Working with Starkiller

Starkiller is the official graphical user interface created to allow multiple penetration testers to connect and control the Empire server. Similar to working with the Empire client, which provides command-line access, using Starkiller provides a graphical interface that helps penetration testers to work more efficiently.

The following diagram shows a typical deployment of Starkiller and the Empire server:

Figure 12.26 – Starkiller deployment model

During this exercise, we will be using a single Kali Linux machine that will be running the Empire server with Starkiller. The target will be Windows Server 2019 on the Red Team Lab topology.

Part 1 – starting Starkiller

To get started with this exercise, please use the following instructions:

1. Power on both your Kali Linux and Windows Server 2019 virtual machines.
2. On Kali Linux, open Terminal and use the following command to start the Empire server:

   kali...