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Smart proxy for a large scale high-interaction honeypot farm

US11271907B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2019
Grant dateMar 8, 2022
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/145
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for providing a smart proxy for a large scale high-interaction honeypot farm are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/method/computer program product for providing a smart proxy for a large scale high-interaction honeypot farm includes receiving tunneled traffic at a smart proxy from a sensor for a honeypot farm that is executed in a honeypot cloud, wherein the tunneled traffic is forwarded attack traffic, and wherein the honeypot farm includes a plurality of container images of distinct types of vulnerable services; selecting a matching type of vulnerable service from the plurality of container images of distinct types of vulnerable services based on a profile of the attack traffic; and forwarding the tunneled traffic to an instance of the matching type of vulnerable service.

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