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 Metasploit Community showing three hosts, two of which were compromised by an exploit | |
| Original author(s) | H. D. Moore |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Rapid7, Inc. |
| Initial release | 2003[1] |
| Stable release | 6.3.36[2]
/ September 28, 2023 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Ruby |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Security |
| License | Framework: BSD,[3] Community/Express/Pro: Proprietary |
| Website | www |
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.
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- ^ "Tags · rapid7/Metasploit-framework". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ a b "3-clause BSD license". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2013-06-24.