Skip to main content

Free Active Directory pentesting CLI for AD enumeration, BloodHound, Kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting, ADCS, DCSync, password spraying, and CTF labs.

Project description

adscan_wordmark_horizontal_transparent_cropped

ADscan - Active Directory Pentesting CLI

Version downloads License: BSL 1.1 Platform Discord

Free Active Directory pentesting CLI for AD enumeration, BloodHound, Kerberoasting, ADCS, and attack paths.

ADscan is a free Linux CLI for pentesters, red teamers, and security consultants who need one workflow for Active Directory enumeration, BloodHound collection, Kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting, ADCS checks, password spraying, DCSync, credential dumping, and evidence export.

It is built for real internal Active Directory assessments and labs, so you can go from unauthenticated recon to privilege escalation from one terminal instead of juggling isolated scripts, cheatsheets, and wrappers.

Docs | Discord | Website


🎬 Demo

asciicast

Auto-pwns HTB Forest in ~3 minutes


🚀 Quick Start

pipx install adscan
adscan install
adscan start

Full installation guide & docs at adscanpro.com/docs

🎯 Why Pentesters Use ADscan

  • Active Directory enumeration from one CLI: DNS, LDAP, SMB, Kerberos, trust, ADCS, and BloodHound-ready collection in one workflow.
  • Attack execution without tool-hopping: Kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting, password spraying, GPP, DCSync, and credential workflows stay inside the same workspace.
  • Built for real pentest cadence: use it in internal AD audits, red team operations, HTB/VulnLab labs, and repeatable attack-path validation.
  • Evidence-first output: keep domain-scoped workspaces and export TXT/JSON artifacts for reports, retesting, or client handoff.

⚡ Common Active Directory Pentest Workflows

Use ADscan when you need to move quickly through internal Active Directory assessments:

  • CTF and lab auto-pwn: reproduce HTB Forest, Active, and Cicada attack chains from the docs.
  • Unauthenticated AD recon: discover domains, DNS, SMB exposure, null sessions, users, and roastable accounts.
  • Authenticated enumeration: collect LDAP, SMB, Kerberos, ADCS, BloodHound CE data, and credential exposure.
  • Privilege escalation: execute supported Kerberoasting, AS-REP Roasting, DCSync, GPP password, ADCS, and local credential workflows.
  • Evidence handling: keep workspaces isolated and export findings to TXT/JSON for reports.

🧭 Usage Examples

adscan start
start_unauth

More walkthroughs:

🧪 Developer Setup (uv)

For local development in this repository:

uv sync --extra dev
uv run adscan --help
uv run adscan version

Quality checks:

uv run ruff check adscan_core adscan_launcher adscan_internal
uv run pytest -m unit
uv run python -m build

✨ Active Directory Attack Coverage

LITE (Free, Source Available)

Everything a pentester could do manually, 10x faster:

  • ✅ Three operation modes (automatic/semi-auto/manual)
  • ✅ DNS, LDAP, SMB, Kerberos enumeration
  • ✅ AS-REP Roasting & Kerberoasting
  • ✅ Password spraying
  • ✅ BloodHound collection & analysis
  • ✅ Credential harvesting (SAM, LSA, DCSync)
  • ✅ ADCS detection & template enumeration
  • ✅ GPP passwords & CVE enumeration
  • ✅ Export to TXT/JSON
  • ✅ Workspace & evidence management

PRO

What nobody can do manually in reasonable time:

  • 🎯 Algorithmic attack graph generation
  • 🎯 Auto-exploitation chains (DNS to DA)
  • 🎯 ADCS ESC1-13 auto-exploitation
  • 🎯 MITRE-mapped Word/PDF reports
  • 🎯 Multi-domain trust spidering
  • 🎯 Advanced privilege escalation chains
  • 🎯 Priority enterprise support

Full comparison | Learn more


📋 Requirements

OS Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/Kali)
Docker Docker Engine + Compose
Privileges docker group or sudo
Network Internet (pull images) + target network

📜 License

Source available under the Business Source License 1.1.

  • Use freely for pentesting (personal or paid engagements)
  • Read, modify, and redistribute the source code
  • Cannot create a competing commercial product
  • Converts to Apache 2.0 on 2029-02-01

💬 Community

Discord GitHub Issues

🤝 Contributing

Bug reports, lab reproductions, command-output samples, and focused pull requests are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md and open an issue with your OS, Docker version, ADscan version, command, and sanitized output.

Enterprise support: hello@adscanpro.com


(c) 2024-2026 Yeray Martin Dominguez | adscanpro.com

Project details


Download files

Download the file for your platform. If you're not sure which to choose, learn more about installing packages.

Source Distribution

adscan-7.2.0.tar.gz (237.2 kB view details)

Uploaded Source

Built Distribution

If you're not sure about the file name format, learn more about wheel file names.

adscan-7.2.0-py3-none-any.whl (254.5 kB view details)

Uploaded Python 3

File details

Details for the file adscan-7.2.0.tar.gz.

File metadata

  • Download URL: adscan-7.2.0.tar.gz
  • Upload date:
  • Size: 237.2 kB
  • Tags: Source
  • Uploaded using Trusted Publishing? No
  • Uploaded via: twine/6.2.0 CPython/3.11.13

File hashes

Hashes for adscan-7.2.0.tar.gz
Algorithm Hash digest
SHA256 c44506acfb36d03536fc4b599baa99f94de53b80f480ec32691aae28e26871b6
MD5 759ac661771bf62d988961c8b4727efe
BLAKE2b-256 52c2f801d59b6901042117377dfdb39a309acd8e7caa02228aefa03be7f061a8

See more details on using hashes here.

File details

Details for the file adscan-7.2.0-py3-none-any.whl.

File metadata

  • Download URL: adscan-7.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
  • Upload date:
  • Size: 254.5 kB
  • Tags: Python 3
  • Uploaded using Trusted Publishing? No
  • Uploaded via: twine/6.2.0 CPython/3.11.13

File hashes

Hashes for adscan-7.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
Algorithm Hash digest
SHA256 627f6f15924e4ddb3c9b793d875335b4b041daf986cb0fdbd2105e823d2f6dd2
MD5 0125928895fd0ca2015e35941fce7a1d
BLAKE2b-256 0a660389f875004bdee07837ca97eb7d45cad1598be3bd2103892d969a4d53a6

See more details on using hashes here.

Supported by

AWS Cloud computing and Security Sponsor Datadog Monitoring Depot Continuous Integration Fastly CDN Google Download Analytics Pingdom Monitoring Sentry Error logging StatusPage Status page