Study on Application of Honeypot in Network Security

Aiming at various complex and flexible Hacker′ network attacks,an effective method is presented using Honeypot to attract attacks actively,and monitor and track attacker,and record the relevant actions so that it can be analyzed to study the tools,tactics and methods of the intruder.First,the basic definition and classifications of Honeypot are introduced,and the security values of Honeypot are analyzed,then applications of Honeypot in network security practice are discussed from three kind,and the advantages and the weakness and the risks of Honeypot are discussed.