honeytrap/honeytrap

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1307 stars · 182 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Honeytrap is an extensible open-source honeypot framework written in Go for running, monitoring, and managing honeypots. It supports low- to high-interaction honeypots, centralized agent management, payload-based protocol detection, and logging to destinations like Elasticsearch, Kafka, and Splunk.

Use cases

• deploy honeypots to detect attackers on my network
• run multiple fake services on one honeypot
• centralize logging from many honeypot agents
• monitor lateral movement inside my network
• capture payloads on a single port across multiple protocols
• proxy traffic to high-interaction honeypot backends
• integrate existing honeypots like cowrie into one framework

When to choose

• you need a flexible, extensible honeypot framework with centralized agent management
• you want low- to high-interaction honeypots with seamless connection upgrades
• you need advanced logging pipelines to Elasticsearch, Kafka, Splunk, or Slack

When to avoid

• you need a simple single-service honeypot with minimal setup
• you require actively maintained software with frequent releases
• you need a GUI-driven honeypot management solution

Facets

framework · maturity maintenance

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