What is a Honeypot in Email Security Terms?

A Honeypot is, by definition(1),(2), a decoy or a trap whose purpose is to detect and identify unauthorized use in order to prevent breaches.

In Email Security, a Honeypot is a SMTP server setup to process a single domain (or multiple domains) to gather emails all day long. Let’s examine two methods used by email honeypots to lure and detect spammers: the open relay(3), and the spamtrap(4).

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