---
id: 8257
title: "Decrypting IIS Passwords to Break Out of the DMZ: Part 1"
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-1/"
published_at: "2014-02-10T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["penetration-testing", "lateral-movement", "aspnet", "iis", "dmz", "web-config", "connection-strings"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8257"
lang: en
---

# Decrypting IIS Passwords to Break Out of the DMZ: Part 1

## Summary

The post shows how to use native IIS tools to decrypt database connection strings in web.config files, then pivot from a DMZ server into the internal network with recovered credentials.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2014-02-10T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/decrypting-iis-passwords-to-break-out-of-the-dmz-part-1/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8257