The Complete Metasploit Guide

Summary and exercises

Throughout this chapter, we introduced the phases involved in penetration testing. We also saw how we can set up Metasploit and conduct a penetration test on the network. We recalled the basic functionalities of Metasploit as well. We also looked at the benefits of using databases in Metasploit and pivoting to internal systems with Metasploit.

Having completed this chapter, we are equipped with the following:

• Knowledge of the phases of a penetration test
• The benefits of using databases in Metasploit
• The basics of the Metasploit framework
• Knowledge of the workings of exploits and auxiliary modules
• Knowledge of pivoting to internal networks and configuring routes to them
• Understanding of the approach to penetration testing ...