# WinRM(PORT: 5985)

WinRM, is a Windows-native built-in remote management protocol that basically uses Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) to interact with remote computers and servers, as well as Operating Systems and applications. WinRM allows the user to : 

* Remotely communicate and interface with hosts.
* Execute commands remotely on systems that are not local to you but are network accessible.
* Monitor, manage and configure servers, operating systems and client machines from a remote location.

 As a pentester, this means that if we can find credentials (typically username and password) for a user who has remote management privileges, we can potentially get a PowerShell shell on the host.


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