Automated Honeypot Generation via Network Query Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Implementing honeypots for specific target systems requires significant manual effort from experts, making it a labor-intensive process.
Innovation Solution
A method for automatically generating a honeypot by ascertaining the services and protocols of a target system through network queries, selecting a suitable honeypot type and configuration, and generating the honeypot without requiring access to the target system's source code or internal structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual configuration of honeypots is performed by experts, then the honeypot can be accurately configured for specific target systems, but the process requires significant manual effort and time
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically discovers services and protocols by sending queries to the target system and self-configures the honeypot based on the discovered information, eliminating the need for manual expert configuration while maintaining accuracy through automated service detection and protocol identification
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary service discovery and protocol identification by sending queries to the target system before honeypot deployment, gathering all necessary configuration information in advance to enable automated honeypot generation without manual intervention
2Productivity
If automated honeypot generation is implemented, then the manual effort is reduced, but the ability to accurately configure for specific target systems may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system sends queries to the target system and analyzes the responses to automatically discover services and protocols, using this feedback information to accurately configure the honeypot without manual intervention, ensuring the automated process maintains configuration precision
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual expert configuration with an automated discovery mechanism that uses network queries and response analysis to identify services and protocols, substituting mechanical expert work with an automated information-gathering and configuration system
3Manufacturing precision
If source code access is required for honeypot configuration, then precise replication of target system behavior is possible, but this approach cannot be used for black-box target systems
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses network queries and protocol analysis as an intermediary method to discover services and behaviors without requiring direct access to source code, enabling honeypot configuration for black-box systems through indirect observation of system responses to standardized queries
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a functional copy of the target system's external behavior by discovering services and protocols through network queries, replicating the observable interface without needing to access or copy the internal source code structure
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AI summary
A method for generating a honeypot for a target system. The method includes ascertaining services provided and protocols supported by a target system to be imitated via a network interface by sending queries to the target system for a plurality of services, ascertaining a honeypot type and a configuration for the selected honeypot type that, if configured with the selected configuration, can provide the ascertained services and support the ascertained protocols, and generating a honeypot from the ascertained honeypot type with the ascertained configuration.