> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rootea.es/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Intelligence

> Verified writeups for the Intelligence machine of Hack The Box

# Intelligence

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> ADIDNS DNS record → Responder NetNTLMv2 → gMSA + delegation → DA</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
  | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Operating system | Windows                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | Difficulty       | Medium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-ad">Active Directory</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.248`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
  | Retirement date  | 2021-11-27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
  | Skills           | Information Leakage Kerberos Enumeration (Kerbrute) Creating a DNS Record (dnstool.py) \[Abusing ADIDNS] Intercepting Net-NTLMv2 Hashes with Responder BloodHound Enumeration Abusing ReadGMSAPassword Rights (gMSADumper) Pywerview Usage Abusing Unconstrained Delegation Abusing AllowedToDelegate Rights (getST.py) (User Impersonation) Using .ccache file with wmiexec.py (KRB5CCNAME) Active Directory |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                            |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI8wnTUc5-I)             |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2021/11/27/htb-intelligence.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg_BjkxdtsE)             |

## Skill resources

Curated documentation for each technique listed in the *Skills* column above. Sources: HackTricks, GTFOBins, PortSwigger, etc.

| Skill                       | Source          | Link                                                                                              |
| --------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Information Leakage         | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/information-leak.html)                      |
| Active Directory            | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/windows-hardening/active-directory-methodology/index.html) |
| BloodHound                  | BloodHound docs | [Open](https://bloodhound.specterops.io/)                                                         |
| Remote Code Execution (RCE) | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/command-injection.html)                     |

## Related skills worth mastering

Kerberoasting · DCSync · AS-REP Roasting · Group Policy Preferences (GPP) · GetNPUsers (Impacket) · Local File Inclusion (LFI) · Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Object](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/object) — Windows, Hard
* [Reel](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/reel) — Windows, Hard
* [Blackfield](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/blackfield) — Windows, Hard
* [Curling](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/curling) — Windows, Easy
* [Mantis](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/mantis) — Windows, Hard

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