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August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

Reflection Relay: Never Happened Before, and Here We Go Again (CVE-2025-33073)

Hi, so today we will start from the end, yea… TL;DR: NTLM and Kerberos relays just got a spicy new variant. Microsoft “fixed” it back in 2008. And yet… it’s 2025, and attackers are relaying back to localhost like it’s a LAN party. Again. Let’s break it down. ☠️ Relay: The Classic That Won’t Die…

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June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

Your Certificate Authority might betray u, like… for real :)))

aka: how to stop trusting blindly and lock down ur Microsoft ca before it ruins ur life What’s the big deal, why care about some “ca”? So CA is a topic a spicy one. like, most people don’t even think about certificate authority. it’s just “one of those servers in the corner” that got set…

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May 19, 2025

Active Directory vs OpenLDAP vs FreeIPA

Authentication Protocols Active Directory Primary Protocol: Kerberos (v5) with NTLM fallback Authentication Flow: Client requests TGT from Domain Controller DC verifies credentials against database Client receives TGT and service tickets Encryption: AES-256 (default), supports RC4 for legacy Token Lifetime: Default 10 hours (configurable) Smart Card Support: Native through PKINIT OpenLDAP Primary Protocol: LDAP (v3) with SASL mechanisms **Authentication Methods: Simple…

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July 9, 2024

How to prevent lateral movement to Entra ID when your Active Directory has fallen

Hey Hey, such a long read, but please take a time for review. At the moment, the biggest threat to an Entra ID tenant in the vast majority of environments comes from the connected Active Directory. Attackers are (currently) focusing heavily on on-prem environments, as these are generally much more difficult to protect and are…

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