JargonFile/entries/iron box.txt
2014-04-26 15:52:28 +01:00

4 lines
487 B
Plaintext

iron box
n. [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 (see the Bibliography in Appendix C). Compare padded cell , honey pot.