
Kippo is a medium interaction SSH honeypot with fake filesystem and session logging capabilities.
Checked October 2026.
Kippo is a medium interaction SSH honeypot designed to log brute force attacks and the entire shell interaction performed by the attacker. It features a fake filesystem, the ability to add/remove files, storing session logs in a UML compatible format, and trickery like pretending to connect somewhere. It requires an operating system, Python 2.5+, Twisted 8.0 to 15.1.0, and PyCrypto.
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Kippo is a product in the Honeypots & Deception category. It covers SSH, Attack Detection and Brute Force.
Kippo is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/desaster/kippo/.
Alternatives to Kippo listed on CybersecTools:
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Kippo is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.
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