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Honeyd

Ch 047.0of 18 Honeypot Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, self-hosted, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Deployment modelself-hosted
  4. 4Decoy scopenetwork
4 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com, honeyd.org
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Overview

Honeyd is ranked #4 of 18 in honeypot software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

Honeyd plans and pricing

All plans
Honeyd Free Distributed free of charge; GPL-licensed honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026

Compared on honeypot software

Free plan
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Deployment model
self-hostedgithub.com
Decoy scope
networkgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
Honeyd is a daemon for creating virtual hosts and honeypots on a network for threat detection, assessment, and network simulation.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Virtual hosts
A single host can claim as many as 65,536 IP addresses, and Honeyd can simulate thousands of virtual hosts at once.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Services
Hosts can simulate arbitrary services from configuration files or proxy services to another machine.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
OS emulation
Honeyd adapts TCP/IP behavior to emulate operating system personalities that Nmap or Xprobe can identify.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Network simulation
It supports virtual routing topologies with configurable latency, packet loss, asymmetric routes, physical hosts, and GRE tunnels.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Integrations
The project documents Nmap and Xprobe fingerprinting, GRE tunneling, and dependencies on libevent, libdnet, and libpcap.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Security guidance
The maker recommends sandboxing Honeyd with Systrace because it interacts with potentially malicious adversaries and scripts.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Logging
Honeyd's -l option creates a flow log for connections and packets, including protocol, connection details, and passive OS identification comments.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Traffic setup
Honeyd does not intercept network traffic automatically; users must direct traffic to it using routing, proxy ARP, or arpd.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Platform support
The download page says Honeyd should compile and run on *BSD, GNU/Linux, and Solaris; the FAQ also describes a Windows port of Honeyd 0.5.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Latest listed release
The maker's releases page lists Honeyd 1.5c, released 2007-05-27, as its latest release.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
License
Honeyd is open source software released under the GNU General Public License.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Support
The FAQ invites users whose questions are unanswered to contact the maintainer by email.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026
Intended users
The maker describes Honeyd for creating host-based and network-based virtual honeypots, virtual honeynets, and general network monitoring.honeyd.org · 7 Oct 2026

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