48. CEH v13 Exam Modules Map and Practice Questions
48.2 Modules 01–05 Map (Intro through Vulnerability Analysis)
Modules 01–05 = foundation. Ethics, footprint, scan, enum, vuln analysis. Aata pudhe jaauya.
Module 01 – Introduction to Ethical Hacking
Book: ch17 (Why Learn All This Before Kali), ch18 (Ethics, the Law and a Safe Kali Lab), ch34 (Indian Cyber Law), ch35 (Careers, Certifications and Bug Bounty).
Focus: types of hackers (awareness), CIA triad, five phases at high level, legal permission, lab design.
Blue: policy, written scope, Acceptable Use, IT Act awareness.
Module 02 – Footprinting and Reconnaissance
Book: ch19 (Information Gathering and Scanning), ch36 (Amass, WhatWeb and friends).
Focus: passive OSINT vs active probes; whois/DNS/subdomain ideas; technology fingerprint purpose.
Blue: shrink public footprint; monitor certificate / DNS noise; no secrets in public repos.
Module 03 – Scanning Networks
Book: ch01–ch03 (IP, ports, TCP/UDP), ch19 (Nmap family).
Focus: host discovery and port/service awareness on OWN ranges; TCP vs UDP sense.
Blue: SG/firewall least privilege; detect noisy scans; close unused ports on public EIP.
Module 04 – Enumeration
Book: ch37 (NetBIOS/SMB/SNMP/LDAP/SMTP/NFS/DNS enum), ch38 (AD awareness).
Focus: what "extra detail after scan" means – shares, users, banners – without exploit steps.
Blue: disable unused services; null-session style risks closed; log auth to directory services.
Module 05 – Vulnerability Analysis
Book: ch20 (Vulnerability Scanning and Assessment).
Focus: scanner reports as prioritisation input, not automatic exploit. CVE idea + risk ranking.
Blue: patch SLAs; internet-facing first; false-positive hygiene; change tickets.
| Red team (attacker) does | Blue team (defender) detects / stops |
|---|---|
| OSINT + noisy Nmap on out-of-scope cafe Wi-Fi | Written IP list; host-only adapter; refuse out-of-scope |
| Runs vuln scanner then "auto-exploit" mindset | Triage CVE by exposure; patch; re-scan OWN asset only |
Ravindra Bagale's Tip
Modules 03–04 get confused: scanning = "what is open?", enumeration = "extra detail from that open service". Students mix both into a single nmap flag. In exam MCQs, watch the phase order. Got it?
Ravindra Bagale's Tip – मराठी
Module 03–04 गोंधळ: scan = "काय open?", enum = "त्या open service वरून extra detail". Students दोन्ही एकाच nmap flag मध्ये mix करतात. Exam MCQ मध्ये phase order बघा. समजले का?
Ravindra Bagale's Tip – हिंदी
Module 03–04 में उलझन: scan = "क्या open है?", enum = "उस open service से extra detail". Students दोनों को एक ही nmap flag में mix कर देते हैं. Exam MCQ में phase order देखो. समझ आया?
Lab
On Kali 192.168.56.10 against only Metasploitable 192.168.56.20: gentle nmap -sS -T2 -p 22,80,139,445 192.168.56.20. Note open ports. Write one line per port: "Blue would …". No exploit. Snapshot notes for Module 03–04.