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Overview

Parse and display detailed information about Kerberos tickets. This command analyzes ticket structure, encryption details, service information, and validity periods for both TGTs and service tickets.

Syntax

Required Parameters

ticket
string
required
Base64-encoded ticket data or path to .kirbi file to analyze

Optional Parameters

servicekey
string
Service key to decrypt ticket (RC4/AES128/AES256)
krbkey
string
KRB-CRED key to decrypt tickets
asrekey
string
AS-REP key for decrypting AS-REP tickets

Examples

Ticket Information

Structure Information:
  • Ticket version and message type
  • Encryption algorithm used
  • Service principal name (SPN)
  • Client principal name
Validity Information:
  • Start time (authtime)
  • End time (endtime)
  • Renew-till time (if renewable)
  • Current validity status
Ticket Flags:
  • Forwardable, Forwarded
  • Proxiable, Proxy
  • Renewable, Initial
  • Pre-authent, HW-authent
  • Transited-policy-checked
Security Attributes:
  • Encryption type details
  • Key version number (kvno)
  • Authorization data presence
  • Delegation information

Use Cases

Pre-Injection Analysis:
  • Verify ticket validity before PTT
  • Check encryption compatibility
  • Validate service targeting
  • Confirm expiration status
Quality Assessment:
  • Identify forged vs legitimate tickets
  • Check for proper flag settings
  • Validate encryption strength
  • Assess operational security
Incident Response:
  • Analyze suspicious tickets
  • Identify attack indicators
  • Trace ticket origins
  • Document evidence details
Reverse Engineering:
  • Understand ticket structure
  • Analyze custom implementations
  • Debug authentication issues
  • Research new techniques

Decryption Capabilities

When Available:
  • Service account password/hash known
  • Machine account credentials obtained
  • Service key extracted from memory
Information Revealed:
  • Encrypted ticket portion contents
  • Authorization data details
  • Session key information
  • Extended attributes
Credential Structures:
  • Multiple ticket analysis
  • Session key extraction
  • Credential forwarding data
  • Delegation chain information
Advanced Features:
  • Cross-realm ticket analysis
  • Trust relationship validation
  • Complex delegation scenarios
  • Multi-hop authentication

Output Analysis

Key Information:
Critical Fields:
  • Service targeting accuracy
  • Validity window analysis
  • Encryption strength assessment
  • Flag configuration review

Integration Workflows

Ticket Preparation:
Quality Control:
  • ptt - Inject analyzed tickets
  • dump - Extract tickets for analysis
  • golden - Create tickets to analyze
  • silver - Create service tickets to analyze