Locksmith: find and fix common misconfigurations in Active Directory Certificate Services

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Locksmith

A tool built to find and fix common misconfigurations in Active Directory Certificate Services.

Installation

 

Module

 

Install module from the PowerShell Gallery (preferred):

 

  1. Open a PowerShell prompt and run Install-Module -Name Locksmith -Scope CurrentUser

Install the module manually from GitHub:

 

  1. Download the latest module version ( Locksmith-v<YEAR>.<MONTH>.zip )
  2. Extract the downloaded zip file
  3. Open a PowerShell prompt to the location of the extracted file and run Import-Module Locksmith.psd1

Script

 

Download the standalone script (classic) without the module:

 

  1. Download the latest script version
  2. Extract the downloaded zip file

Run Locksmith

Mode 0: Identify Issues, Output to Console (Default)

 

Running Invoke-Locksmith.ps1 with no parameters or with -Mode 0 will scan the current Active Directory forest and output all discovered AD CS issues to the console in Table format.

# Module Syntax
Invoke-Locksmith

# Script Syntax
.\Invoke-Locksmith.ps1

Example Output for Mode 0

Mode 1:  Identify Issues and Fixes, Output to Console

 

This mode scans the current forest and outputs all discovered AD CS issues and possible fixes to the console in List format.

# Module Syntax
Invoke-Locksmith –Mode 1

# Script Syntax
.\Invoke-Locksmith.ps1 –Mode 1

Example Output for Mode 1

Mode 2:  Identify Issues, Output to CSV

 

Locksmith Mode 2 scans the current forest and outputs all discovered AD CS issues to ADCSIssues.CSV in the present working directory.

# Module Syntax
Invoke-Locksmith –Mode 2

# Script Syntax
.\Invoke-Locksmith.ps1 –Mode 2

Example Output for Mode 2

Mode 3:  Identify Issues and Fixes, Output to CSV

 

In Mode 3, Locksmith scans the current forest and outputs all discovered AD CS issues and example fixes to ADCSRemediation.CSV in the present working directory.

# Module Syntax
Invoke-Locksmith –Mode 3

# Script Syntax
.\Invoke-Locksmith.ps1 –Mode 3

Example Output for Mode 3

Mode 4:  Fix All Issues

 

Mode 4 is the “easy button.” Running Locksmith in Mode 4 will identify all misconfigurations and offer to fix each issue. If there is any possible operational impact, Locksmith will warn you.

# Module Syntax
Invoke-Locksmith –Mode 4

# Script Syntax
.\Invoke-Locksmith.ps1 –Mode 4

Example Output for Mode 4

Scans:  Select Which Scans to Run

 

Use the -Scans parameter to choose which vulnerabilities to scan for. Acceptable values include All, Auditing, ESC1, ESC2, ESC3, ESC4, ESC5, ESC6, ESC8, or PromptMe. The PromptMe option presents an interactive list allowing you to select scans.