# hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-06-21). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit
- Repository: https://github.com/hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit

## Overview

1. **What is actually in the repository**
   - The current file tree contains only a `README.md`, a MIT `LICENSE`, and a PDF document (`Preparación auditoria windows Arcones Hugo (1).pdf`).
   - The repository is therefore primarily a **documentation and delivery package** for a Windows administration toolkit, not a multi-module software codebase in its current state.

2. **Core purpose of the toolkit**
   - The project defines a workflow for **preparing, auditing, and administrating Windows machines** in educational or business environments.
   - The intended architecture is built around **PowerShell automation** plus **built-in Windows command-line tools** and OS utilities.

3. **Primary runtime boundary**
   - All operational activity happens on a **Windows 10/11 host**, ideally with admin rights and PowerShell 5.1+.
   - The repository does not imply any server-side service, database, or web layer; the system boundary is the **local Windows machine being configured/audited**.

4. **Main functional subsystems**
   - **Environment preparation**: creates a standardized folder layout under `C:\SMR-AULA`.
   - **Basic audit collection**: gathers system/network/process/service state.
   - **Complete audit collection**: expands to users, groups, permissions, and installed software.
   - **Administration tasks**: local user/group management, NTFS permission management, software installation, network diagnostics, backups, and local security policy handling.

5. **Script-driven workflow**
   - The README describes three PowerShell scripts as the execution sequence:
     - `Script-Crear-Estructura.ps1`
     - `Script-Auditoria-Basica.ps1`
     - `Script-Auditoria-Completa.ps1`
   - Conceptually, the scripts form a **pipeline**: first provision the working directory structure, then collect baseline data, then run deeper auditing and reporting.

6. **Input/output flow**
   - Inputs are the **live state of the Windows system**: users, groups, filesystem permissions, installed apps, running processes, services, and network configuration.
   - Outputs are **generated reports and artifacts** stored under `C:\SMR-AULA\Auditoria\`, which is the main reporting sink described in the README.

7. **Key Windows dependencies**
   - The toolkit relies on native Windows capabilities rather than third-party runtime services:
     - `systeminfo`, `ipconfig`, `tasklist`, `taskkill`, `ping`, `tracert`, `nslookup`
     - `net user`, `net localgroup`
     - `icacls`
     - `secpol.msc`
     - `robocopy`, ZIP/manual backup methods
     - `winget` for package installation
   - These tools define the architecture more than any repository code does, because they are the actual execution engines for the tasks.

8. **Administrative and security boundary**
   - The scripts are intended to run **as Administrator**, which is essential because they touch privileged areas: user accounts, local groups, permissions, and security policy.
   - This means the architecture has a clear trust boundary between standard user execution and **privileged system administration**.

9. **Software provisioning subsystem**
   - The toolkit includes installation of common software via `winget` such as 7-Zip, VLC, Git, and VS Code.
   - This makes software provisioning a separate concern from auditing: one part standardizes the environment, while the auditing scripts observe and report on it.

10. **Filesystem and permissions subsystem**
    - A significant part of the design centers on a **standard directory tree** and **NTFS permission management**.
    - That makes the filesystem both a configuration target and a reporting destination, with `C:\SMR-AULA` acting as the canonical workspace.

11. **Network and process diagnostics subsystem**
    - Another subsystem focuses on **operational diagnostics**: network status, routing/name resolution checks, running processes, and service state.
    - These checks are read-heavy and transient; they don’t change system state except when explicitly using process termination or administrative actions.

12. **Documentation artifact role**
    - The PDF likely functions as a supporting deliverable or report/documentation artifact for the toolkit’s intended use.
    - Architecturally, it sits outside the execution flow and serves as a **human-facing companion** to the scripts and procedures.

13. **What to show in an architecture diagram**
    - Center the diagram on a **Windows admin workstation** running PowerShell.
    - Show three stages: **structure creation**, **basic audit**, **complete audit**.
    - Show data coming from Windows subsystems and native tools, and reports flowing into `C:\SMR-AULA\Auditoria\`.
    - Keep external dependencies limited to **Windows OS features, PowerShell, and winget**; there is no evidence of cloud services or remote backend infrastructure in the repository.

14. **Important caveat for accuracy**
    - The README describes scripts that are not present in the visible file tree, so the repository currently documents the architecture more clearly than it exposes the implementation.
    - Any diagram should therefore be drawn as the **intended operational architecture** of the toolkit, not as a code-level module map.

Main entry points: [`README.md`](https://github.com/hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit/blob/main/README.md) (README), [`Preparación auditoria windows Arcones Hugo (1).pdf`](https://github.com/hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit/blob/HEAD/Preparaci%C3%B3n%20auditoria%20windows%20Arcones%20Hugo%20(1).pdf) (Audit PDF)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_repo["Repository package"]
  node_readme["README<br/>doc<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_license["MIT license"]
  node_pdf["Audit PDF<br/>document"]
end

subgraph group_host["Windows workstation"]
  node_pshost["PowerShell<br/>runtime"]
  node_adminboundary{{"Admin rights<br/>privilege boundary"}}
  node_winos["Windows 10/11<br/>operating system"]
end

subgraph group_workflow["PowerShell workflow"]
  node_create["Create structure<br/>provisioning script"]
  node_basic["Basic audit<br/>audit script"]
  node_complete["Complete audit<br/>audit script"]
end

subgraph group_tools["Native Windows tools"]
  node_sysinfo["System info<br/>native command"]
  node_netcmds["Network checks<br/>native commands"]
  node_proctools["Process tools<br/>native commands"]
  node_acctools["Account tools<br/>native commands"]
  node_perms["NTFS permissions<br/>filesystem tool"]
  node_winget["Winget<br/>package manager"]
  node_policy["Local policy<br/>security tool"]
end

subgraph group_outputs["Reports and artifacts"]
  node_workspace[("C:\\SMR-AULA<br/>workspace")]
  node_auditout[("Auditoria<br/>report sink")]
  node_backups["Backups<br/>artifact"]
end

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node_readme -->|"describes"| node_basic
node_readme -->|"describes"| node_complete
node_pdf -.->|"supports"| node_readme
node_pshost -->|"runs"| node_create
node_pshost -->|"runs"| node_basic
node_pshost -->|"runs"| node_complete
node_adminboundary -->|"requires"| node_create
node_adminboundary -->|"requires"| node_basic
node_adminboundary -->|"requires"| node_complete
node_winos -->|"provides"| node_sysinfo
node_winos -->|"provides"| node_netcmds
node_winos -->|"provides"| node_proctools
node_winos -->|"provides"| node_acctools
node_winos -->|"provides"| node_perms
node_winos -->|"provides"| node_winget
node_winos -->|"provides"| node_policy
node_create -->|"creates"| node_workspace
node_basic -->|"writes"| node_auditout
node_complete -->|"writes"| node_auditout
node_complete -.->|"may produce"| node_backups
node_basic -->|"collects"| node_sysinfo
node_basic -->|"collects"| node_netcmds
node_basic -->|"collects"| node_proctools
node_complete -->|"collects"| node_acctools
node_complete -->|"collects"| node_perms
node_complete -->|"collects"| node_winget
node_complete -->|"collects"| node_policy
node_workspace -->|"contains"| node_auditout

click node_readme "https://github.com/hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit/blob/main/README.md"
click node_license "https://github.com/hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit/tree/main/LICENSE"
click node_pdf "https://github.com/hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit/blob/main/Preparación auditoria windows Arcones Hugo (1).pdf"

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## Components

### Repository package

Documentation and deliverables in the current repository surface.

- [README](https://github.com/hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit/blob/main/README.md): doc · Primary description of the toolkit, workflow, and intended operating model. · `README.md`
- [MIT license](https://github.com/hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit/tree/main/LICENSE): license · Repository licensing file. · `LICENSE`
- [Audit PDF](https://github.com/hugoarco/windows-audit-administration-toolkit/blob/HEAD/Preparaci%C3%B3n%20auditoria%20windows%20Arcones%20Hugo%20(1).pdf): document · Human-facing companion document or deliverable for the toolkit. · `Preparación auditoria windows Arcones Hugo (1).pdf`

### Windows workstation

Local Windows machine where preparation, auditing, and administration run.

- **PowerShell**: runtime · Administrative scripting environment used to run the toolkit.
- **Admin rights**: privilege boundary · Privileged execution context required for account, policy, and permission tasks.
- **Windows 10/11**: operating system · Local workstation being prepared, audited, and administered.

### PowerShell workflow

Scripted provisioning and auditing pipeline described by the README.

- **Create structure**: provisioning script · Creates the standardized C:\SMR-AULA workspace layout.
- **Basic audit**: audit script · Collects baseline system, network, process, and service state.
- **Complete audit**: audit script · Expands auditing into users, groups, permissions, and installed software.

### Native Windows tools

Built-in commands and utilities used by the toolkit.

- **System info**: native command · Summarizes machine and OS details.
- **Network checks**: native commands · ipconfig, ping, tracert, and nslookup for connectivity and name resolution.
- **Process tools**: native commands · tasklist and taskkill for process inspection and termination.
- **Account tools**: native commands · net user and net localgroup for local account and group management.
- **NTFS permissions**: filesystem tool · icacls-based permission inspection and management.
- **Winget**: package manager · Installs common software such as 7-Zip, VLC, Git, and VS Code.
- **Local policy**: security tool · Local security policy handled via Windows policy utilities.

### Reports and artifacts

Generated workspace, reports, and backup material.

- **C:\SMR-AULA**: workspace · Canonical directory tree created for administration and audit work.
- **Auditoria**: report sink · Main destination for generated reports and collected artifacts.
- **Backups**: artifact · Copies and archived material produced during administration tasks.

## Connections

- README → Create structure: describes · The README defines the execution sequence.
- README → Basic audit: describes · The README defines the execution sequence.
- README → Complete audit: describes · The README defines the execution sequence.
- Audit PDF → README: supports · Companion documentation for the same toolkit.
- PowerShell → Create structure: runs · PowerShell executes the provisioning script.
- PowerShell → Basic audit: runs · PowerShell executes the baseline audit script.
- PowerShell → Complete audit: runs · PowerShell executes the deeper audit script.
- Admin rights → Create structure: requires · Privilege is needed to create standardized folders in protected locations.
- Admin rights → Basic audit: requires · Privilege may be required for system inspection and reporting.
- Admin rights → Complete audit: requires · Privilege is required for user, group, and permission actions.
- Windows 10/11 → System info: provides · Windows exposes system information commands and data.
- Windows 10/11 → Network checks: provides · Windows exposes network diagnostics commands and data.
- Windows 10/11 → Process tools: provides · Windows exposes process inspection commands and data.
- Windows 10/11 → Account tools: provides · Windows exposes local account and group management commands.
- Windows 10/11 → NTFS permissions: provides · Windows exposes NTFS permission tooling.
- Windows 10/11 → Winget: provides · Windows provides package installation tooling.
- Windows 10/11 → Local policy: provides · Windows provides local security policy management.
- Create structure → C:\SMR-AULA: creates · Builds the canonical working directory tree.
- Basic audit → Auditoria: writes · Stores baseline audit reports and artifacts.
- Complete audit → Auditoria: writes · Stores detailed audit reports and artifacts.
- Complete audit → Backups: may produce · Administration tasks can generate backup artifacts.
- Basic audit → System info: collects · Baseline audit uses system inventory data.
- Basic audit → Network checks: collects · Baseline audit uses network diagnostics.
- Basic audit → Process tools: collects · Baseline audit uses process state.
- Complete audit → Account tools: collects · Detailed audit expands into users and groups.
- Complete audit → NTFS permissions: collects · Detailed audit inspects filesystem permissions.
- Complete audit → Winget: collects · Detailed audit includes installed software state.
- Complete audit → Local policy: collects · Detailed administration includes local security policy handling.
- C:\SMR-AULA → Auditoria: contains · Audit output is stored under the canonical workspace.