Mailoney
A modern SMTP honeypot that simulates a vulnerable mail server to capture and log email-based attacks with database integration.
What is Mailoney?
Mailoney is an SMTP honeypot that simulates a vulnerable mail server to capture and log email-based attacks. It detects unauthorized access attempts, credential harvesting, and other SMTP-based threats, storing all interaction data in a database for analysis. The project provides a controlled environment to monitor malicious activity and gather intelligence on email security threats.
Security researchers, system administrators, and cybersecurity teams who need to monitor and analyze email-based attack vectors in their networks.
Developers choose Mailoney for its modern, containerized deployment, structured database logging, and ease of integration into existing security workflows. It offers a production-ready, low-interaction honeypot with maintainable code and flexible configuration options.
Overview
An SMTP Honeypot
Use Cases
Best For
- Monitoring and analyzing SMTP-based attack attempts in a network
- Capturing credentials from phishing or brute-force email attacks
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