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WireShark Filter to ‘all’ authentication traffic

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Hello

Can someone please help me with the following couple of questions

Question 1 I see from the blog post https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askds/2012/07/27/kerberos-errors-in-network-captures/ I see Network Monitor has a built in filter for 'all' types (unless some are missed out) of authentication traffic, which can be handy if you are not sure what authentication is being negotiated when troubleshooting.

I know I could build up and save my own filter, but does Wireshark have a 'built in' filer similar to the one in NetWork monitor and if so how can I invoke it (does it have an alias I can type into the display filter box)

Question 2 Can someone point to a video (hopefully) going through Wireshark and Kerberos e.g. what to look for, where to look, what is normal and what is not normal

Thanks in advance EB

asked 19 Feb '17, 11:41

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EBrant
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Hello EBrant

Questions 1

If you are "only" interested in Kerberos and kerberized applications you can use the display filter kerberos This display filter will reveal the following packets:

  • The client sending a request to the Kerberos server (or KDC = key distribution center, if you prefer the MS technology)
  • The servers response
  • The kerberos tickets presented to an application server for authentication, like SMB or LDAP

If you want to focus on Kerberos alone you can use the display filter kerberos and (tcp.port == 88 or udp.port == 88)

You can keep this filter handy with the menu Edit -> Preferences -> Filter Expression to define a button with this.

Question 2

Sorry, I don't have a video. But I am sure that you can handle the input area for the display filter and the preferences dialog.

Good hunting.

NB: The filter can reach any level of complexity, if you want to include non-kerberized applications like HTTP plain text, FTP, POP3, IMAP etc.

answered 19 Feb '17, 13:54

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Thanks very much for the reply PacketHunter

EB

(19 Feb '17, 23:11) EBrant