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Active Directory security specialist mapping domain attack paths

Expert Active Directory Security Audit in Chennai

An Active Directory security audit goes beyond patching and vulnerability scanning by actively analyzing the identity attack surface that real adversaries target. At Codesecure Solutions, our AD security specialists map trust relationships, group memberships, service principals, and delegation settings, then replicate the hands on techniques used by ransomware crews and APT groups. The goal is to expose the specific attack paths that lead from a low privilege user to Domain Admin inside your Chennai headquartered environment.

Our Active Directory security audit in Chennai combines BloodHound graph analysis with manual exploitation so findings are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK TTPs your blue team can operationalize. We deliver prioritized remediation steps, tier zero hardening guidance, and retesting to confirm that each identity weakness has been closed.

Pentests completed

4500+

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Networks tested

150+

Networks Tested
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100%

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Pentesting specialists

20+

Pentest Specialists

What We Test in an Active Directory Security Audit

Our Active Directory security audit covers configuration review, attack path analysis, and active exploitation across the identity plane. Each area surfaces a different class of weakness that attackers chain together to reach Domain Admin.

  • Kerberoasting and AS-REP Roasting Extracting service tickets and accounts without pre-authentication to crack weak credentials offline
  • BloodHound Attack Path Mapping Graphing every path from low privilege users to Domain Admins, tier zero assets, and sensitive groups
  • Delegation and ACL Abuse Hunting for unconstrained, constrained, and resource based delegation plus risky ACE entries on AdminSDHolder and GPOs
  • DCSync and DCShadow Testing Validating who can replicate directory data or inject rogue objects into replication
  • AD CS and Certificate Abuse Reviewing ESC1 through ESC8 misconfigurations in Active Directory Certificate Services
  • Password Hygiene and Legacy Protocols Checking for LLMNR, NBT-NS, WPAD, SMB signing gaps, and reuse of privileged credentials
Kerberoasting, BloodHound and DCSync testing inside Active Directory

Our AD Security Audit Methodology

Every Active Directory security audit follows a structured methodology aligned to MITRE ATT&CK that mirrors how ransomware and APT operators actually move through an on premise or hybrid AD environment.

Phase 1: Domain Reconnaissance

We enumerate domains, forests, trusts, sites, and key objects using LDAP queries and targeted tooling. This establishes the target graph before any exploitation begins.

Phase 2: BloodHound Mapping

We ingest directory data into BloodHound and analyze attack paths from standard users to Domain Admins, Enterprise Admins, and tier zero servers to highlight the highest impact edges.

Phase 3: Credential Attacks

We execute Kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting, LLMNR poisoning, and password spraying to harvest credentials and prove that weak hashes and default settings are exploitable in your environment.

Phase 4: Lateral Movement and Privilege Escalation

We chain delegation abuses, ACL misconfigurations, DCSync, and Golden Ticket scenarios to demonstrate the business impact of reaching Domain Admin or sensitive workload owners.

Phase 5: Reporting and Retesting

We deliver a report mapping every finding to MITRE ATT&CK, with proof of concept screenshots, tier zero hardening steps, and a free retest to confirm that each AD weakness is closed.

Why Chennai Enterprises Choose Codesecure for AD Security

  • Specialist AD Skill Set Our team works with BloodHound, Certipy, Rubeus, Impacket, and custom tooling to replicate modern identity attacks
  • Full Attack Path Storytelling We show the exact path from standard user to Domain Admin so leadership can see the real business impact
  • On Premise and Hybrid Coverage We audit AD DS, AD CS, Entra ID Connect, and hybrid trust boundaries in one engagement
  • MITRE ATT&CK Mapped Findings Every issue is tagged to a tactic, technique, and detection recommendation for your SOC team
  • Tier Zero Hardening Playbook Remediation reports include a clear tiering model and step by step hardening guidance for Domain Controllers and tier zero assets
  • Audit Ready Reports Deliverables satisfy identity control requirements for PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and RBI frameworks

Industries We Serve

  • Banking, Financial Services & Insurance
  • Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
  • E-Commerce & Retail
  • SaaS & Technology Companies
  • Manufacturing & Industrial
  • Education & EdTech
  • Maritime & Logistics

Active Directory Attack Scenarios We Simulate

Active Directory attacks are rarely single exploits. Our audit simulates end to end scenarios that ransomware and targeted intrusion groups rely on, so your defenders see the complete story.

Kerberoasting to Domain Admin

Requesting service tickets for accounts with SPNs, cracking them offline, and reusing the recovered passwords to pivot toward privileged groups and Domain Controllers.

AS-REP Roasting

Identifying accounts with pre-authentication disabled, extracting AS-REP responses, and cracking the resulting hashes to compromise identities without touching endpoints.

DCSync and Credential Dumping

Testing which principals hold replication rights and abusing them to extract NTDS.dit hashes, proving the exposure of every user credential in your domain.

Golden and Silver Ticket Attacks

Forging Kerberos TGTs and service tickets to demonstrate the full impact of a KRBTGT hash compromise and the persistence options available to adversaries.

AD CS Certificate Abuse

Exploiting vulnerable certificate templates and enrollment services such as ESC1 and ESC8 to escalate from low privilege users to Domain Admin using a single misconfiguration.

Unconstrained and Resource Based Delegation

Abusing delegation misconfigurations to impersonate users against services and move from a toehold account to full compromise of Tier 0 resources.

Frequently Asked Questions About Active Directory Security

Kerberoasting is a technique where an attacker requests Kerberos service tickets for accounts with Service Principal Names, then cracks those tickets offline to recover the service account password. Because many service accounts use weak or unchanged passwords, Kerberoasting is one of the fastest ways for an adversary inside your domain to escalate privileges and reach Domain Admin. Our AD audit always tests for this issue.

BloodHound ingests data from Active Directory and maps users, groups, computers, and ACLs as a graph. Our team uses it to visualize every attack path from a low privilege user to high value targets such as Domain Admins and tier zero assets. This turns abstract ACL misconfigurations into concrete, prioritized remediation work for your IT team.

A focused Active Directory security audit for a single domain with a few thousand users usually runs between 2 and 3 weeks, including BloodHound collection, credential attacks, delegation review, and AD CS checks. Larger multi domain forests with hybrid Entra ID Connect can take 4 to 6 weeks. We share a fixed timeline and rules of engagement during scoping.

You receive an executive summary, a technical report with every finding mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics, attack path diagrams from BloodHound, proof of concept screenshots, and a prioritized remediation playbook. We also provide tier zero hardening recommendations and a free retest to confirm that fixes have closed the original issues.

Yes. The techniques we use during an Active Directory security audit are read focused and rely on tickets, ACL analysis, and controlled credential attacks rather than destructive exploitation. Rules of engagement, change windows, and approvals are documented before testing, and we coordinate closely with your AD and SOC teams so no production workloads or Domain Controllers are disrupted.

Secure Your Active Directory Before Attackers Do

Our Active Directory security audit team is ready to map the attack paths inside your domain and close them before ransomware operators find them. Get started with a scoping call today.