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Certipy

Tool to enumerate and abuse Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) misconfigurations.

Certipy - AD CS Attack & Enumeration Toolkit

PyPI version Python License

Certipy is a powerful offensive and defensive toolkit for enumerating and abusing Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS). It helps red teamers, penetration testers, and defenders assess AD CS misconfigurations - including full support for identifying and exploiting all known ESC1-ESC17 attack paths.

[!WARNING] Use only in environments where you have explicit authorization. Unauthorized use may be illegal.


๐Ÿ” Features

  • ๐Ÿ”Ž Discover Certificate Authorities and Templates
  • ๐Ÿšฉ Identify misconfigurations
  • ๐Ÿ” Request and forge certificates
  • ๐ŸŽญ Perform authentication using certificates
  • ๐Ÿ“ก Relay NTLM authentication to AD CS HTTP(S)/RPC endpoints
  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Support for Shadow Credentials, Golden Certificates, and Certificate Mapping Attacks
  • ๐Ÿงฐ And much more!

๐Ÿ“š Full Wiki & Documentation

Read the full step-by-step usage guide, including installation, vulnerability explanations, examples, and mitigations in the ๐Ÿ“˜ Certipy Wiki.


โš™๏ธ Installation

See the Installation Guide for instructions on how to install Certipy.


๐Ÿš€ Quick Start

See the Quick Start Guide for a quick overview of the most common commands and usage examples.


๐ŸŽฏ Supported AD CS Vulnerabilities

Certipy supports detection and exploitation of AD CS vulnerabilities across the full range of ESC1-ESC17.

For detailed explanations and exploitation steps, refer to the Certipy Wiki.


๐Ÿ“Ž Resources

See the Resources for selection of key resources related to AD CS security.


๐Ÿค Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on reporting issues, improving documentation, or submitting pull requests.


๐ŸŒŸ Sponsors

Thanks to these generous sponsors for supporting the development of this project. Your contributions help sustain ongoing work and improvements.

User avatar: mxrch

๐Ÿ‘ค Author

Developed by @ly4k, with valuable contributions from the community.


๐Ÿ“˜ Wiki

๐Ÿ“– Visit the Certipy Wiki for detailed documentation, usage examples, ESC vulnerability breakdowns, and mitigation advice.

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