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adexplorersnapshot-rs — Converts Active Directory Explorer snapshot (.dat) files into BloodHound CE JSON archives for graph-based AD attack-path analysis and reconnaissance. | Kitploit
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adexplorersnapshot-rs

Converts Active Directory Explorer snapshot (.dat) files into BloodHound CE JSON archives for graph-based AD attack-path analysis and reconnaissance.

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ADExplorerSnapshot-rs

Rewrite of ADExplorerSnapshot.py. Outputs a .tar.gz of BloodHound CE JSON files for ingestion.

Please see the issues with this project before using it. It's not a drop in replacement yet.

Installation

Pre-built binaries for Linux and Windows are published in releases

Usage

root@kitploit:~
Usage: convertsnapshot [OPTIONS] <INPUT>

Arguments:
  <INPUT>  Input .dat file path

Options:
  -o, --output <OUTPUT>            Output .tar.gz file path
  -c, --compression <COMPRESSION>  Compression level (0-9, default 6)
  -v, --verbose                    Verbose output
  -h, --help                       Print help
  -V, --version                    Print version

Example usage

root@kitploit:~
$ convertsnapshot ./data/snapshot.dat
Output written to: 8YO51UQHGM.tar.gz
Total elapsed time: 47.034845ms
root@kitploit:~
$ convertsnapshot -c 9 --output output.tar.gz ./data/snapshot.bak 
Output written to: output.tar.gz
Total elapsed time: 47.26538ms

Fun Links

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-adts/1522b774-6464-41a3-87a5-1e5633c3fbbb
  • https://github.com/SpecterOps/BloodHound/tree/181c5d894b04201fbaaa353df1cbee9bb892556f/cmd/api/src/test/fixtures/fixtures/v6/all

Shoutouts

  • c3c - Building ADExplorerSnapshot.py
  • Matt Ehrnschwender - Lots of Rust help
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