Taxonomy Lab
Search each module type and record paths — info only, no run on $LAB.
Visual · msf_taxonomy_lab
search type:exploit etc. Original Cyberlium.
Fill a table of module types using search — still zero run.
In msfconsole: `search type:exploit`, `search type:auxiliary`, `search type:payload`, `search type:encoder`, `search type:post`, `search type:nop` — pick one example path each, `info` it, save to notes. Do not `use`+`run`. Next: Quiz — Module Taxonomy.
1. Lab table
Six rows: type, example module path, one-line description from info.
Descriptions come from MSF docs — not from executing against strangers.
Command guide
Try these commands — Lab table
═══ TOOLS & WEBSITES ═══ Browse / read these (authorized learning only — stay in YOUR lab / program scope)
Module taxonomy — https://docs.rapid7.com/metasploit/msf-overview/ Using modules — https://docs.rapid7.com/metasploit/using-metasploit/
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Kali: preinstalled, or: sudo apt install metasploit-framework
macOS: Prefer Kali/Linux VM — brew install metasploit (heavy)
Windows: Use Kali VM or WSL with metasploit-framework — not raw Windows host
═══ LINUX / macOS ═══
Command — copy this
msfconsole -q -x 'search type:exploit; search type:auxiliary; search type:post; exit' 2>/dev/null | head -40
Primary tools to practice this lesson: msfconsole. Reference sites: Module taxonomy (https://docs.rapid7.com/metasploit/msf-overview/); Using modules (https://docs.rapid7.com/metasploit/using-metasploit/). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. info without run
`info path/to/module` is the literacy goal. Note rank, disclosed date, and platform for defender context.
3. Close
chmod 600. Quiz next — then Search and Info module.
4. What you ship: six-row taxonomy table
search+info for each type. No run. chmod 600.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Date. Table path. File t14-m03-l04-taxonomy-lab.txt chmod 600.
6. Wrong vs right: stranger hosts vs YOUR lab VM
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
- Wrong: run one exploit 'to see if table is right.'
- Right: search/info table only. Next: Quiz — Module Taxonomy.
Mission: taxonomy table via search/info
1) msfconsole -q 2) search each type; info one module each. 3) Save table chmod 600. 4) exit — no run.
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info rank field is not a permission score.
APPLY: Taxonomy lab uses:
APPLY: True or False: Six module types include post and nop.
APPLY: Example path belongs in: