The Metasploit Project is a computer security project that provides information about security vulnerabilities and aids in penetration testing and IDS signature development for Ethical Hacking.

Its best-known sub-project is the open source Metasploit Framework a tool used by hackers for developing and executing exploit code against a remote target machine. Other important sub-projects include the nmap burp suite Opcode Database shellcode archive and related research.

The Metasploit Project is well known for its anti-forensic and evasion tools some of which are built into the Metasploit Framework.