Arming for Success: Resources for Mastering the eJPTv2 Exam
A Comprehensive Guide to the tools and resources that helped me pass the eJPTv2 Exam
Table of Contents
· TryHackMe Rooms
· VulnHub Boot2root
· Vulnerable VMs
· YouTube
· Cheatsheets
· Study Notes
· Tutorials
Greetings, fellow Cyber Mavericks!
In this article, I will cover all the supplementary resources I used during my preparation for the eJPTv2 exam.
This article is Part 3 of a 3-part series focused on the eJPTv2 exam.
The resources I will share below will serve a few purposes:
- Build your foundation and cover any knowledge gaps you have.
- Practice the material you learned from INE’s PTSv2 course.
- Test your readiness through CTF rooms and vulnerable VMs.
Note:
While completing all of these challenges is not mandatory, the Penetration Testing Student (PTSv2) course, along with its associated labs, provides more than sufficient preparation to successfully study for and pass the eJPTv2 exam.
Having recently passed the exam, I strongly believe that a thorough understanding and practice of the INE course labs will offer you the most effective preparation for the eJPTv2 exam.
I highly recommend not skipping any course lab and repeating them as many times as necessary until you can perform the attacks confidently without consulting your notes or the lab write-up.
The best way to make use of the resources below is to focus on the areas you need to strengthen or build-up, then attempt CTF rooms on TryHackMe, boot2root boxes from VulnHub or vulnerable virtual machines (requires local home lab setup using VMWare or VirtualBox).
The most useful resource to test your exam readiness is to download and install the eJPT black box home lab, as recommended by Ryan Yager in his eJPT Review blog.
Practice attacking this local network of Linux and Windows servers as you would in an exam environment. If you get stuck, watch Ryan’s Zero to Hero (eJPTv2) video and work alongside him until you are comfortable with the approach. Also, be sure to watch all of his other YouTube video walkthroughs of eJPT black boxes (Zero to Hero (eJPTv1).
💡 Note: Some of the TryHackMe rooms are for paid subscribers.
I have marked those non-free rooms with [PAID].
Without further ado, let’s get to the good stuff!
TryHackMe Rooms
Enumeration
- Enumeration (Linux & Windows) — [PAID]
- Web Enumeration (Web) — [PAID]
- SimpleCTF (Linux)
Windows Exploitation
Linux Exploitation
- Basic Pentesting
- Kenobi
- Easy Peasy (Hash cracking)
- Sudo Agent (Priv Esc)
- RootMe (PrivEsc)
- What the Shell? (Shells and Reverse Shells) — [PAID]
- Brooklyn Nine Nine (Brute force)
- Poster (PostgreSQL)
- Chill Hack (SQLi)
- SkyNet (boot2root) — [PAID]
- Startup (boot2root)
- GamingServer (boot2root)
Privilege Escalation
- Linux PrivEsc
- Linux Privilege Escalation
- Common Linux PrivEsc — [PAID]
- Windows PrivEsc
- Windows Privilege Escalation — [PAID]
Web & CMS
- Ignite (FuelCMS)
- Blog (WordPress)
- ColdBox: Easy (WordPress)
- Erit Securus I (BoltCMS) — [PAID]
- Bolt (BoltCMS)
- SQHell (SQLi)
Pivoting
- Wreath (Windows)
- Lateral Movement and Pivoting (Windows) — [PAID]
- VulnNet: Internal (Linux)
VulnHub Boot2root
Vulnerable VMs
- Metasploitable2 (Linux)
- Metasploitable3 (Windows)
YouTube
- eJPTv2 Review — by Ryan Yager. Start here!
- Zero to Hero (eJPTv2) — A more recent walkthrough. Must check!
- Zero to Hero (eJPTv1) — The complete playlist.
- Black Box Penetration Test (1–3) — A playlist of the original eJPT boxes.
- eJPT Preparation Course — Free course with additional resources.
Cheatsheets
- eJPTv2-CheatSheet — by Sezioss
- eJPT Condensed Notes — by 0xv3r4x
- eJPT Cheatsheet — by Jason Turley
- eJPT-Cheatsheet — by xalgord
- eJPT-Chieatsheet 2 — by xalgord
Study Notes
- eJPTv2 Study Notes — by PakCyberbot
- eJPTv1 Study Notes — by Maisam Noyan
- eJPTv1 Notes 2022 — by GRuMPzSux
- eJPTv1 Notes — by Neil Madhava
Tutorials
Privilege Escalation
- Linux Privilege Escalation Checklist
- Basic Linux Privilege Escalation
- Local Windows Privilege Escalation
- Privilege Escalation Checklist
Pivoting
- Pivoting, Tunneling, and Port Forwarding (HTB)
- Pivoting via Meterpreter [metasploit v6.x]
- Metasploit Unleashed — Pivoting
- Pivoting in Metasploit
- Metasploit — Pivoting
- Overview of network pivoting and tunneling [2023 updated]
- Pivoting in Windows Using Native Port Forwarding
- Explore Hidden Networks With Double Pivoting
- Meterpreter Autoroute
- Pivoting to Attack Remote Networks Through Meterpreter Sessions and Proxychains
Conclusion
I hope the resources I have compiled for your convenience will be of use to you during your study and preparation for the eJPTv2 exam.
I have personally used most of these resources as one should never restrict oneself to a single source of study for any subject. Exploring diverse resources can enhance your understanding, provide fresh perspectives, and serve as a gauge to assess your skills and readiness for the exam.
If you haven’t already, I encourage you to explore my other articles on eJPTv2:
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