nerdexam
GIAC

GCIH · Question #832

What does this command produce?

The correct answer is A. Lists of Domain Groups and usernames. The command (likely 'net group /domain') enumerates global domain groups and their member usernames by querying the domain controller.

Reconnaissance, Scanning, and Enumeration

Question

What does this command produce?

Options

  • ALists of Domain Groups and usernames
  • BAccounts which have no password
  • CUser account password hashes
  • DLists of Domain Accounts that are unused

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • A
    86% (18)
  • B
    10% (2)
  • C
    5% (1)

Why each option

The command (likely 'net group /domain') enumerates global domain groups and their member usernames by querying the domain controller.

ALists of Domain Groups and usernamesCorrect

Commands such as 'net group /domain' query Active Directory through the domain controller and return a list of global domain groups along with the usernames belonging to each group. This is a standard Windows enumeration technique used during reconnaissance to map out the domain's group structure and associated accounts without requiring elevated privileges.

BAccounts which have no password

Accounts with no password are identified through password policy queries or LDAP attribute filters on userAccountControl, not a group listing command.

CUser account password hashes

Password hashes are extracted using tools such as Mimikatz or by reading the SAM or NTDS.dit file directly, not via standard 'net' enumeration commands.

DLists of Domain Accounts that are unused

Inactive or unused domain accounts are identified through Active Directory queries filtering on lastLogonTimestamp attributes, not by a basic domain group enumeration command.

Concept tested: Windows domain group and user enumeration via net command

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/cc754051(v=ws.11)

Topics

#Windows enumeration#domain groups#net commands#user enumeration

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full GCIH Practice