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Overview

Try one password against many users. Avoids account lockout (usually 3-5 attempts). Check lockout policy first.

Check Lockout Policy


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Kerbrute

passwordspray does increment badPwdCount and can lock out accounts — each attempt is a real AS-REQ that generates Event ID 4771 on failure. Only kerbrute userenum avoids lockouts/failed-logon events. Use --safe to abort all threads if any account comes back locked out.

CrackMapExec

SMB

LDAP

Multiple Passwords (Careful — Lockout)

--no-bruteforce = try user1:pass1, user2:pass2 (not all combos).

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Common Passwords to Try


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