Metasploit - jwajer/sec335-tech-journal GitHub Wiki

Metasploit is an exploitation framework that is currently owned by Rapid7. It is a widely used tool by penetration testers because of its versatility and usefulness. The steps to use Metasploit can be seen below.

1. Start the Postgres database by executing: systemctl start postgresql
2. Initialize the msf database by executing: msfdb init
3. Open up the Metasploit console by executing: msfconsole

Metasploit has a lot of different modules that can be accessed, and the wide array of modules that are provided can prove to be confusing to someone who doesn't know exactly what they're looking for. In order to narrow down what you're looking for, you can search for it. If you type search -h, you can see the different parameters for a search. Once you find the module you're looking for, type SHOW OPTIONS to see the configurable options for said module.