#Cobalt strike beacon setup manual

Beaconpire is written in Sleep and Aggressor Script and is entirely self-contained - no third party JSON scripts/libraries are required. This post introduces beaconpire.cna - a script to help increase interoperability efficiency.Д«eaconpire uses Beacon functionality and EmpireвЂ™s RESTful API to manage Empire listeners and pass sessions between the toolsets, all from within Cobalt Strike.

#Cobalt strike beacon setup manual

While this process isnвЂ™t inherently difficult, it is Manual session passing with Cobalt Strike and Empire is a tedious process andthat can interrupt a flow during post-exploitation, where efficiency is paramount. For example, passing a Beacon to Empire requires the tester to start an Empire listener, generate a launcher, and paste the code in each session to be passed.

Currently, the most efficient way to pass sessions from one toolset to another is to use an existing session to run a payload for the target toolset. Sometimes, an assessment requires migrating from one toolset to another for a specific task or, worse, if incident responders block your primary toolset. Two toolsets I frequently use are Cobalt Strike and Empire. Justin Warner ( wrote about the importance of tool diversity in his post Empire & Tool Diversity: Integration is Key. Achieving an assessmentвЂ™s objective often requires the use of multiple toolsets. Tester flexibility and the ability to adapt to each environmentвЂ™s unique controls and technologies is critical on assessments.