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The main features of gentilkiwi/mimikatz are: Credential Extraction Toolkits, Credential Auditing Tools, Session and Credential Management, Credential Extraction Utilities, Kerberos Authentication, Kerberos Security Testers, Ticket Forgery Tools, Memory Inspection Tools.
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