Search Results: Kerberoasting

Kerberoasting hasn’t gone away—it has matured. In 2025, trivial misconfigurations in Active Directory service accounts still let attackers turn a single phished user into domain dominance. Here’s how modern offensive tradecraft really abuses Kerberos, and what serious defenders must do to harden passwords, encryption, and identity hygiene before they’re the next breach report statistic.

Kerberoasting exploits legitimate Active Directory protocols to crack service account passwords with minimal detection, posing a severe privilege escalation risk. Understanding its mechanics and implementing robust password policies, AES encryption, and SPN management is critical for defense. This deep dive reveals the attack's stages and actionable hardening strategies.