Detecting Honeypots in AWS Environments
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🪤 Detecting and Avoiding Honeypots in AWS Environments. Tejas Zarekar, a security engineer with expertise in AWS cloud security, outlines a method for detecting and circumventing honeypots designed to trap unauthorized access to AWS access keys. By utilizing canary tokens—fake access keys that alert security teams when accessed—Zarekar explains how to strategically place these tokens in potential attack vectors. He also discusses the importance of IMDS spoofing to mislead attackers into triggering alerts when they attempt to authenticate using compromised credentials. The article emphasizes the need for security teams to stay ahead of attackers by understanding how they might deduce account IDs from access keys, thereby enhancing overall security measures.
