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Tools to deploy honeypots

The problem, in plain words: “I need a honeypot to detect, monitor, and analyze unauthorized access attempts on my network.”

FortiGate VPN-SSL Honeypot fits best, with 8 more that fit too.

You’re looking for a honeypot setup that will lure unauthorized access attempts on your network and let you monitor and analyze attacker activity for investigation.

Updated September 2026.

What fits

FortiGate VPN-SSL Honeypotstrong · 92

It is a deception honeypot that mimics FortiGate VPN-SSL devices to trap brute-force login attempts, capture malicious interaction details, and report activity to threat-intelligence feeds and reporting/alerting scripts—directly matching detection, monitoring, and analysis for suspicious access attempts.

Best for: Detecting and analyzing credential brute-force attempts targeting VPN-SSL services you emulate.

Same approach: HoneyWire 88 · AgentCapture 86 · Knock-Knock 84 · Krawl 82 · Honeyd 80 · Masscanned 78 · Conpot 76 · endlessh-go 75

Partly fits

honeyfile-watcherpartial · 64

It provides real-time detection by monitoring decoy honeypot files and alerting, but it is file-focused rather than a broader network/service honeypot across many protocols.

Won’t cover: It focuses on detecting intruder activity via decoy files instead of emulating specific network services and protocols end-to-end.

dnsmonsterpartial · 52

It captures and monitors passive DNS traffic for network visibility and exports captured data, which can support investigation, but it isn’t a honeypot that directly lures attackers.

Won’t cover: It focuses on passive DNS visibility rather than creating deceptive honeypot services or sessions for unauthorized access attempts.

Suricatapartial · 51

Suricata is a network intrusion detection/prevention engine that supports security monitoring and detection, but it is not a deception honeypot designed to lure and capture attacker behavior like a honeypot does.

Won’t cover: It detects and monitors traffic using IDS/IPS rules rather than running a deception honeypot to trap attackers.

Zeekpartial · 50

Zeek provides deep network traffic analysis and can support investigation with detailed state, but it is not a honeypot solution that captures attacker interactions by deception.

Won’t cover: It analyzes network traffic for monitoring and hunting instead of luring attackers into a honeypot environment.

Questions

What's the best tool to deploy honeypots?

FortiGate VPN-SSL Honeypot is the strongest match — It is a deception honeypot that mimics FortiGate VPN-SSL devices to trap brute-force login attempts, capture malicious interaction details, and report activity to threat-intelligence feeds and reporting/alerting scripts—directly matching detection, monitoring, and analysis for suspicious access attempts.

Is there a tool that fully solves this?

9 products match this closely.

What won't these tools cover?

It focuses on detecting intruder activity via decoy files instead of emulating specific network services and protocols end-to-end. · It focuses on passive DNS visibility rather than creating deceptive honeypot services or sessions for unauthorized access attempts. · It detects and monitors traffic using IDS/IPS rules rather than running a deception honeypot to trap attackers. · It analyzes network traffic for monitoring and hunting instead of luring attackers into a honeypot environment.

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