I have been fascinated with Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs) since RODC was released as a new DC promotion option with Windows Server 2008. Microsoft customers wanted a DC that wasn’t really a DC. – something that could be deployed in a location that’s not physically secure and still be able to authenticate users. This post …
Tag: DSRM
Sep 26 2015
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, …
Sep 25 2015
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 …
Sep 10 2015
Sneaky Active Directory Persistence #11: Directory Service Restore Mode (DSRM)
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 Directory …
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