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A HoneySens server is composed of multiple containerized services. These can be either downloaded here or from a public container registry.

Latest release: 2.9.0
Latest build: 20250401

New builds are created from time to time to address potential vulnerabilities in 3rd party dependencies. All builds of a single release are identical feature-wise.

Click here (SHA1 142b10d7b50a26a3d73040a5ca2ae758) to download the server distribution, which contains a Docker Compose file as well as prebuilt project-specific images for deploying a HoneySens server. Follow the installation and update documentation for further instructions, specifically the section about version-specific update notes. Some additional third party dependencies such as Redis or MySQL are not contained in this archive and will be downloaded from a public container registry automatically upon initiating the deployment.

Alternatively, all images can be obtained automatically from public container registries. To go that route, download our template docker-compose.yml and follow the Configuration and Startup steps in the installation docs.

Changelog

2.9.0

Released in March 2025

  • Users can now choose between English (default) and German as frontend language
  • System overview panel added to frontend
  • Fixed various frontend bugs
2.8.0

Released in December 2024

  • Backend migration to PHP8
  • Revision of all API authorization checks
2.7.0

Released in January 2024

  • Rudimentary system load monitoring to address issues during high utilization
  • Distribution of e-mail notifications in case of high system load
  • Improved performance when retrieving event data
  • Fixed various permission-related bugs
  • Fixed issues related to the renewal of self-signed TLS certificates
2.6.1

Released in May 2023

  • Added configuration option to limit the number of task worker processes
2.6.0

Released in December 2022

  • Added sensor configuration download to sensor overview
  • Automatic detection of expired user sessions or loss of connection to the server
  • Revised optional permission restrictions for the Manager role
  • Added group membership info and e-mail addresses to user details
  • Numerous UI bug fixes, specifically for the presentation of tooltips and service labels
2.5.0

Released in May 2022

  • Unprivileged server containers for secure operation as an orchestrated microservice
  • Removed TLS client authentication for sensors - replaced by HMAC as default
  • Support for TLS 1.3
2.4.0

Released in April 2022

  • Bridge Release: Base requirement for updates to later revisions
  • Event archive for the long-term storage of event data
  • Customizable e-mail templates for automatically distributed system messages
  • Event filters can now be activated/deactivated
  • Visualization of new incoming events by means of a counter in the sidebar
  • Extended event list status filter to include frequently required status combinations
  • Added column with group assignment to the event, filter and sensor overviews
  • Integrated status display in services overview
  • The host name sent to the DHCP server is now optional and freely selectable
  • Dialogs revised, e.g. the ‘Remove firmware’ dialog now lists affected sensors that do not run the global standard firmware
  • E-mail notifications about connection attempt events now include a package overview
  • Password change enforceable at next or first login
  • Added administrative e-mail address as mandatory field for new deployment
  • Process for integrating own TLS certificates revised for compatibility with alternative container runtimes
  • Bugfixes in frontend and backend, specifically in the areas of session handling, caching and server-side validation
  • Sensor authentication via HMAC
2.3.0

Released in June 2021

  • Server-side sensor status tracking; up/downtime status display adapted accordingly
  • Event notifications extended to include notifications for sensor timeouts and CA certificate expirations
  • Event list supplemented with status filter and counter for new events (per sensor)
  • Added functions for simultaneously editing and removing all events in the event list
  • Optional API activity log for administrators
  • Added description field for whitelist entries
  • Special permissions extended with additional mandatory fields
  • Error corrections in frontend and backend, especially in relation to privileges and event filters
2.2.0

Released in August 2020

  • Integrated comprehensive fully automated backup system
  • Support for EAPOL/IEEE802.1X authentication for sensors (beta status)
  • Implemented support for automatic event forwarding to external syslog servers
  • Moved event processing to a separate dialog
  • Component division revised: Database, background processes and backups separated
  • Implemented numerous hardening measures within the web application
2.1.0

Released in August 2019

  • Events can be exported in CSV format
  • Support user authentication via an external LDAP directory service
  • Integrated process management for visualization of user background processes
  • Updated hashing method for user passwords
  • Manual configuration update after system updates is no longer necessary
  • Sidebar can now be permanently collapsed
  • Added options to restrict user roles
  • Standardized behavior of numerous web frontend forms
2.0.0

Released in May 2019

  • Additional search, filter and sort functions in the event overview
  • Internal network range for honeypot services is now freely definable
  • Client-side form validation revised
  • Status of services is now shown in the sensor overview
  • Short maintenance documentation integrated into the server distribution archive
  • Firmware release notes added to the frontend
  • Countless bug fixes in the frontend and backend
1.0.4

Released in March 2019

  • Services reconfiguration in the sensor overview can now be locked
  • Automatic e-mail dispatch bugfixes
1.0.3

Released in February 2019

  • Imprint adjustments
1.0.2

Released in January 2019

  • Added procedure for renewing the certificate infrastructure
  • Mail configuration now allows free determination of the SMTP port to use
  • Integrated imprint and privacy policy
  • Documentation updated
1.0.1
  • Conversion of certificates to use SHA-256
  • Observer UI expanded to include event comments and sensor configuration
  • Fixed various display errors in the frontend and several minor bugs
1.0.0
  • Support for orchestration services, countless bug fixes and detail improvements
0.9.0
  • Implementation of multi-platform and multi-service concepts

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