> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/fortra/impacket/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Impacket Documentation

Python network protocol toolkit

Low-level programmatic access to network protocols. Build powerful security tools with comprehensive SMB, Kerberos, LDAP, and MS-RPC implementations.

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Python 3.9 - 3.13
68+ Example Tools 
              {`from impacket.smbconnection import SMBConnection

                            # Connect to remote SMB share
                            conn = SMBConnection(
                              remoteName="DC01",
                              remoteHost="192.168.1.10"
                            )

                            # Authenticate with credentials
                            conn.login("username", "password")

                            # List shares
                            shares = conn.listShares()
                            for share in shares:
                              print(share['shi1_netname'])`}

Quick start

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Install via pip or pipx for system-wide access to all tools: ```bash theme={null} python3 -m pipx install impacket ``` Or for development, install from source: ```bash theme={null} git clone https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git cd impacket python3 -m pip install . ``` Use the high-level SMBConnection API to interact with remote shares: ```python theme={null} from impacket.smbconnection import SMBConnection conn = SMBConnection("TARGET", "192.168.1.10") conn.login("username", "password") # List files in a share files = conn.listPath("SHARE", "/*") for f in files: print(f.get_longname()) ``` Impacket includes 68+ example scripts for common security operations: ```bash theme={null} # Dump credentials from a remote system secretsdump.py domain/user:password@192.168.1.10 # Execute commands remotely wmiexec.py domain/user:password@192.168.1.10 # Extract Kerberos tickets GetUserSPNs.py domain/user:password -dc-ip 192.168.1.5 ```

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Comprehensive implementations of Windows network protocols

Full SMB1, SMB2, and SMB3 client and server implementation for file sharing and remote operations DCE/RPC over multiple transports with 40+ interface implementations Complete Kerberos v5 support for authentication, ticket management, and attacks LDAP protocol for Active Directory queries and ACL manipulation NetBIOS name service for network discovery and enumeration SQL Server protocol for database operations and command execution

Resources

Everything you need to build with Impacket

Complete API documentation for all modules and classes 68+ example scripts with detailed usage instructions View source code, report issues, and contribute Report security vulnerabilities responsibly

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