Honeypot - RPI

[Sebastian Müller]

Hi, I came across your post on the following page (https://www.anomali.com/blog/create-an-army-of-raspberry-pi-honeypots-on-a-budget) and would like to learn more about honeypots. I'm looking for a solution that allows me to deploy multiple honeypots in networks I'm currently unfamiliar with. Unfortunately, I can no longer find the step-by-step instructions.

Greets 

Sebastian

[Brady Sullivan]

Please note that the article is over 11 years old. There are currently no plans to continue supporting the existing MHN software, but you may be able to get it working with some effort. 

Here is the new location: https://github.com/pwnlandia/mhn/wiki/Deploying-Dionaea-on-a-Raspberry-Pi

Cheers

Brady Sullivan

On Dec 30, 2025, at 3:54 AM, Sebastian Müller <sebastianm...@gmail.com> wrote:



Hi, I came across your post on the following page (https://www.anomali.com/blog/create-an-army-of-raspberry-pi-honeypots-on-a-budget) and would like to learn more about honeypots. I'm looking for a solution that allows me to deploy multiple honeypots in networks I'm currently unfamiliar with. Unfortunately, I can no longer find the step-by-step instructions.

Greets 

Sebastian

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[Gagarin Ura]

Hi Sebastian,

I can add a bit of context from my side.

I managed to bring MHN up on my own server some time ago. The deployment was not straightforward — there were intentional network/code issues in the original setup, which I identified and fixed, and after that everything was running properly. So technically, the platform still works, but it requires time, experience, and manual adjustments.

I will try to look through my archives for step-by-step materials or notes I may still have, but I can’t promise anything, and in any case it would only be after the holidays.

Conceptually, MHN is a platform that can be deployed on a host and then connect multiple sensors. Today, however, this approach is used much less frequently. The industry has largely moved on to different standards, tools, and even a different security paradigm.

If you are interested more in the theoretical foundation, there is a very good classic book in English:
“Virtual Honeypots” by Niels Provos and Thorsten Holz.
In the US, practical use of these classic honeypot architectures is now quite rare.

Out of curiosity — is this for a specific project, or more of a general research interest?

Best regards,
Alexander

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