# nidem/kerberoast

Repository: https://github.com/nidem/kerberoast
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kerberoast
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-12-31T17:17:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4363, "days_push": 1341, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1507, forks 313 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:55.126355+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of Python and PowerShell tools for attacking Microsoft Kerberos implementations, including requesting service tickets, cracking them offline, and rewriting tickets for privilege escalation. It is a well-known Kerberoasting toolkit used in penetration testing and red team engagements.

## Use cases
- kerberoast service accounts in active directory
- crack kerberos service tickets offline with a wordlist
- request SPN tickets from a windows domain
- rewrite kerberos tickets to impersonate another user
- escalate privileges by adding a user to domain admins via ticket rewriting
- extract service tickets from memory with mimikatz

## When to choose
- you are performing an authorized penetration test or red team engagement against an Active Directory environment
- you need to demonstrate Kerberoasting risk by cracking weak service account passwords
- you want to rewrite and replay Kerberos tickets to test privilege escalation paths

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, actively maintained Kerberos attack toolkit with recent protocol support
- you are defending an environment and want detection tooling rather than attack tooling
- you lack authorization to test the target domain - unauthorized use is illegal

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, cryptography, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: python, windows, cli
- tags: kerberos, kerberoasting, active-directory, red-team, penetration-testing, ticket-cracking

## Member repositories
- nidem/kerberoast (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:55.126355+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 2026-08-30T04:32:37.678119+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nidem/kerberoast (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:55.126355+00:00, sha 63c400474baa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.