1. Honeypot
   1. A honeypot is a computer security mechanism set to counteract attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.
   2. Generally, a honeypot consists of data (for example, in a network site) that appears to be a legitimate part of the site, but is actually isolated and monitored, and that seems to contain information or a resource of value to attackers, who are then blocked.
2. Classification:
   1. Honeypots can be classified based on their deployment:
      1. Production Honeypots
         1. Easy to use, capture only limited information, and are used primarily by corporations.
         2. Production honeypots are placed inside the production network with other production servers by an organization to improve their overall state of security.
         3. Normally, production honeypots are low-interaction honeypots, which are easier to deploy.
         4. They give less information about the attacks or attackers than research honeypots.
      2. Research Honeypots
         1. Run to gather information about the motives and tactics of the black hat community targeting different networks.
         2. These honeypots do not add direct value to a specific organization; instead, they are used to research the threats that organizations face and to learn how to better protect against those threats.
         3. Research honeypots are complex to deploy and maintain, capture extensive information, and are used primarily by research, military, or government organizations.
   2. Based on design criteria, honeypots can be classified as:
      1. Pure Honeypots
         1. Pure honeypots are full-fledged production systems.
         2. The activities of the attacker are monitored by using a bug tap that has been installed on the honeypot's link to the network.
         3. No other software needs to be installed.
         4. Even though a pure honeypot is useful, stealthiness of the defense mechanisms can be ensured by a more controlled mechanism.
      2. High-Interaction Honeypots
         1. High-interaction honeypots imitate the activities of the production systems that host a variety of services.
         2. An attacker may be allowed to use services to waste their time.
         3. By employing virtual machines, multiple honeypots can be hosted on a single physical machine.
         4. Therefore, even if the honeypot is compromised, it can be restored more quickly.
         5. In general, high-interaction honeypots provide more security by being difficult to detect, but they are expensive to maintain.
         6. Example:
            1. Honeynet
      3. Low-Interaction Honeypots
         1. Low-interaction honeypots simulate only the services frequently requested by attackers.
         2. Since they consume relatively few resources, multiple virtual machines can easily be hosted on one physical system, the virtual systems have a short response time, and less code is required, reducing the complexity of the virtual system's security.
         3. Example:
            1. Honeyd