# c3c/ADExplorerSnapshot

ADExplorerSnapshot.py is an AD Explorer snapshot parser. It is made as an ingestor for BloodHound via BOFHound, and also supports full-object dumping to NDJSON.

Repository: https://github.com/c3c/ADExplorerSnapshot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/adexplorersnapshot
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-07-10T12:55:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1715, "days_push": 54, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1096, forks 150 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:34.343465+00:00)

## What it is
A Python CLI tool that parses AD Explorer snapshot (.dat) files and converts them to BOFHound, BloodHound-compatible JSON, or NDJSON formats. It serves as an ingestor for BloodHound Active Directory attack-path analysis.

## Use cases
- parse AD Explorer snapshots for BloodHound ingestion
- convert AD snapshot .dat files to BOFHound format
- dump all LDAP objects from an AD snapshot to NDJSON
- analyze Active Directory users, groups, computers, and trusts offline
- extract certificate templates and GPOs from AD snapshots
- map Active Directory attack paths from a snapshot

## When to choose
- you have AD Explorer snapshots and want to feed them into BloodHound or BOFHound
- you need offline parsing of LDAP data collected from a domain controller
- you want to dump full AD object attributes to NDJSON for custom processing

## When to avoid
- you need live network collection like session or localadmin data
- you want to collect data directly from domain controllers rather than existing snapshots
- you need GPO/OU collection in legacy BloodHound JSON mode

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: parser, security, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: active-directory, bloodhound, ldap, ad-explorer, bofhound, nd, red-team, snapshot-parsing

## Member repositories
- c3c/ADExplorerSnapshot (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.343465+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 2026-08-30T06:47:09.642377+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/c3c/ADExplorerSnapshot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.343465+00:00, sha a5ade38247b9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.