Library / Open software
Open software
Canarytokens
Open project for creating decoy tokens that alert when someone uses them.
HoneytokenIdentityCloud
Critical reading · Sep 15, 2026
What the source supports
Documentation offers mechanisms for creating tokens that alert when used.
Question for evaluation
How is legitimate use excluded and each alert contextualized?
This note is bounded by the “Material reviewed” shown in the record. It is not an independent test.
Evidence limits
A trigger may come from tests, indexers or accidental use; it is not automatically an intrusion.
Sources and provenance
- Canarytokens
Repository metadata · 2026-09-15
Reviewed: 2026-09-15. This record may change when new evidence is found.
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Related resources
Paper2024
Material reviewed: Publisher metadataDOI-identified publication on language-model honeytoken generation; text analysis is pending.
IdentityHoneytoken
Paper2020
Material reviewed: Publisher metadataDOI-identified publication on honeytoken fingerprinting methods; text analysis is pending.
IdentityHoneytoken
Paper2013
Material reviewed: Full textProposal for false passwords per account and a separate honeychecker that detects their use.
IdentityHoneytoken
Product—
Material reviewed: Public pageCritical readingDocumented feature tagging honeytoken accounts and devices; sign-ins generate Defender for Identity alerts.
IdentityHoneytoken