honeypot.observer

Nobody’s Machine.

Six essays on the art and science of honeypots.

  1. 1

    Give your honeypot a reason to exist

    A default honeypot is nobody’s machine.

    4 min read
  2. 2

    Plant something worth stealing

    The operator has to choose where in the sequence the wire sits.

    4 min read
  3. 3

    Actually read what you caught

    A rule about what deserves attention also decides which failures the operator gets to see.

    4 min read
  4. 4

    Stop looking like a honeypot

    An answer can look plausible in isolation and collapse on the next request.

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  5. 5

    Run the loop

    A good revision can leave a popular request unanswered.

    4 min read
  6. 6

    When the thing knocking is an AI

    The prose and the action are separate observations.

    5 min read