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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH AI)
The Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH AI) is EC-Council's flagship ethical hacking certification knowledge exam: a 4-hour, 125-question multiple-choice assessment covering information security threats and attack vectors, attack detection, attack prevention, and procedures/methodologies across a 20-module curriculum with more than 550 attack techniques. An optional separate 6-hour practical exam (20 challenges on the iLabs Cyber Range) leads to the CEH Master credential.
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Questions125 multiple-choice questions (knowledge exam)
Testing time4 hours (knowledge exam)
ScoringNo single published cut score — cut scores vary by exam form: the Exam details table lists 'Passing score 60% to 85%' while the page FAQ states typical passing cut scores range from 65% to 85%, set per exam form by psychometricians under ISO/IEC 17024 standards
Exam feeUSD 950 exam voucher (online exam via EC-Council's remote proctoring service / ECC exam portal) or USD 1,199 exam voucher (Pearson VUE testing center); self-study candidates must first pay a non-refundable USD 100 eligibility application fee
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- Who runs it
- EC-Council
- Category
- Cybersecurity
- Current version
- CEH AI — current generation of the Certified Ethical Hacker program (successor to CEH v13)
- Where it applies
- Global
- Exam languages
- English
- Score scale
- Percentage score (cut scores and achieved scores shown on the exam transcript)
- Testing provider
- EC-Council (ECC exam portal / remote proctoring service) or Pearson VUE test centers
- Format
- Computer-based multiple-choice exam delivered online via the ECC exam portal (remote proctoring), proctored at an EC-Council training center, or at a Pearson VUE test center
- Availability
- Year-round by appointment; approved candidates schedule within the exam path's validity window and exam vouchers are valid for one year from release
- Results
- Cut scores and achieved scores shown on the exam transcript immediately after completing the examination
- Remote testing
- Available
Exam structure
Single 125-question multiple-choice knowledge exam assessing information security threats and attack vectors, attack detection, attack prevention, and procedures/methodologies across the 20-module CEH AI curriculum (more than 550 attack techniques); a separate optional 6-hour practical exam of 20 challenges on the iLabs Cyber Range is required only for the CEH Master credential
Where rules vary
Vendor certification exam delivered worldwide: proctored at EC-Council training centers in over 140 countries, online via EC-Council's remote proctoring service, or at over 4,500 Pearson VUE testing centers worldwide; no country restriction stated.
Eligibility
Two paths to eligibility: (1) attend official EC-Council training (iClass online, an Authorized Training Center in 140+ countries, or an EC-Council Academia Partner institution), or (2) submit an eligibility application evidencing two years of work experience in an information security role (non-refundable USD 100 application fee)
Retake policy
Candidates who do not pass may re-attempt the examination up to 4 times in one year (retake vouchers purchased separately from EC-Council)