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Module 5•Lesson 4 of 5•⏱️ 25 min read•Beginner+40 XP

Lab — Auth Abuse Notes

Pack Kerberoast, AS-REP, and PtH/PtT class cards — auth abuse literacy file from $LAB_AD only.

Lab — Auth Abuse Notes
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Visual · t25_auth_abuse_lab

Lab: auth abuse pack. $LAB_AD only. Original Cyberlium.

Auth abuse pack names attack classes with mitigations — paperwork before privilege paths module.

Lessons 5-1–5-3 named Kerberoast, AS-REP, and PtH/PtT classes with defender responses. This lab merges three class cards plus a one-page mitigation matrix for $LAB_AD purple-team style reporting. No roast, dump, or PtH execution — classification and defense paperwork only. Next: Quiz — Auth Abuse Named.

1. Lab contract: auth abuse pack

Create $HOME/cyberlium-lab/t25-m05-l04-auth-abuse-lab.txt merging Kerberoast, AS-REP, and PtH/PtT cards with mitigation matrix (class → detection → remediation).

Optional: map each class to one MITRE technique ID as literacy — still no attack commands.

Command guide

Try these commands — Lab contract: auth abuse pack

═══ WINDOWS / POWERSHELL (Active Directory Lab) ═══

Check current user, domain context, and security privileges

Command — copy this

whoami /user /groups /priv

Query active Domain Controller and trust relationships

Command — copy this

nltest /dsgetdc:$env:USERDOMAIN
nltest /domain_trusts

List password policy across the domain

Command — copy this

net accounts /domain

Check Kerberos ticket cache

Command — copy this

klist

═══ LINUX / BASH (Lab Network) ═══ Test DNS SRV resolution for Active Directory services

Command — copy this

dig _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.lab.local SRV +short
dig _kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.lab.local SRV +short

Primary tools to practice this lesson: grep, curl. Reference sites: Auth abuse literacy (https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/); Microsoft auditing (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/); adsecurity.org (https://adsecurity.org/). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.

2. Cross-check refusal

Grep for Rubeus, GetNPUsers, sekurlsa, secretsdump, roast, dump — remove command blocks. Pack stays named classes and mitigations.

Use fictional lab account names in examples.

3. Lock the proof

chmod 600 on the pack. Quiz next — then Privilege Paths Named.

Auth abuse literacy feeds DCSync and ACL path lessons in M6.

4. What you ship: auth abuse literacy pack for $LAB_AD

Merged Kerberoast, AS-REP, PtH/PtT cards + mitigation matrix. $LAB_AD named. NO cookbooks. chmod 600.

5. What you record before the next lesson

Date. Auth abuse pack path. $LAB_AD named. File t25-m05-l04-auth-abuse-lab.txt chmod 600.

6. Wrong vs right: stranger-domain attacks vs lab AD literacy

Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.

  • Wrong: Include working roast commands. Attach production hash dumps.
  • Right: Write YOUR auth abuse pack for $LAB_AD. chmod 600. Next: Quiz — Auth Abuse Named.
Hands-on Exercise

Mission: freeze YOUR auth abuse pack

1) Merge three class cards. 2) Build mitigation matrix table. 3) Confirm zero attack command blocks. 4) chmod 600.

Pro Tip

Stuck? Ask Cyberlium AI Mentor

Detection + remediation columns make purple reports actionable.

Practice QuizQuestion 1
Multiple choice
Q1

APPLY: This lab requires:

Practice QuizQuestion 2
True or False
Q2

APPLY: True or False: Auth abuse pack should contain mitigations not Rubeus recipes.

Practice QuizQuestion 3
Multiple choice
Q3

APPLY: Mitigation matrix should map:

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