How TarPit.pro Works
From unprotected to fully defended in 60 seconds. Here's the full picture.
Watch the 2-minute walkthrough or scroll down for the interactive breakdown
Without TarPit.pro
This is what happens to an unprotected server right now.
Attacker
Automated bots scanning the internet 24/7
Your Server
Real services exposed to the internet
SERVER COMPROMISED
Attacker has full control. No alerts. No logs. Nothing.
Data Stolen
Customer records, keys, secrets
Crypto Miner
Your CPU, their profit
Ransomware
Pay up or lose everything
No honeypot • No alerts • No defense • Game over
The Trap
What happens when an attacker knocks on your door
Attacker
Scans your IP, hits port 22
Your Server
Running TarPit.pro
Fake response:
220 vsFTPd 3.0.5
OpenSSH_8.9p1
Looks completely real
TARPIT ZONE
Slooooow response, 3 seconds delay per byte. Attacker's tools hang. Time wasted.
IP BANNED
The firewall blocks the attacker instantly. Bye bye.
What Happens Inside
Any port, one engine, zero mercy
:21
FTP
vsFTPd 3.0.5
:22
SSH
OpenSSH 8.9
:23
Telnet
Login:
:3306
MySQL
MySQL 8.0
:6379
Redis
NOAUTH
...
80+
more
Honeypot Listener Engine
Listens on common ports not used by your services, responds with believable banners, and records everything
Attack Detector & Classifier
Brute force? Exploit? Scanner? Credential stuffing? Identified in milliseconds.
Firewall
Instant IP ban. No questions asked.
Cloud Sync
Shared threat intelligence across your fleet, unified security posture, analytics, and geo-location
Pick Your Weapon
Both ban attackers. One just does more while doing it.
Your Server
TarPit.pro Binary
Single binary, zero dependencies
Firewall
IP Banned instantly
That's it. Simple.
No dependencies. No cloud. Just works.
Your Server
TarPit.pro Agent
Cloud-connected
Firewall
Same instant banning
Cloud API
Real-time sync
Same banning + way more data.
Everything you need to understand your attackers.
Fleet Power
Ban one attacker, protect every server. Instantly.
Cloud Platform
Aggregates bans from all connected agents
Server A
New York
Server B
London
Server C
Tokyo
Attacker banned on ALL servers
Propagates in under 1 second
Ready to set the trap?
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