Metasploit

Metasploit
Original author(s)H. D. Moore
Developer(s)Rapid7, Inc.
Initial release2003 (2003)[1]
Stable release
6.3.36[2] / September 28, 2023 (2023-09-28)
Repositorygithub.com/rapid7
Written inRuby
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeSecurity
LicenseFramework: BSD,[3] Community/Express/Pro: Proprietary
Websitewww.metasploit.com

The Metasploit Project is a computer security project that provides information about security vulnerabilities and aids in penetration testing and IDS signature development. It is owned by Boston, Massachusetts-based security company, Rapid7.

Its best-known sub-project is the open-source[3] Metasploit Framework, a tool for developing and executing exploit code against a remote target machine. Other important sub-projects include the Opcode Database, shellcode archive and related research.

The Metasploit Project includes anti-forensic and evasion tools, some of which are built into the Metasploit Framework. In various operating systems it comes pre installed.

  1. ^ "A Brief History of Metasploit". Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  2. ^ "Tags · rapid7/Metasploit-framework". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  3. ^ a b "3-clause BSD license". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2013-06-24.

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