Python Penetration Testing: Collecting Usernames and Groups from AD on Linux

R. Eric Kiser

Imagine you are a penetration tester who has successfully breached a Linux web application server that hosts a procurement system. Because such systems are critical and should not experience downtime, you need to move soft but quickly. It is likely you will find several domain users, service accounts, and maybe even a domain account. You navigate to the /home folder to discover several users. This can be time-consuming and repetitive, but there is a way to automate …

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