# Certified Ethical Hacker

- Canonical URL: https://leandeep.com/certified-ethical-hacker/
- Author: Olivier Eeckhoutte
- Published: 2012-12-15T18:25:00Z
- Updated: 2012-12-15T18:25:00Z
- Language: fr
- Tags: Career, Personal
- License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)


## Certified Ethical Hacker V7

![image](/images/ceh.png)

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Here in Boston, over the past few months, everyone around me has been talking about a cybersecurity certification called CEH. I've always been fascinated by hacking since I was a kid. (As a side note, when I was 17, I actually thought I would become a cybersecurity officer in the gendarmerie.) After four days of training at Sysdream in Paris (Saint-Ouen) + 1 day to take the exam, I'm now certified.

In reality, the CEH exam isn't very difficult. It's a 4 hour multiple-choice test with 150 questions. The passing score is 70%, which means you can get up to 45 questions wrong and still pass. There are no hands-on exercises, no simulations, and no practical assessment. You don't actually need to hack anything.

It's a good starting point for getting into cybersecurity, but it's quite light if you're looking to gain practical skills. That said, I still learned a lot on the theoretical side.

If I get the opportunity next year, I'll aim for a more hands-on certification like OSCP.