Working with Starkiller
Starkiller is the graphical user interface created to allow multiple penetration testers to connect and control the Empire server. Similar to working with the Empire client, which provides command-line access, using Starkiller provides a graphical interface that helps penetration testers to work more efficiently.
The following diagram shows a typical deployment of Starkiller and the Empire server:
Figure 11.43: Starkiller client-server model
During this exercise, we will be using the main Kali Linux virtual machine that will be running the Empire server with Starkiller. The targeted system will be Metasploitable 3 (Windows-based) on the PentestNet (172.30.1.0/24
) topology, as it was already set up as one of the targeted systems within our lab environment.
Part 1 – Starkiller
To get started with this exercise, please use the following instructions:
- Power on both the main Kali Linux and Metasploitable 3 (Windows-based...