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> Those services are honeypots by definition A honeypot is a trap set to catch attackers. It does not include real data. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypo
by quesera 3y ago
> Those services are honeypots by definition
A honeypot is a trap set to catch attackers. It does not include real data.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypot_(computing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypot_(computing)
Seeing this misuse a lot lately!
These services are attractive targets, but they are not honeypots.
Some of them might also run honeypots separately from their core service, but that is not under discussion presently.
- raverbashing 3y agoYeah funny how someone comes with an authoritative tone about how 'these are honeypots' and they don't even know the meaning of the word Says a lot about security discussions around
- imiric 3y agoI'm aware of the definition. Whether the service is intentionally setup to attract attackers or not is irrelevant. Way to ignore my point, and nitpick about semantics.
- carstenhag 3y agoWhy not say "it's a pot of gold", "it's a treasure for attackers" or something like that? Honeypots being a trap is the common definition, and it's confusing when used otherwise
- okeuro49 3y ago> Whether the service is intentionally setup to attract attackers or not is irrelevant No, this forms part of the definition.