# GhostPack/SharpDPAPI

SharpDPAPI is a C# port of some Mimikatz DPAPI functionality.

Repository: https://github.com/GhostPack/SharpDPAPI
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sharpdpapi
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-06-27T13:39:08+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": 2933, "days_push": 797, "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 1449, forks 250 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:45.714369+00:00)

## What it is
SharpDPAPI is a C# port of Mimikatz's Windows DPAPI functionality, allowing triage of DPAPI masterkeys, credentials, vaults, certificates, and KeePass secrets. Its SharpChrome subproject decrypts Chromium browser logins and cookies.

## Use cases
- decrypt windows dpapi protected credentials
- extract saved chrome passwords and cookies
- dump windows credential manager secrets from command line
- recover dpapi masterkeys during red team engagement
- triage keepass and remote desktop gateway credentials
- decrypt dpapi blobs with a domain backup key

## When to choose
- you need to programmatically triage DPAPI-protected secrets on Windows during authorized security assessments
- you want a C#/.NET alternative to Mimikatz's dpapi module that integrates with other GhostPack tooling
- you need to decrypt Chromium-based browser credentials and cookies

## When to avoid
- you need a full Mimikatz feature set beyond DPAPI functionality
- you are not operating on Windows or a Windows-derived environment
- you lack authorization - this is an offensive security tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, cryptography, cli, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, dotnet
- tags: dpapi, mimikatz, credential-dumping, red-team, post-exploitation, chrome-credential-decryption, csharp

## Member repositories
- GhostPack/SharpDPAPI (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.714369+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 2026-08-30T04:35:58.379771+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GhostPack/SharpDPAPI (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.714369+00:00, sha 5d5dddaa3f61)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.