src_029e2f07006b78ebcb
- Source-provided label
- Not reported
- Evidence class
- mentioned in report
- Confidence
- Not reported
- Observed
- Jul 07, 2026 14:00 UTC
- Retrieved
- Oct 08, 2026 03:56 UTC
The ‘Ghost’ in the Database: Recovering Active ADFS Signing Keys via Machine DPAPI
Written by: Shebin Mathew Introduction The "Golden SAML" technique, first described by CyberArk researchers in 2017, and further detailed by Mandiant researchers in 2021, remains one of the most effective methods for threat actors to forge identity assertions in the Microsoft ecosystem. By obtaining the private key of an ADFS token-signing certificate, an attacker can authenticate as any user to a
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- Research & news
- Report title
The ‘Ghost’ in the Database: Recovering Active ADFS Signing Keys via Machine DPAPI- First reported
- Jul 07, 2026 14:00 UTC
- Last reported
- Jul 07, 2026 14:00 UTC
- Catalog updated
- Oct 08, 2026 03:56 UTC
- Record ID
f3172e7e54e87db3054b8e776b1646fa5c67792e0c654a56f0881fb0e7626f4e
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