Honeypots can be classified based on their deployment (use/action) and based on their level of involvement.

Virtual honeypots: the use of these types of honeypot allow one to install and simulate hosts on the network from different operating systems, but in order to do so, it is necessary to simulate the TCP/IP of the target operating system.

Many times this modality is not used as much as the high price of acquiring new machines, their maintenance and the complication affected by configuring specialized hardware

Physical honeypots: real machine with its own IP address, this machine simulates behaviors modeled by the system.

Honeypots can be differentiated based on if they are physical or virtual: Diagram of an information system honeypot Types A honeypot is a decoy used to protect a network from present or future attacks. It provides a way to prevent and see vulnerabilities in a specific network system. The main use for this network decoy is to distract potential attackers from more important information and machines on the real network, learn about the forms of attacks they can suffer, and examine such attacks during and after the exploitation of a honeypot.

This is similar to police sting operations, colloquially known as 'baiting' a suspect. It is actually isolated, monitored, and capable of blocking or analyzing the attackers.

Generally, a honeypot consists of data (for example, in a network site) that appears to be a legitimate part of the site which contains information or resources of value to attackers. In computer terminology, a honeypot is a computer security mechanism set to detect, deflect, or, in some manner, counteract attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.

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