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RE: Honeypot Definition - Almost There!
From: "Eric D. Williams" <eric () infobro com>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 21:05:28 -0400
On Friday, May 23, 2003 6:55 PM, Chris Carlson (OTG) [SMTP:ccarls () microsoft com] wrote: cc> I started down the path of 'information gathering' as well. But cc> retracted because of the application of a honeypot as a hindering cc> mechanism in which no real information would be gathered rather than cc> served. 8<...>8 Chris, I see your point, that is a bugga-boo. Taking an additional pass would most likely lead me down the same path so I'll concede to the latest very good semantic patch: 'A honeypot is an information gathering tool that derives it's value from unauthorized or illicit use.' one step further (hopefully not treading over old ground): 'A honeypot is an information gathering tool that derives it's value from misdirected, unauthorized or illicit use.' This to me covers the prospective activities for informational analysis, forensics (a semantic derivative), and the 'sinkhole'/ 'tripwire' function. -e
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