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T1003.003 NTDS — Attack Simulation

Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights. By default, the NTDS file (NTDS.dit) is located in %SystemRoot%\NTDS\Ntds.dit of a domain controller. In addition to looking for NTDS files on active Domain Controllers, adversaries may search for backups that…

Technique description

Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights. By default, the NTDS file (NTDS.dit) is located in %SystemRoot%\NTDS\Ntds.dit of a domain controller. In addition to looking for NTDS files on active Domain Controllers, adversaries may search for backups that…

At least one platform-compatible Atomic procedure is documented. Individual review, lab prerequisites, and validation remain required.

Official ATT&CK definition · Detection rules and anomaly models

Documented simulation candidates

Connected ecosystem references

Linked tags

enterprisecloud-hosted-endpointonpremWindowscredential-accessisolated_authorized_labprocedure_review_requiredtelemetry_configuration_requiredsome_candidates_require_elevation
can_simulatesubtechniquesource_mapped

Detection and collection

T1003.003 detection workspace

Attack tools

Threat actor context

These are explicit actor-to-technique associations in the existing Threat Matrix snapshot, not attribution of an event or proof that a detector identifies the actor. No tool-to-actor relationship is inferred.

Existing research

Threat Matrix: knowledge routes, evidence and actor context

Pinned research references. No browser attack runner, live simulation result or validated detector is asserted. Source mappings and validation limits are preserved. ATT&CK / Atomic provenance · Detection provenance.