Certified Ethical Hacker blueprint

Certified Ethical Hacker exam domains

The EC-Council blueprint defines 6 domains for CEH v13 AI track.

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ProviderEC-Council

Exam code312-50

Exam standardCEH v13 AI track

Domains6

How to use the exam blueprint

Treat every domain as a required area of competence, then use its linked objectives to define exactly what to learn and practice. Published weights indicate relative exam emphasis, not permission to ignore lower-weight areas.

Prepare by objective and decision

Review the knowledge behind each objective, apply it in scenarios or practical work, and use targeted questions to test the decision being measured. Move to timed simulation only after the complete blueprint has been covered.

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Information Security and Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

Covers Apply authorized-testing ethics, law, governance, and security foundations..

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Reconnaissance and Scanning

Covers Analyze footprinting, reconnaissance, scanning, and enumeration..

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System Hacking and Malware Threats

Covers Analyze authorized system attack paths, persistence, malware, and defenses..

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Network and Web Application Attacks

Covers Analyze network, wireless, web, API, and application attack paths and controls..

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Cloud, IoT, OT, and AI Security

Covers Analyze threats and controls across cloud, mobile, IoT, OT, and AI environments..

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Ethics, Reporting, and Countermeasures

Covers Maintain authorization, evidence, communication, remediation, and responsible conduct..

Review the linked exam objectives.

Each objective page stays scoped to this certification and current exam standard.

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