Tagging Hosts in msfconsole
A host tag is a label that you assign to a host to track, group, and report on hosts according to how they impact an organization. Tags are useful when you want filter hosts based on some commonality, such as the type of data they contain, and add context to your targets. For example, you may want to tag all accounting servers with a label like, 'accounting' to indicate that they contain sensitive financial data. You can also create tags, such as 'High', 'Medium', and 'Low', to isolate hosts based on their criticality levels.
To tag a host, you add the -t option to the hosts command. All tags are case sensitive and should use only alphanumeric characters. You may also want to use the -t option with the -R option to specify a host range, the -S option to search for hosts, and the -d option to delete a tag.
Tagging a Single Host
To tag a single host, use the hosts command and the -t option.
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Tagging a Range of Hosts
To tag a range of hosts, use the hosts command, the -R option, and the -t option.
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Viewing Tags in the Hosts Table
By default, the hosts table shows does not include the tags column. It includes the 'address', 'mac', 'name', 'os_name', 'os_flavor', 'os_sp', 'purpose', 'info', and 'comments' columns. Therefore, if you want to see the tags column, you must use the -c option and specify the 'tags' column and any other columns you want to include.
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Searching for Hosts by Tag
To search for hosts by tag, use the hosts command and the -S option.
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The results will not display the tags column. If you want to include the 'tags' column, you need to include the -c option as well, as shown below:
Deleting a Tag
To delete a tag, use the hosts command and the -d option and -t option. When you delete a tag, it removes the tag from all hosts that use it.
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Deleting a Tag for a Specific Host or Range of Hosts
To delete a tag for a specific host or range of hosts, use the hosts command, the -R option, and the -d option.
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