# DCSync DCSync attack this technique is an attack that allows to simulate the behavior of the Domain Controller (DC) in order to retrieve password data via domain replication. Utilizing the Microsoft Directory Replication Service Remote Protocol (MS-DRSR) to simulate the behavior of a DC the attack take's advantage of valid and necessary functions of Active Directory, which cannot be turned off or disabled. --- # 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://dmcxblue.gitbook.io/red-team-notes/active-directory/untitled/untitled-1.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.