Service accounts are that gray area between regular user accounts and admin accounts that are often highly privileged. They are almost always over-privileged due to documented vendor requirements or because of operational challenges (“just make it work”). We can discover service accounts by looking for user accounts with Kerberos Service Principal Names (SPNs) which I …
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Aug 10 2017
Beyond Domain Admins – Domain Controller & AD Administration
Active Directory has several levels of administration beyond the Domain Admins group. In a previous post, I explored: “Securing Domain Controllers to Improve Active Directory Security” which explores ways to better secure Domain Controllers and by extension, Active Directory. For more information on Active Directory specific rights and permission review my post “Scanning for Active …
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Jun 14 2017
Scanning for Active Directory Privileges & Privileged Accounts
Active Directory Recon is the new hotness since attackers, Red Teamers, and penetration testers have realized that control of Active Directory provides power over the organization. I covered ways to enumerate permissions in AD using PowerView (written by Will @harmj0y) during my Black Hat & DEF CON talks in 2016 from both a Blue Team …
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