# shizunge/endlessh-go

A golang implementation of endlessh (SSH tarpit) exporting Prometheus metrics, visualized by a Grafana dashboard.

Repository: https://github.com/shizunge/endlessh-go
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/endlessh-go
Language: Go
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: grafana, monitoring, prometheus, ssh, grafana-dashboard
Last push: 2026-08-25T16:32:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1771, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 33, "gap_med": 195, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1286, forks 44 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:14.793470+00:00)

## What it is
A Go implementation of endlessh, an SSH tarpit that traps brute-force attackers by sending an endless SSH banner, while exporting Prometheus metrics. It ships with a Grafana dashboard for visualizing attack sources and geolocation statistics.

## Use cases
- tarpit ssh brute force attacks
- monitor ssh attack attempts with prometheus
- visualize ssh attack sources on a grafana dashboard
- waste attackers time with a fake ssh server
- geolocate ssh brute force attackers
- replace endlessh with prometheus metrics support

## When to choose
- you want endlessh functionality plus structured Prometheus metrics instead of parsing text logs
- you want a ready-made Grafana dashboard of attack statistics and geolocation
- you prefer a Docker-deployable Go binary over the original C implementation

## When to avoid
- you want the minimal, low-memory original C endlessh without extra features
- you don't use Prometheus/Grafana and only need a plain tarpit
- you need a full-featured honeypot with shell interaction like cowrie

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: security, monitoring, http-server, ssh
- domain: security, monitoring, self-hosted
- platform: go, self-hosted
- tags: ssh-tarpit, honeypot, prometheus-metrics, grafana-dashboard, endlessh, brute-force-protection, devops, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- shizunge/endlessh-go (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.793470+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:56:36.627194+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shizunge/endlessh-go (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.793470+00:00, sha 19dfc5252066)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.