[Unix/Internet] A special environment set up to trap a cracker logging in over remote connections long enough to be traced. May include a modified shell restricting the cracker' s movements in unobvious ways, and "bait" files designed to keep him interested and logged on. See also {back door}, {firewall machine}, {Venus flytrap}, and Clifford Stoll' s account in "The Cuckoo' s Egg" of how he made and used one. Compare padded cell. [Jargon File]

In addition suitable contents:
[ = ] [ ad ] [ ai ] [ al ] [ am ] [ an ] [ ar ] [ arc ] [ arg ] [ b ] [ ba ] [ back door ] [ be ] [ bv ] [ C ] [ cc ] [ cell ] [ ch ] [ ci ] [ ck ] [ cl ] [ co ] [ con ] [ connect ] [ cr ] [ cracker ] [ Cuckoo' s Egg ] [ dd ] [ de ] [ design ] [ do ] [ du ] [ E ] [ ec ] [ ed ] [ ee ] [ emote ] [ environment ] [ er ] [ es ] [ et ] [ fi ] [ file ] [ firewall ] [ firewall machine ] [ flytrap ] [ fo ] [ for ] [ ge ] [ gh ] [ gi ] [ gn ] [ h ] [ hr ] [ id ] [ ie ] [ iff ] [ il ] [ in ] [ inc ] [ include ] [ int ] [ Internet ] [ io ] [ ir ] [ iron ] [ it ] [ J ] [ Jargon File ] [ ke ] [ Lex ] [ li ] [ ls ] [ lu ] [ ly ] [ M ] [ ma ] [ machine ] [ mo ] [ mod ] [ module ] [ mp ] [ na ] [ nc ] [ ne ] [ net ] [ ng ] [ ni ] [ nn ] [ no ] [ ns ] [ nu ] [ ogg ] [ om ] [ pa ] [ padded cell ] [ pe ] [ ph ] [ query ] [ rc ] [ re ] [ ro ] [ S ] [ se ] [ set ] [ sh ] [ shell ] [ si ] [ sig ] [ so ] [ spec ] [ st ] [ strict ] [ T ] [ th ] [ The Cuckoo' s Egg ] [ to ] [ tr ] [ trap ] [ ug ] [ up ] [ us ] [ V ] [ ve ] [ Venus flytrap ] [ vi ] [ wall ] [ yt ]