Active Directory — role?
Centralized management and authentication for Windows networks.
Active Directory Definition
Directory service centralizing management and authentication
AS-REP roasting — purpose?
Extracts crackable hashes from accounts with preauth disabled.
LDAP Protocol Purpose
Enables communication between systems and Active Directory
Domain Controller Role
Manages domain and handles authentication and authorization
NTDS.DIT File
Stores directory data for Active Directory
Organizational Unit (OU)
Container to organize AD objects for permissions
Forest Top Domain
Contains Enterprise Admins for forest-wide permissions
AD Impact of Compromise
Can break CIA; allows unrestricted system access
LDAP's Function in AD
Query and retrieve directory information
Kerberos Preauthentication Setting
Controls if users can get AS-REP without credentials
Test your knowledge with 11 questions on Active Directory Exploitation Techniques.
1. What is Active Directory in a Windows enterprise environment?
2. What is Active Directory primarily used for in Windows enterprise environments?
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