Invoke-Kerberoast - PowerSploit
Archived: 2026-04-05 18:11:19 UTC
SYNOPSIS
Requests service tickets for kerberoast-able accounts and returns extracted ticket hashes.
Author: Will Schroeder (@harmj0y), @machosec
License: BSD 3-Clause
Required Dependencies: Invoke-UserImpersonation, Invoke-RevertToSelf, Get-DomainUser, Get-DomainSPNTicket
SYNTAX
Invoke-Kerberoast [[-Identity] <String[]>] [-Domain <String>] [-LDAPFilter <String>] [-SearchBase <String>]
 [-Server <String>] [-SearchScope <String>] [-ResultPageSize <Int32>] [-ServerTimeLimit <Int32>] [-Tombstone]
 [-OutputFormat <String>] [-Credential <PSCredential>]
DESCRIPTION
Uses Get-DomainUser to query for user accounts with non-null service principle names (SPNs) and uses Get-SPNTicket to request/extract the crackable ticket information. The ticket format can be specified with -
OutputFormat \<John/Hashcat>.
EXAMPLES
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
Invoke-Kerberoast | fl
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
Invoke-Kerberoast -Domain dev.testlab.local | fl
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
$SecPassword = ConvertTo-SecureString 'Password123!' -AsPlainText -orce
https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Recon/Invoke-Kerberoast/
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$Cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential('TESTLB\dfm.a', $SecPassword) Invoke-Kerberoast -Credential $Cred -Verbose | fl
PARAMETERS
-Identity
A SamAccountName (e.g. harmj0y), DistinguishedName (e.g. CN=harmj0y,CN=Users,DC=testlab,DC=local),
SID (e.g. S-1-5-21-890171859-3433809279-3366196753-1108), or GUID (e.g. 4c435dd7-dc58-4b14-9a5e-1fdb0e80d201). Wildcards accepted.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: DistinguishedName, SamAccountName, Name, MemberDistinguishedName, MemberName
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Domain
Specifies the domain to use for the query, defaults to the current domain.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-LDAPFilter
Specifies an LDAP query string that is used to filter Active Directory objects.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Filter
Required: False
Position: Named
https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Recon/Invoke-Kerberoast/
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Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-SearchBase
The LDAP source to search through, e.g. "LDAP://OU=secret,DC=testlab,DC=local" Useful for OU queries.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: ADSPath
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Server
Specifies an Active Directory server (domain controller) to bind to.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: DomainController
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-SearchScope
Specifies the scope to search under, Base/OneLevel/Subtree (default of Subtree).
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: Subtree
https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Recon/Invoke-Kerberoast/
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Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ResultPageSize
Specifies the PageSize to set for the LDAP searcher object.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 200
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ServerTimeLimit
Specifies the maximum amount of time the server spends searching. Default of 120 seconds.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Tombstone
Switch. Specifies that the searcher should also return deleted/tombstoned objects.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Recon/Invoke-Kerberoast/
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-OutputFormat
Either 'John' for John the Ripper style hash formatting, or 'Hashcat' for Hashcat format. Defaults to 'John'.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Format
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: John
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Credential
A [Management.Automation.PSCredential] object of alternate credentials for connection to the target domain.
Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: [Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
PowerView.SPNTicket
Outputs a custom object containing the SamAccountName, ServicePrincipalName, and encrypted ticket section.
NOTES
Source: https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Recon/Invoke-Kerberoast/
https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Recon/Invoke-Kerberoast/
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