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The EC‑Council Certified Blockchain Professional (CBP) exam validates an IT professional’s ability to explain blockchain fundamentals, cryptographic primitives, consensus models, smart contract logic, and major platform architectures, ensuring they can assess and implement secure distributed ledger solutions.
120
Minutes
50
Questions
70/100
Passing Score
$250
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
IT architects, developers, and security analysts with at least two years of experience in systems design or network security should pursue the CBP certification. They seek to deepen their understanding of distributed ledger technology, evaluate platform choices, and design robust blockchain‑based applications for enterprise environments.
What's Covered
1
Blockchain Fundamentals
2
Cryptographic Foundations
3
Consensus Mechanisms
4
Smart Contracts
5
Blockchain Platforms
6
Cryptocurrency Security
7
Network Security
8
DeFi and Tokens
9
Governance
10
Applications and Future
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Practice Questions
Lesson Modules
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20 Activity Formats
Course Outline
60 learning goals
1
Blockchain Fundamentals
2 topics
DLT concepts
- Identify blockchain components including blocks chains nodes peers distributed centralized and decentralized architecture differences.
- Apply blockchain concepts to classify network types as public private consortium hybrid based on access and governance.
- Analyze blockchain suitability to evaluate whether DLT appropriately addresses specific business and security requirements.
Evolution
- Describe blockchain evolution from Bitcoin through Ethereum smart contracts to enterprise platforms and DeFi applications.
- Apply knowledge of blockchain generations to understand capability differences between Bitcoin Ethereum and modern platforms.
- Analyze blockchain trends to evaluate emerging capabilities scalability solutions and enterprise adoption patterns.
2
Cryptographic Foundations
2 topics
Hash functions
- Describe hash functions in blockchain including SHA-256 Keccak and their role in block linking and integrity verification.
- Apply hash concepts to understand mining proof-of-work Merkle tree construction and transaction verification processes.
- Analyze hash security in blockchain to evaluate collision resistance mining difficulty and chain integrity protection.
Digital signatures
- Describe digital signatures in blockchain including ECDSA EdDSA and their role in transaction authorization and identity.
- Apply signature operations to understand wallet key generation transaction signing and verification processes.
- Analyze signature security to evaluate key management wallet protection and multi-signature scheme effectiveness.
3
Consensus Mechanisms
2 topics
Proof-based
- Describe consensus including PoW PoS DPoS PoA and their security decentralization and energy efficiency trade-offs.
- Apply consensus selection to evaluate security decentralization throughput and sustainability for platform decisions.
- Analyze consensus vulnerabilities including 51% attacks long-range attacks and nothing-at-stake in different mechanisms.
BFT consensus
- Describe BFT consensus including PBFT Tendermint Raft and their finality guarantees and performance characteristics.
- Apply BFT understanding to evaluate enterprise blockchain platform selection and network configuration decisions.
- Analyze BFT security to assess fault tolerance thresholds network partition resilience and performance trade-offs.
4
Smart Contracts
2 topics
Contract concepts
- Describe smart contract fundamentals including Solidity EVM bytecode gas mechanics state management and lifecycle.
- Apply smart contract concepts to understand deployment execution state transitions and interaction patterns.
- Analyze smart contract risks including reentrancy integer overflow access control and logic vulnerabilities.
Contract security
- Describe security patterns including checks-effects-interactions pull payments access control and upgrade patterns.
- Apply contract auditing to identify common vulnerability patterns using static analysis and manual code review.
- Analyze contract security to evaluate audit findings assess exploit potential and recommend remediation.
5
Blockchain Platforms
2 topics
Ethereum
- Describe Ethereum including EVM Solidity ERC standards DeFi protocols and layer-2 scaling solutions.
- Apply Ethereum concepts to understand token standards dApp development and DeFi protocol interactions.
- Analyze Ethereum security to evaluate smart contract risks bridge vulnerabilities and flash loan vectors.
Enterprise platforms
- Describe enterprise blockchain including Hyperledger Fabric R3 Corda and permissioned architecture patterns.
- Apply enterprise blockchain to evaluate platform selection for supply chain identity and asset tokenization.
- Analyze enterprise blockchain security to evaluate channel isolation endorsement and access control effectiveness.
6
Cryptocurrency Security
2 topics
Wallet security
- Describe wallet types including hot cold hardware multisig and their security characteristics and trade-offs.
- Apply wallet security including seed phrase protection hardware wallet usage and multi-signature configuration.
- Analyze wallet risks to evaluate key management exposure attack vectors and recovery procedure adequacy.
Exchange security
- Describe exchange security including custody models cold storage insurance and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Apply exchange security to evaluate trading platform practices and user protection mechanisms.
- Analyze exchange incidents to identify common attack vectors vulnerability patterns and protection improvements.
7
Network Security
2 topics
Network attacks
- Describe blockchain network attacks including Sybil eclipse selfish mining and transaction manipulation vectors.
- Apply network security to understand peer discovery node authentication and network partition resilience.
- Analyze network vulnerabilities to evaluate attack feasibility impact assessment and mitigation effectiveness.
Privacy
- Describe privacy technologies including zero-knowledge proofs ring signatures confidential transactions and mixing.
- Apply privacy concepts to understand transaction confidentiality identity protection and data privacy on blockchains.
- Analyze privacy effectiveness to evaluate anonymity guarantees correlation resistance and regulatory compliance.
8
DeFi and Tokens
2 topics
DeFi protocols
- Describe DeFi including DEXs lending yield farming staking and liquidity provision mechanisms.
- Apply DeFi concepts to understand protocol interactions composability risks and common yield strategies.
- Analyze DeFi security to evaluate flash loan risks oracle manipulation rug pulls and protocol vulnerabilities.
Token standards
- Describe token standards including ERC-20 ERC-721 ERC-1155 and security considerations for assets.
- Apply token concepts to understand deployment transfer mechanics and access control implementation.
- Analyze token security to evaluate minting authority transfer restrictions and approval vulnerabilities.
9
Governance
2 topics
On-chain governance
- Describe governance including on-chain voting DAOs treasury management and protocol upgrade mechanisms.
- Apply governance concepts to understand voting delegation mechanics and proposal lifecycle in decentralized systems.
- Analyze governance security to evaluate voting manipulation treasury attack vectors and centralization concerns.
Regulatory compliance
- Describe blockchain regulatory landscape including AML KYC securities classification and cross-border requirements.
- Apply compliance concepts to understand regulatory obligations for blockchain projects token offerings and exchanges.
- Analyze regulatory risks to evaluate compliance gaps jurisdictional challenges and evolving framework impacts.
10
Applications and Future
2 topics
Enterprise use cases
- Describe blockchain applications including supply chain digital identity healthcare records and asset tokenization.
- Apply use case analysis to evaluate feasibility business value and implementation requirements for blockchain.
- Analyze implementations to assess success factors common failure modes and lessons from enterprise deployments.
Future trends
- Describe emerging trends including cross-chain interoperability scalability solutions Web3 and decentralized identity.
- Apply emerging technology assessment to evaluate cross-chain bridges layer-2 solutions and interoperability security.
- Analyze blockchain evolution to assess quantum threats scalability trajectories and industry adoption forecasts.
Scope
Included Topics
- EC-Council CBP covering blockchain technology distributed ledger consensus smart contracts cryptocurrency and enterprise applications.
- Blockchain architecture including nodes mining consensus mechanisms network types and security considerations.
- Cryptographic foundations including hashing digital signatures Merkle trees and elliptic curve cryptography for blockchain.
- Smart contract development security auditing and common vulnerability patterns in decentralized applications.
- Blockchain platforms including Ethereum Hyperledger Bitcoin and their security use cases and enterprise applications.
Not Covered
- Cryptographic internals covered by ECES.
- Offensive security covered by CEH.
- Secure development covered by ECSP/CASE.
- Network defense covered by CND.
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