# OpenCanary Decoy Honeypot Architecture & Configuration ## 1. Overview As part of the **Snarfnet Network Security Hardening Blueprint (Phase 3)**, an **OpenCanary Honeypot** has been deployed to detect lateral movement, unauthorized reconnaissance, and compromised devices inside the **Smart Home VLAN (VLAN 50, `14.4.4.0/25`)**. * **Decoy IP:** `14.4.4.99` (Subnet: `14.4.4.0/25`, Gateway: `14.4.4.1`) * **Host Machine:** `snshpd4lnxswm01` (`140.44.4.71`) * **Physical Uplink:** Direct 802.1Q trunk port with tagged VLAN 50 support. * **Network Mode:** Native Docker `macvlan` attached to subinterface `eth0.50`. --- ## 2. Emulated Services & Ports The honeypot presents realistic service banners designed to trap automated scanners and unauthorized intruders without exposing real systems: | Port | Protocol | Emulated Service | Decoy Profile | |:---:|:---:|:---|:---| | **21** | TCP | **FTP** | Linux FTP server (`FTP server ready`) | | **22** | TCP | **SSH** | Ubuntu OpenSSH banner (`SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_8.9p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu0.10`) | | **23** | TCP | **Telnet** | Ubuntu login prompt (`Ubuntu 22.04 LTS login: `) | | **80** | TCP | **HTTP Web** | Synology/NAS Web Admin Login skin | | **1433** | TCP | **MSSQL** | Microsoft SQL Server 2012 | | **3306** | TCP | **MySQL** | MySQL 5.7 database server | | **3389** | TCP | **RDP** | Windows Remote Desktop Protocol listener | | **5000** | TCP | **VNC** | Remote framebuffer / VNC listener | | **8080** | TCP | **HTTP Proxy** | Squid HTTP proxy decoy | | **9418** | TCP | **Git** | Git daemon repository service | --- ## 3. Real-Time Alerting Pipeline ```mermaid flowchart LR Attacker["Suspicious Host / IoT Device
(e.g. 14.4.4.15)"] -->|TCP / Port Probe| Decoy["OpenCanary (14.4.4.99:22/80/445/3389)"] Decoy -->|Structured JSON Log| LogFile["/opt/opencanary/logs/opencanary.log"] LogFile -->|Real-Time Tail| Watcher["opencanary-watcher.service
(Python Daemon)"] Watcher -->|HTTP POST (Priority 8)| Gotify["Gotify Server (App 6)
(gotify.snarfnet.net)"] Gotify -->|Instant Push Notification| Phone["Admin Mobile App"] Gotify -->|Discord Webhook Bridge| Discord["Discord #infra-alerts"] ``` 1. Any TCP connection, banner grab, authentication attempt, or probe arriving on `14.4.4.99` generates a structured event in `/opt/opencanary/logs/opencanary.log`. 2. The `opencanary-watcher.service` daemon ingests the event in real-time, extracts the attacker's source IP, source port, targeted port, service type, and credentials (if entered). 3. The event is posted to **Gotify Application #6** (`A9oPeNcAnArYhOnEyPoT`) with high priority (`8`). 4. `gotify-discord-bridge` formats a rich embed and posts the alert directly into the Discord `#infra-alerts` channel. --- ## 4. Systemd Services & Maintenance * **VLAN Subinterface Service:** `/etc/systemd/system/opencanary-vlan.service` (Ensures `eth0.50` is brought up on boot). * **Alert Watcher Service:** `/etc/systemd/system/opencanary-watcher.service` (Tails log file and delivers push alerts). * **Docker Container:** `opencanary` (Managed via Docker with `restart: unless-stopped` on network `opencanary_net`).