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Red Team Operator — Active Directory

Own the domain. Kerberoast, relay, and DCSync your way to Domain Admin.

5 of 6
labs to pass
5 hours
time limit
+800 XP
on passing

About this exam

An advanced red-team credential focused on Windows Active Directory. Enumerate the domain, abuse Kerberos, relay authentication, and pull secrets straight from the DC. For operators who live in enterprise networks.

Skills verified

AD EnumerationBloodHoundAS-REP RoastingPass-the-HashDCSyncDomain Compromise

How the exam works

  1. 1
    Start when you're ready

    The clock starts the moment you begin and keeps running even if you close the tab — there's no pause.

  2. 2
    Capture 5 of 6 labs

    Open each lab, exploit it, and submit the flag it gives you. Solve any 5 within the 5-hour limit to pass.

  3. 3
    Proctored for integrity

    Leaving the exam tab is recorded and factored into an integrity score printed on your credential — the pass has to mean something.

  4. 4
    Earn a verifiable credential

    Pass and we mint a signed credential with a public verify page and a shareable certificate — provable, not self-reported. Plus +800 XP.

  5. 5
    Miss it? Cooldown, then retry

    If you don't reach the threshold, a short cooldown applies before you can retake — so the credential stays meaningful.

Exam labs (6)

Solve any 5 of these 6 to pass. Once you start, the clock runs even if you close the tab.

SMB Null-Session Enumeration
ad · easy
BloodHound Path Discovery
ad · easy
AS-REProasting
ad · medium
Pass-the-Hash
ad · medium
DCSync Replication Abuse
ad · hard
Box: Active Directory — Kerberoasting
box · hard
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