performing-red-team-with-covenant

name	performing-red-team-with-covenant
description	Conduct red team operations using the Covenant C2 framework for authorized adversary simulation, including listener setup, grunt deployment, task execution, and lateral movement tracking. Use when conducting red team operations using the covenant c2 framework for.
domain	cybersecurity
subdomain	red-team
tags	["red-team","c2","covenant","adversary-simulation","penetration-testing"]
version	1.0
author	oyi77
license	Apache-2.0
nist_csf	["ID.RA-01","GV.OV-02","DE.AE-07"]

Performing Red Team Operations with Covenant C2

Overview

Covenant is a collaborative .NET C2 framework for red teamers that provides a Swagger-documented REST API for managing listeners, launchers, grunts (agents), and tasks. This skill covers automating Covenant operations through its API for authorized red team engagements: creating HTTP/HTTPS listeners, generating binary and PowerShell launchers, deploying grunts, executing tasks on compromised hosts, and tracking lateral movement.

When to Use

Trigger phrases:

• "performing red team with covenant"

• "Conduct red team operations using the Covenant C2 framework for authorized adver"

• When conducting security assessments that involve performing red team with covenant

• When following incident response procedures for related security events

• When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities

• When validating security controls through hands-on testing

Prerequisites

• Covenant C2 server deployed (Docker or .NET 6)
• Python 3.9+ with requests library
• Covenant API token (obtained via /api/users/login)
• Written authorization for red team engagement
• Isolated lab or authorized target environment

Steps

# Example: IOC detection
import re

IOC_PATTERNS = {
    "ip": r"\b(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\b",
    "domain": r"\b[a-z0-9-]+\.[a-z]{2,}\b",
    "hash_md5": r"\b[a-f0-9]{32}\b",
    "hash_sha256": r"\b[a-f0-9]{64}\b",
}

def extract_iocs(text: str) -> dict:
    return {k: re.findall(v, text) for k, v in IOC_PATTERNS.items()}

1. Scope and authorize — confirm written authorization and define target boundaries
2. Reconnaissance — enumerate targets, services, and potential attack surfaces