What is RHOSTS?

RHOSTS is a variable commonly used in penetration testing frameworks like Metasploit. It represents the target hosts that an attacker wants to exploit.

In Metasploit, RHOSTS can be set to a single IP address, a range of IP addresses, or a subnet. This allows the user to specify multiple targets for an attack module.

For example, you can set RHOSTS like this:

set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1

Or for a range:

set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.10

Or for a subnet:

set RHOSTS 192.168.1.0/24

This flexibility helps in conducting scans or attacks on multiple systems efficiently.