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Windows Post Manage WDigest Credential Caching

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Disclosed
N/A
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

On Windows 8/2012 or higher, the Digest Security Provider (WDIGEST) is disabled by default. This module enables/disables
credential caching by adding/changing the value of the UseLogonCredential DWORD under the WDIGEST provider's Registry key.
Any subsequent logins will allow mimikatz to recover the plain text passwords from the system's memory.

Author

Kostas Lintovois [email protected]

Platform

Windows

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use post/windows/manage/wdigest_caching
    msf post(wdigest_caching) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf post(wdigest_caching) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf post(wdigest_caching) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf post(wdigest_caching) > run
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