If a certified member earned any certifications included under the ECE scheme, they must achieve 120 credits (per certification) within three years.  

If a member holds multiple certifications, credits earned will be applied across all the certifications. Each certification will have its ECE recertification requirements within its 3-year ECE window. 

The credits can be earned in many ways, including attending conferences, and events, writing research papers, preparing for training classes in a related domain (for instructors), reading materials on related subject matters, taking an exam for a newer version of the certification, attending webinars, and many others.  

Only IT security-related events are qualified for ECE schemes, such as IT seminars, reading IT security books, publishing a paper on IT Security related topics, and anything that updates members’ knowledge on IT Security, not only from EC-Council.

1. Association/Organization Chapter Meeting (per Meeting) – 1 credit 
2. Association/Organization Chapter Membership (per Association/Organization) – 3 credits 
3. Association/Organization Membership (per Association/Organization) – 2 credits 
4. Author Article/Book Chapter/White Paper – 20 credits 
5. Author Security Tool – 40 credits 
6. Authoring Book – 100 credits 
7. Authoring Course/Module – 40 credits 
8. Certification Examination Related to IT Security – 40 credits 
9. EC-Council Beta Exam Testing – 80 credits 
10. EC-Council ECE Examinations – 120 credits 
11. EC-Council Exam Survey – 20 credits 
12. EC-Council Item Writing – 3 credits
13. EC-Council Job Task Analysis Survey – 40 credits 
14. EC-Council Review Board – 80 credits 
15. EC-Council Standard Setting – 60 credits 
16. Education Course – 1 credit 
17. Education Seminar/Conference/Event – 1 credit 
18. Higher Education Per Quarter – 10 credits 
19. Higher Education Per Semester – 15 credits 
20. Identify New Vulnerability – 10 credits 
21. Presentation – 3 credits 
22. Reading an Information Security Book/Article Review/Book Review/Case Study – 5 credits 
23. Teach New – 21 credits 
24. Teach Upgrade – 11 credits 
25. Volunteering in the Public Sector – 1 credit 

Members can access their Aspen Portal (https://aspen.eccouncil.org) to register their ECE credits.

No, ECE credits will not be awarded for the events related to the member’s job role.

Yes, a member can claim 120 ECE credits for the certifications under the ECE system.

EC-Council Examinations (CEH, CEH (Practical), ECSA, ECSA (Practical), CPENT, LPT, LPT (Master), ECDE, WAHS, CHFI, EISM, CCISO, CCSE, CND, ECIH, EDRP, CASE, CSA, CBP, CPM, CTIA, ECES, ECSP, ICS/SCADA Cyber Security, CEI, CAST, CIMP, and CDM): 120 credits.

No 

40 ECE credits are awarded for non-ECE certifications, which are listed below: 
CSCU, DFE, EHE, NDE, CRM, ECSS, ENSA, Ethical Hacking Fundamentals, Secure Computer User Specialist, Network Security Fundamentals, and Computer Forensics Fundamentals.

If the certified member fails to meet certification requirements within the three-year timeframe, EC-Council will suspend their certification for one year.

Suspended members must remediate their suspension within a maximum period of 12 months from the expiry date of the three-year timeframe. Failing this, the member’s certification and status will be revoked.

A candidate would receive two types of alerts:

• Pre-Alert: For candidates whose certification is at the suspension stage, an automated mail alert is sent, urging them to gather the credits as their certificate is at the suspension stage. 
• Post-Alert: An automated mail alert is sent to candidates that their certification is to be recertified or at the revocation stage. 

A member must challenge and pass the certification exam again to regain their certification.

Yes, a member can use their certifications’ respective logos and labels.

No, a member cannot use the certification logo or is eligible for related benefits if the certification is either suspended or revoked.

The members may contact the EC-Council Delta team at [email protected] to receive their ECE status updates.