacking, network and perimeter attacks, web application hacking, and wireless/cloud/cryptography. This is a live practical assessment, not a multiple-choice test, so our 100 free MCQs are conceptual prep that reinforces the tooling, commands, and methodology you will need on the range. Pair these questions with hands-on lab time on Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp Suite, and the aircrack-ng suite for the strongest result.
Sample CEH Practical Practice Questions
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1A penetration tester wants to perform a stealthy TCP port scan that does not complete the three-way handshake. Which Nmap scan type should be used?
2Which Nmap option enables OS fingerprinting based on TCP/IP stack behavior?
3You need to enumerate SMB shares on a Windows host without authentication. Which command is most appropriate?
4Which tool is specifically designed to enumerate Windows hosts via SMB null sessions, returning users, groups, shares, and password policy?
5You want to perform a DNS zone transfer against ns1.example.com for the domain example.com. Which command is correct?
6Which tool is best known for brute-forcing DNS subdomains using a wordlist and detecting wildcard records?
7Which Nmap NSE script category runs scripts that may crash a vulnerable service or be considered intrusive?
8You suspect SNMP is running on UDP/161 with the default community string. Which command enumerates the entire MIB tree using snmpwalk v2c with community 'public'?
9Which command grabs the HTTP banner of a web server using netcat?
10Which Nmap flag combines OS detection, version detection, default scripts, and traceroute in one option?
About the CEH Practical Exam
The EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Practical (CEH Practical, exam code 312-50 Practical) validates real-world ethical hacking skills through 20 live lab challenges in the EC-Council Aspen Cyber Range. Candidates have 6 hours to footprint targets, scan and enumerate networks, exploit systems, escalate privileges, capture and crack credentials, attack web applications, evade IDS/firewalls, and test wireless, cloud, and IoT environments. The 70% passing score requires demonstrating both methodology and tooling fluency. Our 100 free practice questions are conceptual reinforcement covering the same 5 domains.
Assessment
20 hands-on lab challenges delivered through the EC-Council Aspen Cyber Range; candidates demonstrate practical skills in reconnaissance, system hacking, network attacks, web application hacking, and wireless/cloud/crypto
Time Limit
6 hours
Passing Score
70%
Exam Fee
$550 (EC-Council Aspen Cyber Range)
CEH Practical Exam Content Outline
Reconnaissance and Scanning
Footprinting, OSINT (Shodan, Censys), DNS enumeration (dig, dnsenum, dnsrecon, fierce), Nmap scan types (-sS, -sT, -sU, -sn, -O, -sV, -A, -f, -D), NSE scripts, banner grabbing, SMB enumeration (smbclient, enum4linux, smbmap, rpcclient), SNMP (snmpwalk), vulnerability analysis
System Hacking and Malware
Hacking methodology, password cracking (hashcat modes, John, hash-identifier), Mimikatz (sekurlsa::logonpasswords, lsadump, kerberos), Pass-the-Hash, privesc (winPEAS, linPEAS, GTFOBins, capabilities, SUID), Metasploit and Meterpreter, persistence, trojans, viruses, worms, rootkits, steganography (steghide, exiftool, binwalk), BloodHound
Network and Perimeter Hacking
Sniffing (Wireshark, tcpdump), ARP spoofing (ettercap, bettercap), CAM flooding (macof), LLMNR/NBT-NS poisoning (Responder), session hijacking, IDS/IPS evasion (fragmentation, encoding, decoys), firewall/honeypot evasion, DoS (hping3 SYN flood, Slowloris, DHCP starvation), Snort
Web Application Hacking
OWASP Top 10 2021, SQL injection (UNION, boolean blind, error, sqlmap), XSS, CSRF, SSRF and IMDS, XXE, file upload bypass, web shells, command injection, path traversal, insecure deserialization, Burp Suite, gobuster/ffuf, Nikto
Wireless, Cloud and Cryptography
aircrack-ng suite (airmon-ng, airodump-ng, aireplay-ng), WPS attacks (Reaver, Bully, Pixie Dust), Evil Twin, WEP/WPA2/WPA3 and KRACK, AWS attacks (S3, IMDS SSRF, Pacu, ScoutSuite), cryptography (AES-GCM, RSA, MD5, padding oracles), IoT and OT (binwalk, Modbus, Shodan, BLE)
How to Pass the CEH Practical Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: 70%
- Assessment: 20 hands-on lab challenges delivered through the EC-Council Aspen Cyber Range; candidates demonstrate practical skills in reconnaissance, system hacking, network attacks, web application hacking, and wireless/cloud/crypto
- Time limit: 6 hours
- Exam fee: $550
Keys to Passing
- Complete 500+ practice questions
- Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
- Focus on highest-weighted sections
- Use our AI tutor for tough concepts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the EC-Council CEH Practical exam?
The CEH Practical (312-50 Practical) is EC-Council's hands-on ethical hacking certification. Candidates complete 20 real-world lab challenges in the Aspen Cyber Range over 6 hours and must score at least 70% to pass. Unlike the multiple-choice CEH (ANSI) exam, the Practical requires actually performing reconnaissance, exploitation, privilege escalation, web attacks, and wireless/cloud techniques against live targets.
How is the CEH Practical different from CEH (ANSI)?
CEH (ANSI) is a 4-hour, 125-question multiple-choice knowledge test. CEH Practical is a 6-hour, 20-challenge live lab assessment in the Aspen Cyber Range. Many candidates earn both credentials together to attain CEH Master status. CEH Practical heavily favours candidates with prior hands-on experience using Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp Suite, the aircrack-ng suite, and Mimikatz.
How much does the CEH Practical exam cost?
The CEH Practical exam fee is $550 USD per attempt, paid to EC-Council. Bundles that combine CEH (ANSI) with CEH Practical, or include training and exam vouchers, are also available at varying prices. Retakes require a new exam fee.
What topics are covered on the CEH Practical?
CEH Practical covers five weighted domains, each roughly 20% of the exam: reconnaissance and scanning; system hacking and malware; network and perimeter hacking; web application hacking; and wireless, cloud, and cryptography. Within each domain you should expect challenges that exercise tools such as Nmap, Metasploit, Mimikatz, hashcat, Burp Suite, sqlmap, aircrack-ng, Responder, and binwalk.
How should I prepare for the CEH Practical?
Prepare by combining conceptual review with extensive hands-on lab time. Walk through Nmap scan flags, Metasploit module workflows, Meterpreter commands, hashcat -m modes, Mimikatz techniques, OWASP Top 10 attacks, and aircrack-ng workflows. Use platforms like Hack The Box, TryHackMe, EC-Council iLabs, and PortSwigger Web Security Academy. Our 100 free practice questions are conceptual checks that reinforce the right tool for the right task.
Do I need CEH (ANSI) before taking CEH Practical?
No, CEH (ANSI) is not a strict prerequisite, but EC-Council strongly recommends that candidates either hold CEH (ANSI) or have at least 2 years of documented information-security experience. Most candidates who pass CEH Practical have completed CEH (ANSI) or have prior experience with hands-on platforms like OSCP-style labs.
How long is the CEH Practical credential valid?
The CEH Practical credential is valid for 3 years. To recertify, candidates must earn the required EC-Council Continuing Education (ECE) credits and pay the annual EC-Council membership fee, or pass the current version of the CEH Practical exam before expiration.