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Kevin Robertson

Kevin Robertson holds a BS in Computing Security and Technology from Drexel University. Kevin has spent 20 years in IT with the last 5 years focused on penetration testing and tool development.

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Network Pentesting

MachineAccountQuota Transitive Quota: 110 Accounts and Beyond

Active Directory (AD) tracks transitive accounts created through MAQ to limit the number of accounts that can be added from a single unprivileged source account. AD calculates the maximum using a formula of Q * (Q + 1), where Q is the current MAQ setting. The default MAQ setting of 10 results in a limit of 110 permitted transitive accounts. However, the transitive quota can often be exceeded by large amounts.

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Network Pentesting

MachineAccountQuota is USEFUL Sometimes: Exploiting One of Active Directory's Oddest Settings

MachineAccountQuota (MAQ) is a domain level attribute that by default permits unprivileged users to attach up to 10 computers to an Active Directory (AD) domain.

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Network Pentesting

ADIDNS Revisited – WPAD, GQBL, and More

This post will mainly cover some additional techniques on both the offensive and defensive fronts for exploiting Active Directory-Integrated DNS (ADIDNS).

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Network Pentesting

Inveigh – What's New in Version 1.4

New Inveigh release! This blog details all the new features.

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Network Pentesting

Beyond LLMNR/NBNS Spoofing – Exploiting Active Directory-Integrated DNS

Exploiting weaknesses in name resolution protocols is a common technique for performing man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. This blog dives into two particularly vulnerable name resolution protocols: Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) and NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS).

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