Armitage is an attack manager tool that automates Metasploit in a graphical way. As a Java-built application, Armitage was created by Raphael Mudge. It is a cross-platform tool and can run on both Linux as well as Windows systems.
Throughout this chapter, we will use Armitage in Kali Linux. To start Armitage, perform the following steps:
Open a terminal and type in the
armitage
command as shown in the following screenshot:Click on Connect from the pop-up box to set up a connection.
In order to start Armitage, Metasploit's Remote Procedure Call (RPC) server should be running. As soon as we click on Connect in the previous pop up, a new pop up will occur and ask if we want to start Metasploit's RPC server. Click on Yes as shown in the following screenshot:
It takes a little time to get Metasploit RPC server up and running. During this process, we will see messages such as, Connection refused, time and again. This is because Armitage keeps checking if...