# Pass the hash The first goal of a Windows pentest is to get a user or a shell as a user. You **CAN** perform Pass-The-Hash attacks with NTLM hashes. You **CANNOT** perform Pass-The-Hash attacks with Net-NTLM hashes. You can pass the hash using a metasploit module called [PSExec](https://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/psexec-pass-hash/). If you want test your newly found hash across multiple machine smb\_login Metasploit module is how it's done. However, trying this with a domain hash will lock the account out of the domain, assuming they have a lockout policy. Empire also has options for performing pass-the-hash in the credentials/mimikatz/pth module. ## Ranger There is an insane tool named Ranger that can interact with Windows based systems in oh so many ways. Ranger is a command-line driven attack and penetration testing tool, which as the ability to use an instantiated catapult server to deliver capabilities against Windows Systems. As long as a user has a set of credentials or a hash set (NTLM, LM, LM:NTLM) he or she can gain access to systems that are apart of the trust. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://hunter2.gitbook.io/darthsidious/execution/pass-the-hash.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.