Technical preview 23 profiles qualified in test laboratory

Infrastructure deception platform

Make suspicious infrastructure interactions visible. DecoyStack runs multiple isolated, product-specific infrastructure decoys on a single Linux host to capture unauthorized discovery and lateral movement.

Platform detection mechanism

Attackers inspect network segments looking for hypervisors, backup storage and directory services before deploying payloads. Legitimate users have no operational reason to interact with decoy infrastructure.

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Detection signal confidence

Decoys carry no production workload. Any inbound connection, credential attempt or port scan represents unexpected activity requiring immediate investigation.

02

Network isolation boundary

Decoy instances contain no real company records, operational credentials or production keys. Egress traffic is dropped by default at the namespace boundary.

03

Appliance resource footprint

Deploy dozens of distinct infrastructure identities across different subnets from one Linux host, without managing dozens of heavy virtual machines.

Profile catalog of tested infrastructure

Every profile implements selected, bounded protocol surfaces tested against network scanners and protocol analyzers. Candidates lacking authentic protocol evidence remain in research.

23 Implemented 1 Pending 15 In Research

Virtualization platform decoys

Identities mirroring management planes where attackers seek hypervisor control and VM snapshots.

VMware ESXi 7.0 VMware vCenter Proxmox VE
QualificationRuntime verified
Protocol surfaceSOAP, MOB, HTTPS

Backup system decoys

Emulated backup repositories and catalog management surfaces targeted during ransomware preparation.

Veeam Backup & Replication Backup catalog service
QualificationRuntime verified
Protocol surfaceTCP 9392, 9401

Directory service decoys

Authentic SMB, Kerberos and LDAP surfaces that capture domain reconnaissance and credential spraying.

Active Directory DC LDAP directory
QualificationRuntime verified
Protocol surfacePort 88, 389, 445

Out-of-band management decoys

Hardware BMC endpoints frequently scanned by attackers seeking firmware-level persistence.

Dell iDRAC 9 HPE iLO 5 Lenovo XClarity
QualificationRuntime verified
Protocol surfaceIPMI 623, HTTPS 443

Network security decoys

Firewall and gateway management interfaces that attackers probe to map perimeter rules.

Palo Alto PAN-OS Network switch SSH
QualificationRuntime verified
Protocol surfaceXML API, Web GUI

Core infrastructure decoys

Bounded management surfaces covering remote administration, terminal access and web consoles.

OpenSSH Telnet legacy SNMP v2c/v3
QualificationRuntime verified
Protocol surfaceTCP 22, 23, UDP 161

Namespace isolation architecture

DecoyStack uses standard Linux kernel namespaces and nftables rules to run multiple synthetic identities without cross-contamination or pivot risk.

Independent identity configuration

Each decoy instance operates in a dedicated Linux network namespace with its own IP address, synthetic MAC address, isolated ARP cache and independent TLS certificates.

  • Dedicated IP and virtual interface per decoy instance
  • Synthetic MAC address generation matching vendor hardware OUI
  • Independent TLS certificates and synthetic serial numbers
  • Individual systemd service unit lifecycle controls
MAC vendor assignmentSynthetic IEEE OUI
Isolation mechanismLinux netns + cgroups

Default-drop egress policy

A compromised decoy cannot be used as an attack pivot. Outbound network traffic is dropped at the firewall layer, containing all interaction within the local instance.

  • No wildcard listeners bound to host interfaces
  • Unprivileged daemon execution inside each namespace
  • Strict separation between management plane and decoy plane
  • Filtered responses for unsupported protocol endpoints
Egress chain actionDROP (kernel nftables)
Host interface bindingDisabled (zero 0.0.0.0)

Structured telemetry pipeline

DecoyStack emits structured security telemetry with full instance context, source attribution and ATT&CK mapping for ingestion by Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel or syslog collectors.

JSONL Stream Syslog RFC 5424 CEF Format
// Example structured security event emitted on protocol interaction { "timestamp": "2026-11-10T09:14:22.104Z", "event_id": "evt-84920-dcy", "instance_id": "core-esxi-01", "profile": "vmware-esxi-7", "network": { "source_ip": "10.40.2.89", "source_port": 51240, "decoy_ip": "10.40.2.14", "decoy_port": 443, "protocol": "tcp/tls" }, "detection": { "surface": "soap_mob_enumeration", "action": "synthetic_response_delivered", "mitre_attack": ["T1046", "T1082"], "egress_rule": "default_drop_enforced" } }

Technical preview status

DecoyStack is currently in private development. We share transparent milestones to set clear expectations with prospective design partners.

Qualified core runtime

23 infrastructure profiles have completed multi-instance qualification testing, validating concurrent execution and isolation boundaries on Linux.

Concurrent tests8/8 Passed
Profile validation23/23 Qualified

Appliance packaging progress

Appliance packaging, clean update paths and enterprise support tooling are under active engineering prior to general release.

Distribution formatLinux appliance
Lifecycle stateIn development

Design partner collaboration

We are collaborating with select security teams and MSSPs to validate deployment topologies, decoy placement and telemetry workflows.

Target audienceSOC, CISO, MSSP
ParticipationControlled pilot

Design partnership program

If your team operates enterprise infrastructure or manages security detection, connect with us to discuss your environment and explore technical evaluation opportunities.

Partner program criteria

We work directly with engineering and detection teams who manage production network segments.

  • Security operations or managed detection providers
  • Multi-subnet enterprise or cloud infrastructure
  • Active SIEM or centralized telemetry pipeline
  • Structured feedback on decoy realism and alerts
Evaluation licenseProvided for pilot
Engineering supportDirect technical access