Category: Technical Reference

Unofficial Guide to Mimikatz & Command Reference

A new page on ADSecurity.org just went live which is an “unofficial” guide to Mimikatz which also contains an expansive command reference of all available Mimikatz commands. Screenshots, descriptions, and parameters are included where available and appropriate. This page includes the following topics: Mimikatz Overview Mimikatz & Credentials Available Credentials by OS PowerShell & Mimikatz …

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Dump Clear-Text Passwords for All Admins in the Domain Using Mimikatz DCSync

The two key goals of any attack is access and persistence. This post covers elements of each. In a post-exploitation scenario where the attacker has compromised the domain or an account with delegated rights, it’s possible to dump the clear-text passwords of admins without being a Domain Admin*. This method requires the Active Directory Domain …

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How Attackers Use Kerberos Silver Tickets to Exploit Systems

Usually Golden Tickets (forged Kerberos TGTs) get all the press, but this post is about Silver Tickets and how attackers use them to exploit systems. I have talked about how Silver Tickets can be used to persist and even re-exploit an Active Directory enterprise in presentations at security conferences this year. This post continues this …

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The Most Common Active Directory Security Issues and What You Can Do to Fix Them

The past couple of years of meeting with customers is enlightening since every environment, though unique, often has the same issues. These issues often boil down to legacy management of the enterprise Microsoft platform going back a decade or more. I spoke about Active Directory attack and defense at several security conferences this year including …

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Sneaky Active Directory Persistence Tricks

The content in this post links to several methods through which an attacker could persist administrative access to Active Directory after having Domain Admin level rights for 5 minutes. While there are an infinite number of actions an attacker can perform after compromising an enterprise, there are a finite number of pathways. In this series, …

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Sneaky Active Directory Persistence #15: Leverage AdminSDHolder & SDProp to (Re)Gain Domain Admin Rights

The content in this post describes a method by which an attacker could persist administrative access to Active Directory after having Domain Admin level rights for 5 minutes. I presented on this AD persistence method at DerbyCon (2015). Complete list of Sneaky Active Directory Persistence Tricks posts AdminSDHolder Overview AdminSDHolder is an object located in …

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Sneaky Active Directory Persistence #13: DSRM Persistence v2

The content in this post describes a method by which an attacker could persist administrative access to Active Directory after having Domain Admin level rights for 5 minutes. I presented on this AD persistence method at DerbyCon (2015). I also presented and posted on DSRM as a persistence method previously. Complete list of Sneaky Active …

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Mimikatz DCSync Usage, Exploitation, and Detection

Note: I presented on this AD persistence method at DerbyCon (2015). A major feature added to Mimkatz in August 2015 is “DCSync” which effectively “impersonates” a Domain Controller and requests account password data from the targeted Domain Controller. DCSync was written by Benjamin Delpy and Vincent Le Toux. The exploit method prior to DCSync was …

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Sneaky Active Directory Persistence #12: Malicious Security Support Provider (SSP)

The content in this post describes a method by which an attacker could persist administrative access to Active Directory after having Domain Admin level rights for 5 minutes. I presented on this AD persistence method in Las Vegas at DEF CON 23 (2015). Complete list of Sneaky Active Directory Persistence Tricks posts   The Security …

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DerbyCon V (2015): Red vs. Blue: Modern Active Directory Attacks & Defense Talk Detail

In a couple of weeks, I will be speaking at DerbyCon about Active Directory attack & defense in my talk Red vs. Blue: Modern Active Directory Attacks & Defense”. This is the 5th iteration of this talk and includes the latest updates to attack methods and defensive strategies. This DerbyCon version is a blend of …

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