You can't use Metasploit on the exam.

WHAT IS CEHv7 CORE CONCEPTS?

 
EC-Council launches CEHv7 Core Concepts on August 17th, an addendum written by real-world penetration testers (pen testers) in order to support CEHv7 students and information security professionals to better understand and apply the subject matter covered in the CEHv7 official curriculum.

Core Concepts adds a layer of depth to the already robust CEHv7 course.  Based on the perspective of real-world pen-testers, Core Concepts further develops a detailed understanding of the ideas in CEHv7.  Recognizing that the concepts presented in the CEH course are broad, complex and require constant updates, EC-Council has released this addendum to help students gain a more comprehensive understanding of the subject matter as they steer through the various concepts, labs, techniques, best practices, methodologies, and frameworks that are presented in CEH.

To produce Core Concepts, EC-Council appointed a group of highly regarded pen testers with real-world experience to ensure that the real-life applications of CEH are thoroughly covered, beyond what is presented in the courseware or covered by the instructor in class.
 
According to Jay Bavisi, EC-Council’s CEO, “While the CEH is a product of hundreds of subject matter experts’ contributions, we felt compelled to appoint a couple of the subject matter experts to further elaborate key ethical hacking skills in their own words.  We are convinced that this will enrich the entire learning experience of the EC-Council CEH program.”

HOW DO I GET MY CEHv7 CORE CONCEPTS FREE?
Effective August 17th, Core Concepts is offered to all EC-Council CEHv7 students free of charges. Please find below how you can redeem this:

New CEHv7 students are required to fill up their EC-Council Course Evaluation (the steps to complete the course evaluation can be found on 2nd page of the CEHv7 official courseware) and opt “YES” to receive the Core Concepts and other benefits from EC-Council.
Existing CEHv7 students who had completed their EC-Council Course Evaluation will receive an e-mail from EC-Council on how to redeem their Core Concepts within 3 business days.
Students who attended CEHv7 official training and has yet to fill up EC-Council Course Evaluation, what are you waiting for? Fill up the EC-Council Course Evaluation (the steps can be found in 2nd page of the CEHv7 official courseware) and opt “YES” to receive your Core Concepts.
Students who have access to CEHv7 Academia iLearn, iClass iLearn, digital courseware, or e-courseware will have their Core Concepts pre-bundled in their account.

If you're not even putting the time into doing the majority of the Extra Mile exercises and lab systems, you're not obtaining the skills to do well on the exam (or out in the real-world).

Did you do the extra mile challenges during the course?

I kind of wish OffSec would give you the choice of going through the PDF and Video's for a week or two, then starting the lab time. The material is totally worth it but I can't help but think I'm losing money by reading, researching, and watching video's..rather than messing with the lab.

A few questions to who ever took this course, do they teach you python or C?

Now I'll be having a go at this again in maybe a month or so.

If the information we store here won't ruin our careers, reputations, or financial lives, then I don't need strong encryption and elaborate retrieval processes.

However, I should add that I am not really interested in the HR or job hunt certs. I must say that even though all of us would like the pay but I am more into a REALY STUFF! I am interested in skills development, personal challenge and self satistifaction.