How to Get Privileged Accounts Using Powershell And ADAudit Plus

Keeping track of privileged users' activities is necessary to protect critical assets and fulfill compliance requirements. By identifying and monitoring privileged accounts, IT administrators can mitigate external cyberattacks as well as insider threats such as privilege misuse.

The following is a comparison between the procedures for identifying privileged accounts with Windows PowerShell and ADAudit Plus:

PowerShell

Steps to get privileged accounts using PowerShell:

Define the domain from which you want to retrieve the report.
Find the LDAP attributes you need to fetch the report.
Identify the primary DC to retrieve the report.
Compile the script.
Execute it in Windows PowerShell
The report will be exported in the specified format.
To obtain the report in a different format, modify the script accordingly.

Sample Windows PowerShell script

The following cmdlet returns a list of high-privileged accounts that are authenticated by RODC but not revealed in html format.

Get-ADDomainController -Filter {IsReadOnly -eq $True} | Get-ADRodcAuthenticatedNotRevealed |  -ReportType HTML | Out-File -FilePath C:\PrivilegedAccountReports\Report1.html

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(Mention the location where report needs to be saved)

ADAudit Plus

To obtain the report,

Navigate to Reports -> Account Management -> Administrative User Actions.
Select the required 'Domain' from the drop down option on the top right corner.
Select 'Export as' to export the report in any of the preferred formats (CSV, PDF, HTML, and XLS).

Following are the limitations to obtain report of privileged users using native tools like Windows PowerShell:

We can run this script only from the computers which have Active Directory Domain Services role.
In order to export the report in other formats, the script needs to be modified each time.
Applying more filters will increase the LDAP query complexity.
Comprehending numerous logs to monitor privileged user actions can be cumbersome.

ADAudit Plus will automatically scan all DCs in the domain to retrieve information about privileged users, generate the report and present it in a simple and intuitively designed UI.

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How to Get Privileged Accounts Using Powershell And ADAudit Plus

PowerShell

Steps to get privileged accounts using PowerShell:

Sample Windows PowerShell script

ADAudit Plus

To obtain the report,

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How to Get Privileged Accounts Using Powershell And ADAudit Plus

PowerShell

Steps to get privileged accounts using PowerShell:

Sample Windows PowerShell script

ADAudit Plus

To obtain the report,

Related Resources

ADAudit Plus Trusted By

Meet all auditing and IT security needs with ADAudit Plus.

A single pane of glass for complete Active Directory Auditing and Reporting

Active Directory
management Manage, track, and secure Active Directory

Identity governance
and administrationOrchestrate user identity management and access controls for Zero Trust

Privileged access
managementControl and secure privileged access to critical enterprise systems

Enterprise and IT service
managementDeliver a consistent employee experience across business functions

Customer service
managementBuild a one-stop portal for customers with efficient account management

IT asset
managementCentralize and automate the complete IT asset life cycle

Network and server
performance monitoringEnsure network, server, and storage reliability with AI-powered insights

IT incident
managementEfficiently manage and resolve IT incidents while ensuring transparency

Cloud-native solutions for IT managementMonitor, manage, audit, and secure your multi-cloud
and hybrid infrastructure