Modern organisations face adversaries who do not follow a textbook. The penetration tester who can only replicate what a certification study guide describes is not the practitioner organisations need. XEHP is built for professionals who want to demonstrate genuine offensive capability, methodically, ethically, and professionally, across the full attack surface of a modern enterprise.
Across ten instructor-led days, participants build competency across the complete penetration testing lifecycle: from OSINT and reconnaissance through network infrastructure exploitation, active directory attacks, web and API security testing, cloud penetration, container security, advanced evasion, and professional engagement reporting. Where CEH v13 covers 20 modules across 5 days then sends candidates alone to a 125-question multiple choice exam, XEHP puts a senior practitioner in the room for all 10 days and evaluates actual work on Day 10.
On Day 10, participants conduct a scoped simulated engagement against a realistic enterprise target. The senior practitioner observes methodology, tooling decisions, and report quality. A Practitioner Assessment Report is issued alongside the XEHP certificate. Aligned with PTES, MITRE ATT&CK v14, OWASP Top 10 2025, NCSC CHECK methodology, NIST SP 800-115, and DoD 8140.
