# The Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET) * Copyright :copyright: 2020 * Written by: David Kennedy (ReL1K) @HackingDave * Company: [TrustedSec](https://www.trustedsec.com)
## Description The Social-Engineer Toolkit is an open-source penetration testing framework designed for social engineering. SET has a number of custom attack vectors that allow you to make a believable attack quickly. SET is a product of TrustedSec, LLC – an information security consulting firm located in Cleveland, Ohio. DISCLAIMER: This is *only* for testing purposes and can only be used where strict consent has been given. Do not use this for illegal purposes, period. Please read the LICENSE under readme/LICENSE for the licensing of SET. #### Supported platforms: * Linux * Mac OS X
## Installation #### Windows 10 WSL/WSL2 Kali Linux ```bash sudo apt install set -y ``` Kali Linux on Windows 10 is a minimal installation so it doesn't have any tools installed. You can easily install Social Engineer Toolkit on WSL/WSL2 without needing pip using the above command. #### Linux ```bash git clone https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit/ setoolkit/ cd setoolkit pip3 install -r requirements.txt python setup.py ```
## SET Tutorial For a full document on how to use SET, [visit the SET user manual](https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit/raw/master/readme/User_Manual.pdf).
## Bugs and enhancements For bug reports or enhancements, please open an [issue](https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit/issues) here.