Design considerations for a honeypot for SQL injection Attacks

SQL injection attacks continue to be a major problem for Web applications. We investigate design considerations for an application layer honeypot to attract and learn about SQL injection attacks. The honeypot responds with indications of vulnerability leading attackers ultimately to disinformation that could be useful to track them. The honeypot restricts attackers from escalating the attack to the operating system or launching attacks on other systems. The honeypot could emulate the appearance of common defenses against SQL injection in order to seem more genuine. Finally, we describe considerations to implement an experimental honeypot with honeyd.