No SPOILERS GIVEN
In this part 1 we’ll break down what MSSQL is, how it communicates using TDS (Tabular Data Stream), and how TLS comes into play during authentication.
Then we’ll get hands-on with two powerful tools:
🧰 nxc mssql — perfect for quick, automated checks
🧰 mssqlclient.py — for direct interactive sessions
Using their key flags, I’ll show you how to determine if a principal is valid against the local database — a crucial first step in many real-world attack paths.
#tds
#tls
#mssql
#cybersecurity
#cybersecurity101
#authenticationmethods
