Honeypot
nounid
2729·updated May 12, 2026candidate
A system (e.g., a Web server) or system resource (e.g., a file on a server) that is designed to be attractive to potential crackers and intruders and has no authorized users other than its administrators.
Classifications
Entity Type
System0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
—80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- alternatephrasing
- Honey pot
- plural
- Honey potsHoneypots
- possessive
- Honey pot'sHoneypot's
- pluralpossessive
- Honey pots'Honeypots'
Framework definitions
- §1
- Programs that simulate one or more network services that you designate on your computer's ports. An attacker assumes you're running vulnerable services that can be used to break into the machine. A honey pot can be used to log access attempts to those ports including the attacker's keystrokes. This could give you advanced warning of a more concerted attack.
- §1
- A specially configured server, also known as a decoy server, designed to attract and monitor intruders in a manner such that their actions do not affect production systems Scope Note: Also known as decoy server
- §1
- A system (e.g., a Web server) or system resource (e.g., a file on a server) that is designed to be attractive to potential crackers and intruders and has no authorized users other than its administrators.
- §1
- A system (e.g., a Web server) or system resource (e.g., a file on a server) that is designed to be attractive to potential crackers and intruders and has no authorized users other than its administrators.
Outgoing relationships
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