To request such a session ticket, a special ticket, called the Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT) must be presented to the Kerberos service itself. The TGT is enciphered with a key derived from the password of the krbtgt account, which is known only by the Kerberos service....
Built-in Active Directory Guest account is enabled Unsafe permissions on the DnsAdmins group Ensure that all privileged accounts have the configuration flag "this account is sensitive and cannot be delegated” Change password of krbtgt account Change password of built-in domain Administrator accoun...
Using the KRBTGT account, they can create a Kerberos ticket-granting ticket (TGT) that provides authorization to any resource. This forged TGT is called a "Golden Ticket" because it allows attackers to achieve lasting network persistence using Resource Based Constrained Delegation (RBCD). Forged ...
In a golden ticket attack, a hacker first gains administrator-level privileges in a domain. This allows them to access the password of the krbtgt account, which is the account used by the KDC to encrypt TGTs. The hacker uses these privileges to create rogue Kerberos tickets that let them ...
Explanation: This is warning you that RC4 is disabled on at least some DCs. You’ll need to consider your environment to determine if this will be a problem or is expected. \n Translation: The krbtgt account has not been reset since AES was intr...
Step 2. Steal Access: After an attacker has access to the domain controller, they will then steal an NTLM hash of the Active Directory Key Distribution Service Account (KRBTGT). They might use techniques such as Pass-the-Hash (PtH) because unlike other credential theft attacks, this attack ...
It can obtain a Kerberos “ticket” for a user account and use it to login as that user on another computer. Kerberos Golden Ticket—obtains the ticket for the hidden root account (KRBTGT) that encrypts all authentication tickets, granting domain admin access for any computer on the network....
In a typical scenario, each KDC in the domain shares the same KrbTGT account, and it is possible that an attacker could retrieve these keys from a stolen DC and use them to attack the rest of the domain. However, each RODC has its own KrbTGT account and keys, eliminating that ...
Kerberos Golden Ticket – Yet another Pass-the ticket attack technique – a specific ticket for a hidden KRBTGT account, which is able to encrypt all of the other tickets. With this golden ticket, you’ll get domain admin credentials to any machine. Is Mimikatz malware? Mimikatz is not malwa...
Your KRBTGT account password is the attacker’s golden ticket to your network. Securing your password creates a barrier between them and your account. Let’s say a criminal has already entered your system after retrieving your password hash. Their lifespan depends on the validity of the password...