Summary
- An adaptation of the original Sambasuite enumeration tool,
smbclient.pyis part of the Impacket suite, which is increasingly being used to exploit and target Windows and Active Directory environments. - As it supports various authentication methods, this includes more flexibility in terms of advanced authentication, it is more secure than the original Samba tool and is therefore increasingly recommended among penetration testers.
- This essay summarises the basics of
smbclient.py, furthermore, its advantages over the original Samba tool, as well as how it can be used to perform remote command execution and other actions.
basins integratds with other impacket tools, evens the most potent actions such as remotes commad execution and servicing. This makes it a valuable and dangerous tool for any penetration tester.