IoT honeypot: A multi-component solution for handling manual and Mirai-based attacks

Abstract

This paper proposes an implementation of honeypot that detects and reports telnet attacks on Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. The honeypot operates with manual and Mirai-based attacks. A multi-component design is implemented in order to attain sufficient exposure to malicious traffic and security of collected data. Settings and additional files needed to run the honeypot are explained. Honeypot is tested using Mirai and results are discussed. After that, conclusion and directions for future work are given.