Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) Master

The Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) Master is EC-Council's most elite penetration testing credential — awarded automatically to CPENT candidates who score 90% or above on the live cyber range exam. It is not a separate exam but a prestigious distinction that validates mastery-level skills in advanced exploitation, multi-vector attacks, and professional-grade penetration testing. LPT Masters are recognized globally as the highest-calibre offensive security professionals.

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What is the Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) Master?

Who Should Take This Course?

CPENT-certified professionals targeting the Master distinction
Senior Penetration Testers and Red Team Leaders
Security Consultants commanding premium project rates
Offensive Security Researchers and Exploit Developers
Cybersecurity Professionals seeking C-suite advisory roles
Bug Bounty Hunters with enterprise-level ambitions
Anyone aiming for the pinnacle of ethical hacking credentials

What You Will Learn in the LPT Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Advanced Multi-Vector Attack Chains

Chain multiple vulnerabilities to achieve full domain compromise.

Multi-stage exploit chaining across systems
Combining phishing, SSRF, and RCE for kill-chain execution
Cross-domain attack paths in hybrid environments
Automated attack orchestration with custom tooling

Evasion and Advanced Stealth Techniques

Operate undetected against hardened, monitored environments.

EDR and AV evasion using custom payloads and obfuscation
Living-off-the-land (LOLBins) attack techniques
Traffic obfuscation and covert C2 channel setup
Anti-forensics: log clearing and artifact removal

Advanced Active Directory Exploitation

Completely compromise complex multi-forest AD environments.

Cross-forest and cross-domain trust exploitation
ADCS (Active Directory Certificate Services) attacks
Unconstrained and constrained delegation abuse
Advanced Kerberos attack chains

Cloud and Hybrid Environment Penetration Testing

Test the security of cloud-connected enterprise infrastructure.

AWS, Azure, and GCP misconfiguration exploitation
Identity and Access Management (IAM) privilege escalation
Container escape and Kubernetes cluster attacks
Cloud-to-on-premise lateral movement

Custom Tool and Exploit Development

Develop bespoke offensive security tools for engagements.

Writing custom C2 implants and agents
Python and C exploit development for specific targets
Bypassing application whitelisting controls
Creating custom Metasploit modules

Professional Reporting and Engagement Management

Deliver enterprise-grade penetration testing reports and manage full engagements.

Executive and technical report writing best practices
Scoping, rules of engagement, and legal considerations
Remediation roadmap creation and re-testing
Client debriefing and findings communication

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

Must achieve 90% or above on the CPENT live cyber range exam
Active CPENT certification is required
Demonstrated mastery across all CPENT exam domains
Expert-level knowledge of Windows, Linux, and network exploitation
Advanced scripting and exploit development experience

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the LPT certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	Licensed Penetration Tester Master (via CPENT)
Exam Code	LPT / CPENT (90%+ score)
Exam Type	100% Practical — Awarded via CPENT exam performance
Total Questions	N/A — Practical cyber range targets
Passing Score	90% or above on CPENT exam
Exam Duration	24 hours (CPENT live cyber range)
Language	English
Exam Provider	EC-Council CPENT Live Range
Exam Focus	Mastery-level penetration testing across all attack domains including AD, cloud, IoT, OT, and custom exploitation
Exam Registration	EC-Council Exam Center — Register for CPENT (eccouncil.org/programs/licensed-penetration-tester-lpt-master/)
Retake Policy	Retake CPENT exam; additional exam fee required
Certification Validity	3 years; co-valid with CPENT certification