BloodHound is a monolithic web application composed of an embedded React frontend with Sigma.js and a Go based REST API backend. It is deployed with a Postgresql application database and a Neo4j graph database, and is fed by the SharpHound and AzureHound data collectors.

BloodHound uses graph theory to reveal the hidden and often unintended relationships within an Active Directory or Azure environment. Attackers can use BloodHound to quickly identify highly complex attack paths that would otherwise be impossible to find. Defenders can use BloodHound to identify and eliminate those same attack paths. Both red and blue teams can use BloodHound to better understand privileged relationships in an Active Directory or Azure environment.

BloodHound CE is created and maintained by the BloodHound Enterprise Team. The original BloodHound was created by @_wald0, @CptJesus, and @harmj0y.

Running BloodHound Community Edition

Please refer to the Quickstart Guide for BloodHound Community Edition, which is part of the BloodHound documentation.

Useful Links

• BloodHound Documentation
• BloodHound Community Edition Quickstart Guide
• BloodHound Slack
• Wiki
• Docker Compose Example
• Developer Quick Start Guide
• Contributing Guide
• Contributors

Contact

Please check out the Contact page in our wiki for details on how to reach out with questions and suggestions.

Licensing

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