- Exam Code: 312-50v12
- Exam Name: Certified Ethical Hacker Exam
- Updated: Oct 11, 2026
- Q & A: 573 Questions and Answers
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ECCouncil 312-50v12 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | EC-Council |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Certified Ethical Hacker v12 |
| Exam Number: | 312-50v12 |
| Related Certifications: | CEH Master LPT CEH Practical ECSA |
| Exam Duration: | 240 minutes |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese |
| Exam Price: | $1,199 USD |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Passing Score: | 70% (varies by exam form, range 60%-85%) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 125 |
| Recommended Training: | CEH Exam Blueprint v3.0 Official CEH v12 Training |
| Exam Registration: | EC-Council Official Registration Pearson VUE Scheduling |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored online via EC-Council portal or in-person at Pearson VUE authorized test centers |
| Pre Condition: | Either complete official EC-Council training OR provide 2 years of verified information security experience and obtain EC-Council eligibility approval |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.eccouncil.org/train-certify/certified-ethical-hacker-ceh/ |
ECCouncil 312-50v12 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Vulnerability Analysis | 7% | - Vulnerability assessment methodologies - Common vulnerabilities and exposures |
| Topic 2: Sniffing | 6% | - Packet capture techniques - Protocol analysis |
| Topic 3: IoT and OT Hacking | 4% | - Defense mechanisms - IoT/OT protocols and vulnerabilities |
| Topic 4: Enumeration | 8% | - Extracting user and resource information - NetBIOS, SNMP, LDAP enumeration |
| Topic 5: Social Engineering | 6% | - Prevention strategies - Human-based and technology-based attacks |
| Topic 6: Wireless Networks | 7% | - Encryption vulnerabilities - Authentication bypass |
| Topic 7: Denial of Service | 5% | - DoS and DDoS attack types - Detection and mitigation |
| Topic 8: Scanning Networks | 8% | - Network discovery techniques - IDS/IPS evasion - Port and service scanning |
| Topic 9: System Hacking | 15% | - Privilege escalation - Maintaining access and covering tracks - Password attacks |
| Topic 10: Malware Threats | 6% | - Types of malware - Malware analysis and countermeasures |
| Topic 11: Session Hijacking | 5% | - Session management flaws - Attack and defense methods |
| Topic 12: SQL Injection | 5% | - Injection types and techniques - Detection and prevention |
| Topic 13: Web Application Hacking | 10% | - Web server vulnerabilities - Application security flaws |
| Topic 14: Cloud Computing | 5% | - Security controls and countermeasures - Cloud architecture threats |
| Topic 15: Footprinting and Reconnaissance | 8% | - Information gathering techniques - DNS, WHOIS, and network reconnaissance - OSINT tools and methodologies |
| Topic 16: Cryptography | 5% | - Cryptanalysis and attacks - Encryption algorithms and protocols |
Your Questions About the ECCouncil Certified Ethical Hacker Exam, Answered
The 312-50v12 exam is the required test for earning the ECCouncil Certified Ethical Hacker certification from ECCouncil. It assesses your command of the official exam objectives through scenario-based and knowledge questions, and the resulting credential is widely recognized by employers. Its reputation for difficulty is real but manageable — candidates who practice consistently with quality materials routinely walk in well prepared.
The official outline for the 312-50v12 exam highlights these domains:
- Scanning Networks (8%)
- System Hacking (15%)
- Sniffing (6%)
Seeing the topics laid out this way often shrinks the exam's intimidation factor — each domain is a finite, learnable block, and the ECCouncil Certified Ethical Hacker practice questions at Actual4Dumps follow the same structure.
Either complete official EC-Council training OR provide 2 years of verified information security experience and obtain EC-Council eligibility approval
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The 312-50v12 exam consists of 125 questions with a time allowance of 240 minutes minutes. Practicing full sets under a similar time cap is the most direct way to make sure pacing never costs you points on exam day.
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ECCouncil Certified Ethical Hacker Sample Questions:
Question #1
Joseph was the Web site administrator for the Mason Insurance in New York, who's main Web site was located at www.masonins.com. Joseph uses his laptop computer regularly to administer the Web site. One night, Joseph received an urgent phone call from his friend, Smith. According to Smith, the main Mason Insurance web site had been vandalized! All of its normal content was removed and replaced with an attacker's message ''Hacker Message: You are dead! Freaks!" From his office, which was directly connected to Mason Insurance's internal network, Joseph surfed to the Web site using his laptop. In his browser, the Web site looked completely intact.
No changes were apparent. Joseph called a friend of his at his home to help troubleshoot the problem. The Web site appeared defaced when his friend visited using his DSL connection. So, while Smith and his friend could see the defaced page, Joseph saw the intact Mason Insurance web site. To help make sense of this problem, Joseph decided to access the Web site using hisdial-up ISP. He disconnected his laptop from the corporate internal network and used his modem to dial up the same ISP used by Smith. After his modem connected, he quickly typed www.masonins.com in his browser to reveal the following web page:
After seeing the defaced Web site, he disconnected his dial-up line, reconnected to the internal network, and used Secure Shell (SSH) to log in directly to the Web server. He ran Tripwire against the entire Web site, and determined that every system file and all the Web content on the server were intact. How did the attacker accomplish this hack?
- A. Routing table injection
- B. ARP spoofing
- C. SQL injection
- D. DNS poisoning
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Question #2
What is one of the advantages of using both symmetric and asymmetric cryptography in SSL/TLS?
- A. Symmetric algorithms such as AES provide a failsafe when asymmetric methods fail.
- B. Symmetric encryption allows the server to securely transmit the session keys out-of-band.
- C. Supporting both types of algorithms allows less-powerful devices such as mobile phones to use symmetric encryption instead.
- D. Asymmetric cryptography is computationally expensive in comparison. However, it is well-suited to securely negotiate keys for use with symmetric cryptography.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Question #3
In the field of cryptanalysis, what is meant by a "rubber-hose" attack?
- A. Extraction of cryptographic secrets through coercion or torture.
- B. A backdoor placed into a cryptographic algorithm by its creator.
- C. Attempting to decrypt ciphertext by making logical assumptions about the contents of the original plaintext.
- D. Forcing the targeted keystream through a hardware-accelerated device such as an ASIC.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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Question #4
Which of the following viruses tries to hide from anti-virus programs by actively altering and corrupting the chosen service call interruptions when they are being run?
- A. Stealth/Tunneling virus
- B. Macro virus
- C. Polymorphic virus
- D. Cavity virus
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Question #5
Which of the following algorithms can be used to guarantee the integrity of messages being sent, in transit, or stored?
- A. symmetric algorithms
- B. hashing algorithms
- C. asymmetric algorithms
- D. integrity algorithms
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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