The Mindset of a Professional AD Pentester If you’re reading this, you’re probably not new to hacking — but cracking into an Active Directory environment is its own beast. It’s layered, it’s political (yes, really), and it demands a workflow built on logic, creativity, and adaptability. In this post, we’re not going to just throw […]
PHASE 1: Enumeration (Pre-Auth) 🔹 1. CrackMapExec (CME) Use it for: Scanning AD networks, checking creds, listing shares, Kerberoastable users, sessions, etc.Syntax: 🔹 2. Kerbrute Use it for: AS-REP roasting (pre-auth user discovery) and user enumeration.Syntax: 🔹 3. Impacket GetNPUsers.py Use it for: Dumping AS-REP roastable hashes.Syntax: 🔹 4. BloodHoundPython Use it for: Headless BloodHound
