Setting up multiple communication channels with the target
In this recipe, we will look at how we can set up multiple channels for communication with the target. As we discussed in this chapter's introduction, the communication between the client and server in Meterpreter is in encrypted form and uses the Type-Length-Value (TLV) protocol for data transfer. The major advantage of using TLV is that it allows tagging of data with specific channel numbers, thus allowing multiple programs running on the victim to communicate with Meterpreter on the attacking machine. This facilitates setting up several communication channels at a time.
Now, let's analyze how to set up multiple communication channels with the target machine using Meterpreter.
Getting ready
As we saw in the previous recipe, Meterpreter provides us with a specific command named execute, which can be used to start multiple communication channels. To start with, let's run the execute –h command to see the available options:
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