Using the database to store penetration testing results
Let us now learn how we can use our configured database to store our results of the penetration tests.
Getting ready
If you have successfully executed the previous recipe, you are all set to use the database for storing the results. Enter the help command in msfconsole to have a quick look at the important database commands available to us.
How to do it...
Let us start with a quick example. The db_nmap command stores the results of the port scan directly into the database, along with all relevant information. Launch a simple Nmap scan on the target machine to see how it works:
msf > db_nmap 192.168.56.102 [*] Nmap: Starting Nmap 5.51SVN ( http://nmap.org ) at 2011-10-04 20:03 IST [*] Nmap: Nmap ...Get Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
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