Building a Functional AD Homelab from Scratch - Part 1
Summary What’s up folks! In this post, we’re going to set up a simple, small AD homelab for CRTP prep and polishing our Red Team skills. There are already a number of practical AD homelab guides and YouTube videos out there, but for some reason, I found most of them difficult to follow. That’s why I decided to create my own and document the process here (so I don’t forget it myself!) Setting up an AD homelab is crucial if you are serious about Red Teaming. Homelabbing helps you understand both sides of the coin; you’ll understand why an attack works because you were the one who set up that misconfiguration in the first place. This changed my perspective on how I approach AD environments and truly helped me in my CRTP journey. I’m not a big fan of theory, so let’s get our hands dirty!" ...