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# Impacket and rpcclient
Active Directory security notes for Impacket and rpcclient, covering enumeration, Kerberos, credentials, ACL abuse, lateral movement, exploitation workflow, and validation steps.
### Local DNS Configuration
On the Linux machine, we add the DNS resolutions in `/etc/hosts`:
{% code overflow="wrap" %}
```bash
172.16.0.10 WS01.whoami.local
172.16.0.20 WS02.whoami.local
172.16.0.100 DC01.whoami.local
```
{% endcode %}
This allows machine names to be used instead of IP addresses.
### Enumeration with rpcclient
Connection with a domain user:
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```bash
rpcclient -U "whoami/user1" WS01.whoami.local
```
{% endcode %}
`rpcclient` can query specific Windows RPC services.
It can be used to list:
* users;
* groups;
* some SAM information;
* certain domain information depending on the rights available.
### Enumeration with Impacket
#### sync dump
{% code overflow="wrap" %}
```bash
samrdump.py 'whoami/user2'@WS02.whoami.local
```
{% endcode %}
`samrdump.py` allows you to list SAM information accessible remotely.
#### secretsdump
{% code overflow="wrap" %}
```bash
secretsdump.py 'whoami/user2'@WS02.whoami.local
```
{% endcode %}
`secretsdump.py` is more sensitive: it is used to extract secrets or hashes when the user has the necessary rights.
In a lab, you can test with a user with elevated permissions.
### Listen to sessions with NetView
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```bash
netview.py 'whoami/administrador' -target WS01.whoami.local
```
{% endcode %}
This command allows you to observe certain sessions or connections linked to a target machine.
Then, we can create an SMB connection to the machine:
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```bash
dir //WS01/c$
```
{% endcode %}
If a session is established, it may be visible with the enumeration tools.
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