# ParrotSec/mimikatz

Repository: https://github.com/ParrotSec/mimikatz
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/parrotsec-mimikatz
Language: YARA
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-06-28T07:51:05+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": 3694, "days_push": 796, "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 2630, forks 359 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:05.578892+00:00)

## What it is
mimikatz is a well-known Windows security tool that extracts plaintext passwords, hashes, PINs, and Kerberos tickets from memory, and supports attacks like pass-the-hash, pass-the-ticket, and Golden Ticket creation. It also manipulates crypto stores, vaults, and LSASS/LSA secrets.

## Use cases
- extract passwords and hashes from windows memory
- perform pass-the-hash attacks
- dump kerberos tickets and build golden tickets
- export certificates and private keys from windows crypto stores
- dump sam and lsa secrets from a windows machine
- test windows credential protection in a lab

## When to choose
- you are doing authorized penetration testing or red teaming on Windows/Active Directory
- you need to demonstrate credential-theft risks to justify security hardening
- you are studying Windows authentication internals in a lab

## When to avoid
- you lack explicit authorization - using this on systems you don't own is illegal
- you need a defensive-only tool; this is offensive by design and often flagged by AV/EDR
- you target non-Windows platforms - it is Windows-specific

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, cryptography, penetration-testing
- domain: security, penetration-testing, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: credential-extraction, pass-the-hash, kerberos, red-team, post-exploitation, lsass

## Member repositories
- ParrotSec/mimikatz (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:05.578892+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 2026-08-30T02:19:37.988668+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ParrotSec/mimikatz (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:05.578892+00:00, sha 88a925f21057)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.