# canix1/ADACLScanner

Repo for ADACLScan.ps1 - Your number one script for ACL's in Active Directory

Repository: https://github.com/canix1/ADACLScanner
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/adaclscanner
Language: PowerShell
License: MS-PL
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-07-07T22:34:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3436, "days_push": 57, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 35, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1175, forks 183 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:52.369122+00:00)

## What it is
A PowerShell script (ADACLScan.ps1) with both CLI and GUI interfaces for reporting on discretionary and system access control lists (DACLs/SACLs) in Active Directory. It supports filtering by permission, object type, and property, recursive group expansion, and CSV output for comparisons.

## Use cases
- audit who has access to LAPS passwords in Active Directory
- find who can reset user passwords in an OU
- report GenericAll permissions on computer accounts including nested groups
- scan risky AD CS certificate templates from the CLI
- export AD ACLs to CSV for comparison
- investigate AD ACLs during security forensics

## When to choose
- you need to audit or report Active Directory permissions without installing heavy tooling
- you want a PowerShell-native tool runnable from non-domain-joined machines with credentials
- you need recursive security principal expansion for ACL analysis

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform tooling (it is Windows/PowerShell and AD specific)
- you need continuous permission monitoring rather than on-demand scans
- your environment does not use Active Directory

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, cli, gui
- domain: security, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: active-directory, acl, powershell, permissions-audit, laps, ad-security, reporting

## Member repositories
- canix1/ADACLScanner (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:52.369122+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:27:04.211152+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/canix1/ADACLScanner (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:52.369122+00:00, sha 53d3529c86ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.