Metasploit Quick Tips for Security Professionals

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

• Installing Metasploit on Windows
• Installing Linux and macOS
• Installing Metasploit on macOS
• Using Metasploit in Kali Linux
• Setting up a penetration testing lab using VMware
• Setting up SSH connectivity
• Connecting to Kali using SSH
• Configuring Metasploit to use PostgreSQL
• Creating workspaces
• Using the database
• Using the hosts command
• Understanding the services command