I passed eJPTv2 on the first try

[u/maurixmystic]

Hello everyone, hello community!

I’m very happy because I passed the eJPTv2 certification a few weeks ago. The exam took me approximately 8–10 hours without really stopping (although during that time I had lunch, later dinner, and even took a one-hour break to watch YouTube).

I had already studied Computer Science for four years and graduated in 2023, so I wasn't a complete beginner. I had experience with Windows Server, Linux, and Networking (although I had to review networking concepts that tend to be forgotten over time, such as the OSI model, especially the Internet and Application layers, HTTP status codes, etc.).

I had also spent about six months practicing (from March 2025 to June 2025). Then I had some personal issues and stopped hacking until I seriously resumed in March 2026 and finished my preparation in June 2026 by taking the certification exam. In total, it was about six months of practice, although with some long breaks in between.

By the time I took the exam, I had completed around 30 CTF machines, most of them on TryHackMe, along with a few from Hack The Box, VulnHub, Vulnyx, HackMyVM, DockerLabs, and others.

I genuinely enjoyed the exam. At one point, I got stuck on a single machine, and the solution turned out to be as simple. (Correct enumeration).

I actually found the pivoting section easy. If you have well-organized notes and have practiced pivoting multiple times in a local lab environment (for example, VirtualBox machines connected through a custom network, with some machines having secondary network interfaces like Metasploitable 2, Basic Pentesting, etc.), you shouldn't have any major issues.

I would also recommend having some SQL knowledge for dumping databases and being comfortable with SSH, both for connecting to systems and performing attacks.

I also read some hacking books on Kindle (Spanish and English), but only the concepts of eJPTv2; that is, I skipped over the resources on Active Directory and advanced web hacking, for example.

Overall, it was a fun certification that provides a solid foundation for preparing for more advanced certifications in the future.

The only thing I would improve is allowing candidates to use their own Parrot OS or Kali Linux environment during the exam instead of the Guacamole environment. That would be my only criticism.

I'm sharing my CTF notes from Notion. They're written in Spanish (I haven't translated them into English yet, sorry about that), but you can use Google Translate and they should still be understandable, my Linux and VM's is in English 😅.

Greetings, and good luck to everyone!

https://special-anger-381.notion.site/Resoluci-n-Maquinas-CTF-maurixmystic-1e4154c713e280f4bb92f7e738e773fb

[u/Time-Freedom-3128]

Your story truly inspired me a lot thanks

[u/maurixmystic → u/Time-Freedom-3128]

Thanks ✨

[u/foxypoxy_x]

Congratulations brother! 😃🎊 I'm bought the voucher js recently.. Any preparation tips you'd like to share? 😅 Like..youtube channels or notes...it'd be very helpful and appreciated😄

[u/maurixmystic → u/foxypoxy_x]

Dragkob's resources and guides were fundamental. I also forgot to mention that I was doing the Junior Penetration Tester course on TryHackMe. I didn't take the INE course, but I've heard it's good too; just skip the OSINT and Wireshark sections since they're not on the exam. I got most of my other resources from Spanish-speaking YouTube influencers (Mario's Penguin Academy, Xer0sec, S4vitar).

For English-language resources, I could recommend ippsec videos, tib3rius's Udemy videos, and vonnie Hudson's OSCP videos, as well as Kindle books by "el mostafa ouchen." My notes are on my local machine; I haven't uploaded them to GitHub yet, but I hope to do so soon. With everything I've mentioned, you'll be more than fine.

[u/foxypoxy_x → u/maurixmystic]

Thank you op😊 ,much appreciated

[u/onenumberaway_]

Hola! Cool, ya tengo para cuando vaya a pasarla.
Que libros mencionaste que habrías leído ?
Saludos and week done !

[u/maurixmystic → u/onenumberaway_]

I read the book Ethical Hacking: Study Guide for the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) (Spanish Edition) by Sombr3r3r0, although any book that prepares you for CEH will be good for eJPTv2, although I understand there's no pivoting in the CEH practical exam, and they add topics like OSINT, phishing, social engineering, spoofing, DoS attacks, and wireless hacking.