Kiosk Hotkeys

Rapid7 PTKs run in a "kiosk" mode using a privilege seperation design. The kiosk allows for a set of hotkeys that can be used to reconfigure the PTK or to gain access to underlying operating system shells. Rapid7 does not distribute the techsupport or root credentials to the PTKs:

  • Alt+r - Initiates a networking reconfiguration script. Allows clients to reconfigure DHCP or Static without direct SSH access
  • Alt+t - Executes a login prompt to the lower privilege techsupport user.
  • Alt+Shift+Enter- Executes a login prompt as the root/tester user.