---
id: 121
title: "Passing the Hash with Remote Desktop"
source_domain: kali.org
source_url: "https://www.kali.org/blog/passing-hash-remote-desktop/"
published_at: "2014-01-14T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["windows", "penetration-testing", "pass-the-hash", "rdp", "freerdp", "lateral-movement"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/121"
lang: en
---

# Passing the Hash with Remote Desktop

## Summary

FreeRDP in Kali now supports Pass-the-Hash authentication against Windows 2012 R2 and 8.1 RDP, turning Microsoft's Restricted Admin mode into GUI access for pentesters holding NTLM hashes.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** kali.org
- **Published:** 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.kali.org/blog/passing-hash-remote-desktop/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/121