Honeypots: Tracking Hackers

Using NAT

Network Address Translation is a tool we can use when deploying our honeypots. NAT, as it is commonly called, is a functionality usually implemented at network routers or firewalls. The purpose of NAT is to translate one IP or port address to another. Before we look at the role of NAT in optimizing honeypots, you need to understand a bit about why NAT exists and how it works.

NAT and Private Addressing

Many organizations use an internal addressing scheme known as private addressing, or RFC 1918. This addressing scheme uses IP addresses that are not publicly routed on the Internet. Private addressing dramatically saves on the number of public IP addresses that an organization needs. It is an important tool, since a finite number of ...