6.3.7 Choose a permission-backed identity transition
AD cheatsheet | §6 — AD Notes | §6.5.3 — Read output
A verified effective right on a specific directory object, a useful intended transition and authorization for the selected state change during later practice.
Where to look: Match the object class and right to its consumer: group member write, password reset, SPN write, DACL/owner change, computer delegation attribute or key credential. Select the smallest change that provides the required capability.
Expected behavior / secure boundary: Administrative delegation can intentionally allow these operations. The security question is whether your controlled trustee has unintended useful control. A password reset replaces the password; it does not recover the old one and cannot restore an unknown original secret.
These commands are study references for a later scoped exercise. Replace placeholders for the selected environment; the output below is synthetic, not a recorded target result. Commands that collect secrets, request tickets, create sessions or change directory state require their stated prerequisites.
6.3.7.1 Baseline selection
Select the prerequisite check indicated by the interpreted result below. This chooser requires no additional tool or state change.
What this checks: This is a mechanism chooser, not a command to run every modification. Its complete procedure holds distinct command variants and cleanup requirements. Group changes often need a refreshed token/ticket and should be verified against the relevant service.
6.3.7.2 Interpret the output
Normalized observations: the following is a synthetic interpretation example, not literal output from one command. Placeholder ciphers and secrets are deliberately unusable.
Controlled: EXAMPLE\analyst -> Support
Effective right: write member on Helpdesk
Helpdesk capability: remote-management membership on APP01
Missing: refreshed authentication and APP01 endpoint check
| Interpreted result | What it establishes | Required next check | Continue at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write member on Helpdesk | A candidate group-membership transition after effective-right validation. | Preserve current membership and select the explicit scoped modification procedure. | §6.2.5.1 — Enumerate and validate effective object permissions |
| Remote-management membership | A possible host access capability. | Check actual endpoint policy, route and updated authentication context. | §6.2.6.1 — Validate host-specific access rights |
| Membership changed successfully | Directory state changed only. | Verify the new token/service access; do not claim a session yet. | §6.5.2.1 — Re-enumerate after an identity or host change |
Stop when: One useful permission-backed transition and its verification/cleanup requirements are selected.
Revisit only when: Effective control or the target group/host capability changes.
6.3.7.3 Decide and continue
| Result | Decision | Next numbered section |
|---|---|---|
| Enabled after validation | The change produces verified useful rights: map the new identity state and continue. | §6.5.2.1 — Re-enumerate after an identity or host change |
| Ruled out in this context | The target group grants no needed capability: do not modify it merely because you can. | §6.2.1.1 — Baseline enumeration — users and groups |
| Inconclusive / failed check | The right or cleanup plan is unclear: return to effective-ACL validation. | §6.2.5.1 — Enumerate and validate effective object permissions |
6.3.7.4 Tooling and complete procedure
PowerView or bloodyAD can perform permission-backed changes; choose the source procedure for the exact object/right. No modification command is the baseline for this chooser. The commands above are extracts from the owning procedure; Windows-host and Kali/target tool availability must be checked in that environment. No installation or target execution is implied by this page.
Open the owning procedure, prerequisites and complete variants. Study mechanisms and alternatives. Shared concepts. §6.6.2 — Choose an approach.