# sshlowpot

sshlowpot is a Honeypots & Deception product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

A low-interaction SSH honeypot tool for recording authentication attempts.

Checked October 2026.

## What is sshlowpot?

Yet another no-frills low-interaction SSH honeypot in Go that records authentication attempts and tells the connecting client the authentication failed. Installation instructions are provided for OpenBSD and Linux environments.

Tags: SSH

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Detect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-detect-program-small-team): helps you spot attacks and unusual activity.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Security Operations](https://cybersectools.com/categories/security-operations) · [Honeypots & Deception](https://cybersectools.com/categories/honeypots)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 16
- Website: github.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best MDR Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-mdr-solutions).

## sshlowpot FAQ

### What is sshlowpot?

sshlowpot is a product in the Honeypots & Deception category. It covers SSH.

### What is the pricing for sshlowpot?

sshlowpot is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/magisterquis/sshlowpot/.

### What are alternatives to sshlowpot?

Alternatives to sshlowpot listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Trapster](https://cybersectools.com/tools/trapster) - Honeypot platform deploying network decoys to detect intrusions with zero false positives (Commercial)
2. [Deception Check Fleet Status](https://cybersectools.com/tools/deception-check-fleet-status) - Public honeypot fleet dashboard showing global attack telemetry and threat intel. (Commercial)
3. [Tracebit](https://cybersectools.com/tools/tracebit-dynamic-security-canaries) - Deploys security canaries across cloud, endpoints, SaaS and CI/CD to catch attackers. (Commercial)
4. [Guardpot AI-Powered Cyber Deception](https://cybersectools.com/tools/guardpot-ai-powered-cyber-deception) - AI-powered deception platform using honeypots to detect & disrupt attacks (Commercial)
5. [Acalvio ShadowPlex Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/tools/acalvio-shadowplex-cloud-security) - AI-powered deception platform for cloud threat detection using honeytokens (Commercial)

Compare all sshlowpot alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/sshlowpot](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/sshlowpot)

### What deployment and organization size does sshlowpot fit?

sshlowpot is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare sshlowpot with similar solutions

- [sshlowpot vs Trapster](https://cybersectools.com/compare/sshlowpot-vs-trapster)
- [sshlowpot vs Deception Check Fleet Status](https://cybersectools.com/compare/deception-check-fleet-status-vs-sshlowpot)
- [sshlowpot vs Tracebit](https://cybersectools.com/compare/sshlowpot-vs-tracebit-dynamic-security-canaries)

All alternatives to sshlowpot: [/alternatives/sshlowpot](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/sshlowpot)

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