Using databases in Metasploit

It is always a better approach to store the results automatically alongside when you conduct a penetration test. Making use of databases will help us build a knowledge base of hosts, services, and the vulnerabilities in the scope of a penetration test. To achieve this functionality, we can use databases in Metasploit. Connecting a database to Metasploit also speeds up searching and improves response time. The following screenshot depicts a search when the database is not connected:

We saw in the installation phase how we can initialize the database for Metasploit and start it. To check if Metasploit is currently ...

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