Definitions
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- noun computing A kind of
honeypot that is not acomputer system , such as a fake e-mail address used to track whether a mailing list has been stolen.
Etymologies
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honey + token, modelled on honeypot, coined in 2003 by Augusto Paes de Barros.
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Examples
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For example, deploying cloud honeytokens throughout the environment can warn operators when attackers gain access to various systems and to what extent they attempt to access cloud resources.
Lamboozling Attackers: A New Generation of Deception - ACM Queue 2021
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