Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.^[1],[2],[3] LSA secrets are stored in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets. LSA secrets can also be dumped from memory.^[4]

Reg can be used to extract from the Registry. Mimikatz can be used to extract secrets from memory.^[4]

References

1. Passcape. (n.d.). Windows LSA secrets. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
2. Microsoft. (2019, February 14). Active Directory administrative tier model. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
3. Chad Tilbury. (2017, August 8). 1Windows Credentials: Attack, Mitigation, Defense. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
4. Mantvydas Baranauskas. (2019, November 16). Dumping LSA Secrets. Retrieved February 21, 2020.

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