empire
A post-exploitation framework with PowerShell and Python agents for cryptographically secure communications and flexible modules.
What is empire?
Empire is a post-exploitation framework that includes pure-PowerShell Windows agents and pure Python Linux/OS X agents for security testing. It provides cryptologically-secure communications and a flexible architecture with deployable modules like key loggers and Mimikatz, enabling authorized post-exploitation activities.
Security professionals, penetration testers, and red teamers conducting authorized assessments who need evasion-capable agents and modular post-exploitation tools.
Developers choose Empire for its cryptographically secure communications, ability to run PowerShell agents without powershell.exe for evasion, and a usability-focused framework that integrates both PowerShell and Python agents in one tool.
Overview
Empire is a PowerShell and Python post-exploitation agent.
Use Cases
Best For
- Conducting authorized post-exploitation security assessments
- Running PowerShell agents without powershell.exe to evade detection
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