About Metasploit
A collaboration between the open source community and Rapid7, Metasploit software helps security and IT professionals identify security issues, verify vulnerability mitigations, and manage expert-driven security assessments.
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Read this section to find out which Metasploit Edition is right for you:
- Metasploit Pro
- Metasploit Express
- Metasploit Community Edition
- Metasploit Framework
History
During the summer of 2003, HD Moore started the Metasploit Project as a public resource for exploit code research and development. Today, Metasploit has become the de facto standard for penetration testing and exploit code development.
LEARN MOREOpen Source Commitment
The Metasploit Framework will always be free and open source. The Metasploit Project and Rapid7 are fully committed to supporting and growing the Metasploit Framework as well as providing advanced solutions for users who need an alternative to developing their own penetration testing tools. It's a promise.
READ MOREPenetration Testing Basics
If you haven't heard the terms penetration testing, security research, vulnerability, exploit, and payload yet, or you are not quite sure how they're related, we suggest you check out this primer. It will help you get kick-started with the Metasploit Framework.
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