Credential Harvest
Gain deep insights into credential complexity, password reuse identification, and risk scoring based on each account's permissions and exposure.
Overview
Compromised credentials remain the leading initial access vector in data breaches worldwide. Weak passwords, credential reuse, and inadequate password policies create opportunities for adversaries to gain unauthorised access without triggering traditional security alerts.
CortexTrace's Credential Harvest Assessment evaluates the strength and resilience of your organisation's credential ecosystem. We extract and analyse password hashes from Active Directory, assess password policy effectiveness, identify patterns of reuse, and score risk based on each account's privilege level and exposure. This assessment provides a clear picture of your credential security posture and delivers actionable recommendations to eliminate the weakest links in your authentication chain.
Our Assessment Process
Hash Extraction & Collection
- Securely extract password hashes from Active Directory (NTDS.dit)
- Collect cached credentials and service account passwords for analysis
Offline Cracking & Analysis
- Apply advanced cracking techniques including dictionary, rule-based, and hybrid attacks
- Benchmark password strength against real-world adversary capabilities
Pattern & Reuse Identification
- Identify password reuse across multiple accounts and systems
- Detect common patterns, predictable variations, and organisational keywords
Privilege-Based Risk Scoring
- Score each compromised credential based on account privilege level
- Assess exposure risk for domain admins, service accounts, and privileged users
Policy Effectiveness Review
- Evaluate existing password policies against industry best practices
- Assess MFA coverage, account lockout settings, and password rotation requirements
Remediation & Hardening
- Deliver prioritised remediation plan based on risk scoring
- Provide recommendations for password policy improvements and MFA deployment
Hash Extraction & Collection
- Securely extract password hashes from Active Directory (NTDS.dit)
- Collect cached credentials and service account passwords for analysis
Offline Cracking & Analysis
- Apply advanced cracking techniques including dictionary, rule-based, and hybrid attacks
- Benchmark password strength against real-world adversary capabilities
Pattern & Reuse Identification
- Identify password reuse across multiple accounts and systems
- Detect common patterns, predictable variations, and organisational keywords
Privilege-Based Risk Scoring
- Score each compromised credential based on account privilege level
- Assess exposure risk for domain admins, service accounts, and privileged users
Policy Effectiveness Review
- Evaluate existing password policies against industry best practices
- Assess MFA coverage, account lockout settings, and password rotation requirements
Remediation & Hardening
- Deliver prioritised remediation plan based on risk scoring
- Provide recommendations for password policy improvements and MFA deployment
Key Outcomes
Credential Visibility
Understand the true strength of passwords across your entire organisation
Risk Prioritisation
Focus remediation on the highest-risk accounts based on privilege and exposure
Policy Improvement
Data-driven recommendations to strengthen password policies and controls
Compliance Alignment
Ensure credential practices meet regulatory and industry standards
Credential Visibility
Understand the true strength of passwords across your entire organisation
Risk Prioritisation
Focus remediation on the highest-risk accounts based on privilege and exposure
Policy Improvement
Data-driven recommendations to strengthen password policies and controls
Compliance Alignment
Ensure credential practices meet regulatory and industry standards
Deliverables
Credential Security Assessment Report with statistical analysis
Risk-Scored Account List prioritised by privilege and exposure
Password Pattern Analysis identifying common weaknesses
Policy Effectiveness Review with improvement recommendations
MFA Coverage Assessment and deployment guidance
Executive Summary with key metrics and risk indicators
Ready to Get Started?
Understand the true state of your credential security. Our assessment reveals weak passwords, reuse patterns, and high-risk accounts before adversaries exploit them.