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Version: 2.2.1-preview

AD-USER-27 - Honey pot user details should be retrievable

Michael SouleMerill Fernando
Contributed by Michael Soule with Merill FernandoAll contributors →

Overview​

Detailed visibility into potential honey pot style users helps separate intentional deception assets from legacy, misleading, or risky accounts.

  • Deception validation: Confirm lure accounts are intentional and monitored.
  • Operational clarity: Distinguish test or stale accounts from active users.
  • Risk reduction: Remove attractive-but-unnecessary account names.

Security Recommendation​

  • Track owner and purpose for each identified account.
  • Alert on any authentication attempts to intentional lure accounts.
  • Disable or rename unnecessary accounts that imitate privileged or attractive targets.

How the Test Works​

This test returns non-system users whose names match attacker-attractive terms and includes usage-oriented details such as enabled state, last logon, and password expiry status.

  • Test-MtAdUserHoneyPotCount
  • Test-MtAdUserKnownServiceAccountDetails

Test Metadata​

FieldValue
Test IDAD-USER-27
SeverityInfo
SuiteActive Directory
CategoryAD.User
PowerShell testTest-MtAdUserHoneyPotDetails
TagsAD, AD-USER-27, AD.User

Source​

  • Pester test: tests/ad/user/Test-MtAdUserHoneyPotDetails.Tests.ps1
  • PowerShell source: powershell/public/ad/user/Test-MtAdUserHoneyPotDetails.ps1