Mastering the Social Engineering Toolkit (SET)

In this recipe, we will explore the Social Engineering Toolkit (SET). SET is a framework that includes tools that allow you to attack a victim by using deception. SET was designed by David Kennedy. The tool has quickly become a standard in the arsenal of the penetration tester.

How to do it...

The steps for mastering the SET are as follows:

1. Open a terminal window by pressing the terminal icon and visit the directory containing SET:

   se-toolkit 
   

2. Once accepted, you will be presented with the SET menu. The SET menu has the following options:

   • Social-Engineering Attacks

   • Fast-Track Penetration Testing

   • Third Party Modules

   • Update the Metasploit Framework

   • Update the Social-Engineer Toolkit

   • Update SET configuration

   • Help, Credits, and About

   • Exit the Social-Engineer Toolkit

   Note

   Before running an attack, it's a good idea to update SET as updates come frequently from the author.

   The options can be seen in the following screenshot:

   

3. For our purposes, we will...