pingcastle

by netwrix

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About

PingCastle provides a fast and efficient Active Directory security risk assessment, identifying 80% of critical issues in 20% of the time.

PingCastle - Get Active Directory Security at 80% in 20% of the time

Primary Use Case

PingCastle is used by IT administrators and security professionals to quickly evaluate the security posture of Active Directory environments. It helps identify vulnerabilities, assess risks, and generate comprehensive reports to guide remediation efforts and compliance auditing.

Key Features

Comprehensive Active Directory security risk assessment
Maturity framework-based evaluation methodology
Supports both on-premises Active Directory and Azure AD risk scoring
Aggregates multiple domain reports into a single consolidated report
Builds maps of interconnected domains via trust relationships
Performs targeted security checks on workstations
Exports user and computer data for further analysis
Open source with commercial editions supported by Netwrix

Installation

Download the PingCastle executable or source code from the GitHub repository or official website
Build the project using Visual Studio 2012 through Visual Studio 2022 if compiling from source
Run the executable directly on a Windows machine with access to the Active Directory environment

Usage

>_ 1-healthcheck

Scores the risk of an Active Directory domain by performing a comprehensive health check.

>_ 2-azuread

Scores the risk of an Azure Active Directory environment.

>_ 3-conso

Aggregates multiple PingCastle reports into a single consolidated report.

>_ 4-carto

Builds a map of all interconnected Active Directory domains based on trust relationships.

>_ 5-scanner

Performs specific security checks on workstations within the domain.

>_ 6-export

Exports user or computer information from the Active Directory.

>_ 7-advanced

Opens the advanced menu for additional options and configurations.

>_ --help

Displays help information and available command line switches.

Security Frameworks

Reconnaissance

Discovery

Credential Access

Defense Evasion

Collection

Usage Insights

Integrate PingCastle scans into regular Active Directory health checks to proactively identify and remediate risks.
Use consolidated domain trust maps to visualize and harden cross-domain attack surfaces.
Leverage exported user and computer data for custom analytics and threat hunting in SIEM platforms.
Incorporate PingCastle reports into compliance auditing workflows to streamline evidence collection.
Combine PingCastle with automated remediation scripts to accelerate fixing of common AD security misconfigurations.