The Metasploit Framework The Metasploit Framework is an open source platform that supports vulnerability research, exploit development, and the creation of custom security tools. The goal is to provide useful information to people who perform penetration testing, IDS signature development, and exploit research. This site was created to fill the gaps in the information publicly available on various exploitation techniques and to create a useful resource for exploit developers. The tools and information on this site are provided for legal penetration testing and research purposes only. WWW: http://www.metasploit.org/