eJPT/PTS - eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester REVIEW 

i play around hackthebox a lot and have hacked almost all the easy and medium difficulty level machines...will i be able to pass the exam if i dont go for the course and directly buy exam voucher ?

i just want to know difficulty level of eJPT in comparison with hack the box machines.

@@ashwingohil that's correct that's the beauty about their courses, the material is sufficient

what do you recommend someone who is new to the field is better to jump Security + or network+ direkt to EJPT?

Hey buddy, can you please clear out some doubts of mine, as I am really interested in buying this certification. Q1 - Does the normal eJPT certification voucher also come without the 3+ months of fundamentals? If yes, then does that voucher comes with all the necessary labs, courses, videos, etc?? Q2 - What are the differences between the Annual Fundamentals which is $199(comes with free eJPT and ICCA voucher) and the eJPT + 3 months of Fundamentals* which is $249? Please elaborate on this. Q3 - If I take the above Annual Fundamentals course, can I cancel the subscription whenever I want? also, can I cancel the subscription after I pass the certification, will it be still valid? Q4 - In the Fundamental Annual, if I cancel the subscription after I pass the eJPT certification, does the certification also get expire with the subscription? Or it will remain? Same question for the eJPT with 3+ moths Fundamentals plan also? Q5 - And also normally, does the certificate expire, like after 1 year or 3 years?

how is the cert ? have u passed ?

Buddy , I passed and Can tell you that this Certification is Way more better then any other beginner Cert in the market , in-terms of Pen-testing. | have also attempted CEH(Practical ) exam, long story short I didn't pass but at-least based on the ec-council exam VS EJPT, I would def recommend EJPT. I wish I knew this back then so I didn't have to waste a 1100$ on Ec-council.

@@zeeshanoffice congrats,man! Good luck in CEH, i hope u pass the cert !

Hey buddy, can you please clear out some doubts of mine, as I am really interested in buying this certification. Q1 - Does the normal eJPT certification voucher also come without the 3+ months of fundamentals? If yes, then does that voucher comes with all the necessary labs, courses, videos, etc?? Q2 - What are the differences between the Annual Fundamentals which is $199(comes with free eJPT and ICCA voucher) and the eJPT + 3 months of Fundamentals* which is $249? Please elaborate on this. Q3 - If I take the above Annual Fundamentals course, can I cancel the subscription whenever I want? also, can I cancel the subscription after I pass the certification, will it be still valid? Q4 - In the Fundamental Annual, if I cancel the subscription after I pass the eJPT certification, does the certification also get expire with the subscription? Or it will remain? Same question for the eJPT with 3+ moths Fundamentals plan also? Q5 - And also normally, does the certificate expire, like after 1 year or 3 years?

Thank you so much, appreciate all the kind words!

Happy to hear that! Hope you go for it! And thanks for watching!

Oh dang, good call! I'll do that right now, thank you for letting me know!

OSCP is overrated 😊

@@mysteryhogs2028 Completely agree, and not because I couldn't get it so far. I've been a pentester for 3 years, and it definitely feels CTF-like.

@@MattiaCampagnano in Real world the payloads the tools are easily detected even by Free Anti virus 😂

@@mysteryhogs2028 You betcha, the only way to go is custom malware/payloads.

@@mysteryhogs2028 thanks for that insight actually. John is super helpful with his stuff but he's all about CTF. I'm currently pentest + certified as far as relevance to this conversation and it was just very CompTIA with the exam type. I want eJPT for the hands on. Pentest was for DOD.

Very happy to hear that! Thanks so much for watching!

I was just saying to my mate that John reminds me of Seth lol

He sounds like him...and is ginger. Hmmm

Happy to hear it! I can't wait to tackle PTP! Thanks for watching!

Thank you! I tried to be as unbiased as I could be but obviously everyone has their own opinions ahaha. Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much!

Absolutely! PTP is coming up next!

2014! That's rough. How did you make out?

Be sure to check out the Barebones edition for free, if you are interested! Super convenient (and then you can check out my Shellcode for the Masses webinar on EH-Net too!) Thanks so much for watching!

the training is on INE but the certification is through eLearnSecurity

They will give you a a 'starter pass', few basic courses for free.

@@allounis1358 which plans should i choose? The monthly,annual, or premium subscription???

Ah, thank you! I am happy to hear that -- I just got signed up with PTP last week and will be going through it soon. Thanks for watching!

Diego Perez did you have a cyber and/or pen testing background before the course?

Did you have any experience before ? Like CCNA or anything else,Diego?

I totally get that -- sometimes the academia side just doesn't help. Happy to hear that, I am sure you will love PTS and PTP! I am looking forward to going for PTP next!

It is plink. It should be pre installed on kali.

Once you enroll in the course, you should be able to access the Hera Labs (if that comes with your edition of the course) right away, once you set your VPN key password and download the keys. Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much for watching!

Tule Fearless

The eJPT/PTS course are the fundamentals to help you get started -- PTP or PTX will definitely showcase more muscle and some more advanced concepts that can help you reach that "fully-fledged pentester". Admittedly I have not worked through PTX myself just yet, but PTP is great!

it's all you need

It is called plink. It is pre-installed on kali

Heck yeah! TCM has great stuff, I hope him and I can do something together soon!

@@_JohnHammond TCM?

@@03threefiftyz "The Cyber Mentor" -- Heath Adams. He has a fantastic channel. We hope to be doing something together next week, and another good event in April! :)

@@_JohnHammond How does the depth of the TCM Udemy match up to the contents within the eJPT course ware? I realize eJPT contains some labs, etc....but from an educational content perspective? May be a very apples to oranges comparo, but figured I would ask.

@@03threefiftyz do htb and u will crack everything

Nice! WAPTX also looks really awesome--- I'll have to try and go through the rest of the pentesting track before I start it! Thanks for watching!

Hey western vibes, thanks for watching! The jobs that I have applied for have not required a masters degree, admittedly I have not gone for mine yet. I think some jobs may ask for it, but they may be more high-level or managerial (which may or may not be your interest). Bachelors is typically asked for, though often I have seen it waived (not absolutely necessary). Most of the time, the certifications really really help -- they prove your real technical skill (usually). Depending on the place, some do not care about the degree one way or the other. But obviously, anything you can get on the resume does help!

Yes, I do plan to go for the eCPPT next -- and hopefully, if I can work through that, I will try and go through eCPTX! Thanks for watching!

NEVERMIND. I answered my own question. I just looked at the pre-requirements for each cert on each vendor's website... I can confidently say that I meet ALL the pre-recs of Pentest+ (Network+, Security+). I only meet half of the pre recs of the eJPT. So I'll start taking Pentest+ courses, and go after eJPT next. Thanks for the video John.

Hi ​@KyserClark how did it go? Which cert is better to get a job?

I did PTS and then PTP, I don't think it is all that redundant. I think it is good to go through all the steps! I'm definitely thinking eCPPT and eLearnSecurity as a whole is gaining some traction, that's for sure! Thanks so much for watching!

"CMNA" LOL isnt that like a 4 hour workshop "certification" ?

Honestly, C++ is not needed much at all. It is good to have the general knowledge (especially in the future when you take on the later certifications) -- but for the exam, it should not be a big priority. Thanks for watching!

Thanks man.

Love the try hack me videos btw. Helps with my thought process and learning new tools.

I REALLY like eLearnSecurity. Eager to dive into the Blue Team materials, but I feel like I need to do my due diligence and go through the Red Team first!

@@_JohnHammond I can understand that for sure! I'm in a SOC right now and wouldn't mind going more purple team. It would behoove me to hit more blue team resources as my main focus and use leisure time to learn more red team skills. Hope you have a great adventure on your learning quest! =)

@@Topherelius OOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEE Thanks so much for watching!

Definitely recommend the Elite version -- it's worth it!

Thank you! Looking forward to more of your videos man! Keep up the great work!

@@_JohnHammond is 60 hours lab enough for training??

Heck yeah! I think you will really enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

John, thank you for your videos! Because of them certifications don’t seem to be impossible. Great energy and great coverage! Thank you)

I don't know what the issue was! Was it during the portfwd for you too?? Thanks for watching!

Depends on your skill level, but this course sounds like a great starting point! You can also learn by practice with CTFs (Capture the Flag) online. The Bandit CTF on OverTheWire is a great beginner CTF which will get you familiar with the Linux terminal. HackTheBox.eu is also a great ressource, but make sure you do the labs in a virtual machine for security purposes :) Hope this helps, good luck!

@@AlphaLumenTV Thank you very much, my skill level is not really that much, so i will start with suggested sites, thank you for the pointers and the virutal machine tip, i will check them out

Was waiting for his answer. I took it failed the first time, then studied hard for 7 days more after 3 months and passed second time up 9 points pass the required score. Test is freaking a monster.