{"id":109,"date":"2010-09-07T16:20:20","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T15:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/172.22.49.24\/?p=109"},"modified":"2010-09-07T16:20:20","modified_gmt":"2010-09-07T15:20:20","slug":"rd-outil-dextraction-de-mots-de-passe-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrinsec.com\/en\/rd-outil-dextraction-de-mots-de-passe-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"R&amp;D: Active Directory Password Extraction Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During a penetration test or technical audit, it may be necessary to extract the database<strong>SAT\u00a0<\/strong>(containing the accounts and passwords) of a domain controller\u00a0<strong>Active Directory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Several issues then need to be taken into account:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This step may be partially hindered by the\u2019<strong>antivirus<\/strong>, This software will be able to detect common tools (pwdump, fgdump, etc.) and suspicious behavior. Disabling antivirus software is strongly discouraged on this type of sensitive equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The processor architecture<\/strong>\u00a0This can also slow down the process, and some tools do not support 64-bit architectures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Finally, the last problem, and not the least,<strong>\u00a0The stability of the system may be impacted.<\/strong>\u00a0during this stage; while the loss of availability on a workstation may be acceptable, this is absolutely not the case on a domain controller.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Often, when faced with these problems, the consultant will abandon the idea of obtaining this information, unless they obtain explicit authorization from the people concerned, accepting the risks mentioned above.<\/p>\n<p>During SSTIC2010, at the rumps, Aur\u00e9lien Bordes presented an alternative solution based on Active Directory replication mechanisms.<br \/>\nThis solution, studied and implemented by Intrinsec, still requires a domain administrator account and works as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Inserting a fake device into the domain, making it appear to be a backup domain controller (BDC)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Request for\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SAM database replication by this fake BDC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Removal of the fake BDC from the infrastructure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These steps are carried out with incredible ease, using the tools of the SAMBA suite, and require no more time than a regular SAM extract.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrinsec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/extract_ad.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-401\" title=\"extract_ad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrinsec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/extract_ad-300x118.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this way, each step is a legitimate step in the Active Directory protocol, requiring no intrusive third-party tools (and therefore not triggering protection mechanisms), and is independent of the underlying architecture (since it is solely based on AD). 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