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    SpecterOps/BloodHound

    Six Degrees of Domain Admin

    backend
    Go
    Apache-2.0
    3.5K stars
    393 forks
    3.5K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 29, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 2 days ago, with 100 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 7% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Leverages graph theory to analyze and visualize complex identity and access relationships across diverse platforms using a React frontend and Go backend.
    • Enables rapid discovery of sophisticated attack paths and privilege escalations that are difficult to identify manually, benefiting both attackers and defenders.
    • Use for mapping and analyzing Active Directory and Azure identity relationships to identify security risks in enterprise environments.
    • Use for visualizing and investigating privilege structures across multiple identity platforms beyond traditional directory services.
    • Use for red and blue teams to proactively assess and mitigate identity-based attack vectors within complex security landscapes.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

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    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    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 leverages graph theory to reveal hidden and often unintended relationships across identity and access management systems. Powered by OpenGraph, BloodHound now supports comprehensive analysis beyond Active Directory and Azure environments, enabling users to map complex privilege relationships across diverse identity platforms. Attackers can utilize BloodHound to rapidly discover sophisticated attack paths otherwise impossible to identify manually, while defenders can proactively identify and mitigate these risks. Both red and blue teams benefit from BloodHound's expanded capabilities, gaining deeper insights into identity and privilege structures across their entire security landscape.

    Excerpt from the SpecterOps/BloodHound README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    393+41

    Open issues

    121-4

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