T1097: Pass the Ticket
Pass the ticket (PtT) is a method of authenticating to a system using Kerberos tickets without having access to an account's password. Kerberos authentication can be used as the first step to lateral movement to a remote system.
In this technique, valid Kerberos tickets for Valid Accounts are captured by OS Credential Dumping. A user's service tickets or ticket granting ticket (TGT) may be obtained, depending on the level of access. A service ticket allows for access to a particular resource, whereas a TGT can be used to request service tickets from the Ticket Granting Service (TGS) to access any resource the user has privileges to access. [1] [2]
Silver Tickets can be obtained for services that use Kerberos as an authentication mechanism and are used to generate tickets to access that particular resource and the system that hosts the resource (e.g., SharePoint). [1]
Golden Tickets can be obtained for the domain using the Key Distribution Service account KRBTGT account NTLM hash, which enables generation of TGTs for any account in Active Directory. [3]
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Pass the Ticket
Pass the ticket (PtT) is a method of authenticating to a system using Kerberos tickets without having access to an account's password. Kerberos authentication can be used as the first step to lateral movement to a remote system.
In this technique, valid Kerberos tickets for Valid Accounts are captured by OS Credential Dumping. A user's service tickets or ticket granting ticket (TGT) may be obtained, depending on the level of access. A service ticket allows for access to a particular resource, whereas a TGT can be used to request service tickets from the Ticket Granting Service (TGS) to access any resource the user has privileges to access. [1] [2]
Silver Tickets can be obtained for services that use Kerberos as an authentication mechanism and are used to generate tickets to access that particular resource and the system that hosts the resource (e.g., SharePoint). [1]
Golden Tickets can be obtained for the domain using the Key Distribution Service account KRBTGT account NTLM hash, which enables generation of TGTs for any account in Active Directory. [3]
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| Domain | ID | Name | Relationship / procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | T1550.003 | Pass the TicketSub-technique | This object revoked by Pass the Ticket. |
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| Release | Bundle imported | Object version | Modified | Status | Raw hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.1 | 1.1 | Current bundleRevoked | ebc08e833abf… |
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- [1]ADSecurity AD Kerberos Attacks
Metcalf, S. (2014, November 22). Mimikatz and Active Directory Kerberos Attacks. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
Open source URL - [2]GentilKiwi Pass the Ticket
Deply, B. (2014, January 13). Pass the ticket. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- [3]Campbell 2014
Campbell, C. (2014). The Secret Life of Krbtgt. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- [4]ADSecurity AD Kerberos Attacks
Metcalf, S. (2014, November 22). Mimikatz and Active Directory Kerberos Attacks. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
Open source URL - [5]ADSecurity AD Kerberos Attacks
Metcalf, S. (2014, November 22). Mimikatz and Active Directory Kerberos Attacks. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
Open source URL - [6]CERT-EU Golden Ticket Protection
Abolins, D., Boldea, C., Socha, K., Soria-Machado, M. (2016, April 26). Kerberos Golden Ticket Protection. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
Open source URL - [7]CERT-EU Golden Ticket Protection
Abolins, D., Boldea, C., Socha, K., Soria-Machado, M. (2016, April 26). Kerberos Golden Ticket Protection. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
Open source URL - [8]CERT-EU Golden Ticket Protection
Abolins, D., Boldea, C., Socha, K., Soria-Machado, M. (2016, April 26). Kerberos Golden Ticket Protection. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
Open source URL - [9]Campbell 2014
Campbell, C. (2014). The Secret Life of Krbtgt. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- [10]Campbell 2014
Campbell, C. (2014). The Secret Life of Krbtgt. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- [11]GentilKiwi Pass the Ticket
Deply, B. (2014, January 13). Pass the ticket. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- [12]GentilKiwi Pass the Ticket
Deply, B. (2014, January 13). Pass the ticket. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- [13]capecCAPEC-645Open source URL
- [14]capecCAPEC-645Open source URL
- [15]capecCAPEC-645Open source URL
- [16]mitre-attackT1097Open source URL
- [17]mitre-attackT1097Open source URL
- [18]mitre-attackT1097Open source URL
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