An Overview of Homemade Honeypots

Developing your own honeypot is not as complicated as it might seem. Using a variety of commonly found security tools, some basic code, and a lot of creativity, you can create many different honeypots. There is no blueprint for developing your own honeypot. It all depends on what you want it to do, the resources you have on hand, and the technologies you feel most comfortable with. The purpose of this chapter is to give you examples of the different technologies and solutions that can be created. It is hoped that by reviewing these different possibilities, you will have a better understanding of what your options are and how to best develop and implement them.

Homemade honeypots have a variety of possible uses. ...

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