# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Get-ADTokenSize
# description: This advanced function will return information about the estimated token size and group memberships of the specified user.
# version: 0.1
# type: function
# author: DollarUnderscore
# license: CC0
# function: Get-ADTokenSize
# x-poshcode-id: 5989
# x-archived: 2017-04-17T14:31:43
# x-published: 2017-08-26T09:19:00
#
# It requires the Active Directory module to run.
# For more information and details regarding this function and token size problems, see this blogpost:
# http://dollarunderscore.azurewebsites.net/?p=3451
# I hope someone might find this useful!
#
#========================================================================
# Created By: Anders Wahlqvist
# Website: DollarUnderscore (http://dollarunderscore.azurewebsites.net)
#========================================================================
function Get-ADTokenSize
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS
This cmdlets estimates the tokensize of a given user based on Active Directory group memberships.
.DESCRIPTION
This cmdlets estimates the tokensize of a given user based on Active Directory group memberships.
It requires the Active Directory module to run.
The returned token size value is only an estimation!
.EXAMPLE
Get-ADTokenSize -Identity JohnDoe
Get the estimated token size of user JohnDoe
.EXAMPLE
Get-ADUser -Filter { GivenName -eq "John" } | Get-ADTokenSize
Get the tokensize of all users named John.
.PARAMETER Identity
Specify the SamAccountName, DistinguishedName, objectGUID or SID of the user. Supports pipeline input.
.PARAMETER Server
Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services instance to connect to.
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param([Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ValueFromPipeline=$true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)]
[Alias('SamAccountName','DistinguishedName','ObjectGUID','SID')]
[string] $Identity,
[string] $Server = $env:USERDNSDOMAIN)
BEGIN { }
PROCESS {
# Make sure the user exists and that we have the distinguished name of it.
try {
$UserDN = Get-ADUser -Identity $Identity -Server $Server -ErrorAction Stop | select -ExpandProperty DistinguishedName -ErrorAction Stop
}
catch {
Write-Error "Failed to locate the user in Active Directory. The error was: $($Error[0])"
return
}
# Get the group memberships using LDAP_MATCHING_RULE_IN_CHAIN
try {
$Groups = Get-ADGroup -LDAPFilter "(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:=$UserDN)" -Properties sIDHistory -Server $Server -ErrorAction Stop
}
catch {
Write-Error "Failed to lookup group memberships. The error was: $($Error[0])"
return
}
# Initialize the variables and set token size to 1200 (ticket penalty)
[int] $UserTokenSize = 1200
[int] $GlobalGroups = 0
[int] $UniversalGroups = 0
[int] $DomainLocalGroups = 0
[int] $GroupsWithSidHistory = 0
# loop through them and check the type and token size of them
foreach ($Group in $Groups) {
Remove-Variable GroupTokenSize -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# If they have a sidhistory the size is always 40
if ($Group.SIDHistory.Count -ge 1) {
[int] $GroupTokenSize = 40
$GroupsWithSidHistory++
}
else {
# otherwise set it according to the group scope
[int] $GroupTokenSize = switch ($Group.GroupScope)
{
'Global' { 8 ; $GlobalGroups++ }
'Universal' { 8 ; $UniversalGroups++ }
'DomainLocal' { 40 ; $DomainLocalGroups++ }
}
}
# add it to the total size
$UserTokenSize += $GroupTokenSize
}
# count all the groups
[int] $AllGroups = $GlobalGroups + $UniversalGroups + $DomainLocalGroups
# create the object
$returnObject = New-Object System.Object
$returnObject | Add-Member -Type NoteProperty -Name DistinguishedName -Value $UserDN
$returnObject | Add-Member -Type NoteProperty -Name EstimatedTokenSize -Value $UserTokenSize
$returnObject | Add-Member -Type NoteProperty -Name GlobalGroups -Value $GlobalGroups
$returnObject | Add-Member -Type NoteProperty -Name UniversalGroups -Value $UniversalGroups
$returnObject | Add-Member -Type NoteProperty -Name DomainLocalGroups -Value $DomainLocalGroups
$returnObject | Add-Member -Type NoteProperty -Name GroupsWithSidHistory -Value $GroupsWithSidHistory
$returnObject | Add-Member -Type NoteProperty -Name AllGroups -Value $AllGroups
# send it to the pipeline
Write-Output $returnObject
}
END { }
}