---
id: 8248
title: "Decrypting IIS Passwords to Break Out of the DMZ: Part 2"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/decrypting-iis-passwords-to-break-out-of-the-dmz-part-2/"
published_at: "2014-04-28T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["windows", "powershell", "lateral-movement", "iis", "dmz", "credential-decryption"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8248"
lang: en
---

# Decrypting IIS Passwords to Break Out of the DMZ: Part 2

## Summary

Application pool and virtual directory credentials in IIS's applicationHost.config can be decrypted with appcmd.exe or Get-ApplicationHost.ps1, letting attackers pivot from a DMZ web server inward.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2014-04-28T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/decrypting-iis-passwords-to-break-out-of-the-dmz-part-2/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8248