---
id: 5853
title: "Active Directory Attacks: 5 Common AD Attack Methods"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/tools-attacking-active-directory/"
published_at: "2024-02-21T15:13:15Z"
tags: ["active-directory", "pass-the-hash", "hardening", "kerberoasting", "golden-ticket", "attack-methods"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/5853"
lang: en
---

# Active Directory Attacks: 5 Common AD Attack Methods

## Summary

An updated classic on AD's structural weaknesses—legacy defaults built for discovery, easily enumerated privileged groups—and five common attack methods, with countermeasures for protection.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2024-02-21T15:13:15Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/tools-attacking-active-directory/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/5853