For a honeypot deployment toolkit, the strongest matches are telekom-security/tpotce (T-Pot is a Docker-based multi-honeypot platform that bundles decoy), pwnlandia/mhn (Modern Honey Network MHN is a centralized honeypot management) and smicallef/spiderfoot (SpiderFoot is an OSINT and reconnaissance framework for gathering). deviantony/docker-elk and oisf/suricata round out the shortlist. Each is ranked by relevance to your query, popularity and recent activity.
Deploy deceptive network resources to monitor, log, and analyze malicious activity from unauthorized system intruders.
T-Pot is a multi-honeypot platform and threat intelligence framework that deploys a collection of containerized decoy services to capture attacker behavior and network telemetry. It functions as a Docker-based deception system, simulating vulnerable network environments to gather intelligence on threat actors. The system features a distributed sensor network using a hub-and-spoke architecture, allowing remote sensors to transmit logs back to a central management hub. It integrates large language models to create a dynamic deception engine capable of adaptive interactions with attackers. The
T-Pot is a Docker-based multi-honeypot platform that bundles decoy services, ELK dashboards, and threat intelligence integration into a deployable system, exactly matching your need for a self-hosted honeypot management platform with real-time monitoring.
Modern Honey Network
Modern Honey Network (MHN) is a centralized honeypot management platform for deploying, monitoring, and collecting data from multiple sensor types (e.g., Dionaea, Cowrie), with a web dashboard, Docker support, and real-time alerts — exactly what you need for detecting and analyzing attacker behavior.
SpiderFoot is an open-source reconnaissance and intelligence automation framework designed to streamline the collection and correlation of data for security investigations. It functions as a comprehensive platform that automates the querying of hundreds of public data sources to map digital footprints, identify exposed assets, and uncover potential security threats across an organization's external perimeter. The platform distinguishes itself through a modular, plugin-based architecture that executes data gathering tasks in parallel, supported by a directed graph data model that tracks relati
SpiderFoot is an OSINT and reconnaissance framework for gathering threat intelligence and mapping digital footprints, not a platform for deploying and managing honeypots—so it lacks the core capability of simulating services to attract and capture attacker activity.
This project is a containerized orchestration layer for the Elastic Stack, providing a pre-configured set of Docker Compose files to deploy Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana as a unified data analysis stack. It functions as a centralized log management system for ingesting, indexing, and searching log data using a cluster of interconnected services. The deployment pattern includes an Elasticsearch cluster manager that enables scaling data nodes through replica scaling and internal discovery. It provides a web-based administration interface for monitoring cluster health and status. The syst
This is a containerized ELK stack for centralized log ingestion and analysis, not a honeypot deployment or management platform; it could serve as a log storage and visualization component within a honeypot infrastructure but does not emulate protocols or manage traps itself.
Suricata is an open-source network intrusion detection and prevention engine that analyzes live network traffic in real-time to identify and alert on malicious activity. It operates as a rule-based threat detection system, matching traffic against user-defined signatures to detect known attack patterns and policy violations, and can be placed inline to actively block malicious packets before they reach their target. The engine inspects a wide range of application-layer protocols including HTTP, DNS, TLS, SMB, and MQTT, and supports high-performance packet capture through specialized hardware a
Suricata is a network intrusion detection and prevention engine that analyzes live traffic for threats, not a honeypot platform designed to deploy decoy systems and lure attackers — it lacks the core deception and emulation capabilities you need.
TheHive is a security incident response platform and multi-tenant case management system. It functions as a Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) tool and a threat intelligence platform designed to coordinate security investigations by managing alerts, cases, and observables. The platform is distinguished by its multi-tenant architecture, which isolates data across different organizations while supporting selective cross-tenant sharing. It features a SOAR automation engine capable of executing sandboxed JavaScript logic to automate workflows and trigger response actions thro
TheHive is a security incident response and SOAR platform for managing alerts and cases, not a tool for deploying or managing honeypot sensors—while it could consume honeypot alerts, it does not provide the honeypot emulation, deployment, or management features your search requires.
Cowrie is an SSH and Telnet honeypot that simulates vulnerable services to capture attacker commands, file transfers, and brute force attempts for deception and monitoring. It uses Python-based protocol emulation within a Twisted event-driven network framework to handle concurrent connections, while maintaining an in-memory virtual filesystem that logs every read, write, and traversal operation. The honeypot distinguishes itself through LLM-driven dynamic response generation, producing context-aware shell replies that adapt to attacker commands rather than relying on static templates. A plugi
Cowrie is a focused SSH/Telnet honeypot that logs attacker commands and file transfers, but it is a single-protocol emulator rather than a multi-protocol deployment and management platform with dashboards, high-interaction modes, or built-in alerting and visualization.