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How To Use BloodHound in 2026 // Active Directory Hacking

How To Use BloodHound in 2026 // Active Directory Hacking

Source: YouTube · Tyler Ramsbey - Hack Smarter · published Jun 18, 2026 · 56:59

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BLUF: This video serves as a guide for using BloodHound to enumerate Active Directory, featuring a lab from HackSmarter that covers data collection, attack path analysis, and a final compromise challenge 0:07.

Key Takeaways:
• The content is structured as a mini-course on BloodHound, designed to teach enumeration techniques through a guided lab environment 0:04.
• Viewers will learn five distinct methods for collecting the necessary data required to populate BloodHound effectively 0:16.
• A core component of the training involves analyzing attack paths within the tool to identify potential privilege escalation routes 0:20.
• The lesson concludes with a hands-on challenge requiring the full compromise of an Active Directory environment to test acquired skills 0:27.
• While the video instruction is free, the accompanying lab environment is available via the HackSmarter platform subscription 0:32.

By combining theoretical instruction with practical application, this resource aims to help security professionals master Active Directory enumeration and attack simulation.

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  • 0:07 Introduction to the BloodHound mini-course and lab overview
  • 0:16 Explanation of five data collection methods
  • 0:20 Overview of attack path analysis techniques
  • 0:27 Description of the final hands-on compromise challenge
  • 0:32 Details on HackSmarter platform access and pricing

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What is up everyone? Welcome back to another video. This video is going to be almost a mini course on how to use BloodHound for Active Directory enumeration. We're going to be working through a guided lab from the HackSmarter platform that teaches all about BloodHound. What it is, five different ways to collect the data that you need for BloodHound, how to analyze attack paths in BloodHound, and then it's all followed by a hands-on challenge where you have to fully compromise an Active Directory environment. Now, this video and the content is completely free, but the lab is not. So, if you want to follow along, I would suggest subscribing to the HackSmarter platform. It starts at $9 a month, so very, very affordable for unlimited access to all of the hands-on labs, including this one. You …