A phishing campaign toolkit for simulating real-world attacks to test and promote user security awareness.
King Phisher is an open-source phishing campaign toolkit that simulates real-world phishing attacks to test and improve user security awareness. It allows organizations to run controlled campaigns, from basic training to advanced credential harvesting, with full control over email and server content. The tool is designed for legal use with explicit permission from targeted organizations.
Security professionals, penetration testers, and IT administrators responsible for conducting security awareness training and phishing simulations within their organizations.
Developers choose King Phisher for its flexible architecture, extensibility via plugins, and comprehensive feature set—including email customization, credential harvesting, and visitor tracking—all within a self-hosted, open-source platform.
Phishing Campaign Toolkit
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Allows full control over email content and server pages, enabling highly customized phishing simulations as highlighted in the Overview section.
Both client and server support plugins, with additional plugins available in a separate repository, enhancing functionality beyond core features.
Includes geo-location, tracking images, and SMS alerts for detailed campaign insights, as specified in the Feature Overview.
Uses Jinja2 templates for messages and pages, supported by a dedicated templates repository for easy customization and reuse.
The project is explicitly stated as no longer being maintained in the README, meaning no future updates, bug fixes, or security patches.
Requires following detailed instructions in INSTALL.md and the wiki, involving server setup and dependency management, which can be daunting for non-technical users.
User documentation is on the wiki while technical documentation is on ReadTheDocs, potentially causing confusion and inefficiency when seeking help.