Metasploit & Proxy Setups

If you're setting up Metasploit and can't seem to make msfupdate to work because you're behind a proxy, here is a fast tip:

# nano /etc/subversion/servers

Scroll down until the end of the file and uncomment the lines below  as well as set the appropriate values:

# http-proxy-exceptions = *.exception.com, www.internal-site.org

http-proxy-host = proxy.company.com

http-proxy-port = 8080

Save and run msfupdate and you're good to go :)

(Kudos to Diógenes for the above.)

You may want to configure aptitude (apt) also. This can be done by editing /etc/bash.bashrc (global env) or .bash_profile (single user) and adding:

export http_proxy=http://<proxy-ip>:<port>/

Then finally edit /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01ubuntu

 APT {
    Acquire {
        http {
            Proxy "http://<proxy-ip>:<port>";
        };
    };
};

Not sure if all steps are needed but thats they way my 10.04 server is configured and it works :)