HoneySat: A Network-based Satellite Honeypot FrameworkNDSS 2026 Artifact Evaluation - README This artifact accompanies the NDSS 2026 paper:HoneySat: A Network-based Satellite Honeypot Framework The artifact provides a Dockerized version of HoneySat and evaluation scripts to reproduce the experiments in the paper. ARTIFACT CONTENTS AND GOALS What this artifact provides: Dockerized HoneySat deployments for: CSP-based satellite missions CCSDS/YAMCS-based satellite missions Evaluation utilities demonstrating: Believable telemetry and telecommand handling Realistic communication windows Interaction capabilities Logging functionality Configurability and extensibility Paper claims supported: Claim C1: HoneySat deceives adversaries and logs activity. E1.1: Believable telemetry E1.2: Realistic communication windows E1.3: Interactive capabilities E1.4: Logging of interactions Claim C2: HoneySat supports multiple satellite protocol ecosystems. E2: Configurable CSP and CCSDS/YAMCS deployments GETTING THE ARTIFACT Artifact DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17548980 Extract the artifact: tar xzpvf ndss-artifact-eval.tar.gz cd ndss-artifact-eval SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Hardware: ~25 GB free disk space 4 CPU cores 8 GB RAM Software: Linux system (verified on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS) Docker with Docker ComposeInstall instructions: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ Python 3.12 or newer Python virtual environment (venv) Bash Telnet client Modern web browser Privileges needed: Ability to bind local ports (80, 24, etc.) Ability to run Docker REPOSITORY LAYOUT deployment/Dockerized HoneySat services and configuration. evaluation/Python utilities and experiment scripts.Python dependencies in evaluation/requirements.txt. ENVIRONMENT SETUP Create virtual environment: python3 -m venv . source bin/activate Install Python dependencies: python3 -m pip install -r evaluation/requirements.txt (Optional) Configure Docker user: sudo usermod -aG docker $USER sudo reboot now Verify: docker ps Start services (recommended: use convenience scripts): ./evaluation/experiment-1/run-experiment-csp.sh ./evaluation/experiment-1/run-experiment-ccsds.sh QUICK START FOR PASS SIMULATIONS HoneySat simulates realistic satellite communication windows. Two helper scripts start HoneySat and schedule an imminent pass. CSP-based honeypot: ./evaluation/experiment-1/run-experiment-csp.sh CCSDS/YAMCS-based honeypot: ./evaluation/experiment-1/run-experiment-ccsds.sh EXPERIMENT GUIDE Assumptions: Environment setup complete Docker running Commands executed from repository root 7.1. Experiment E1.1 - Believable Telemetry Run: ./evaluation/experiment-1/run-experiment-ccsds.sh Expected telemetry: Voltage: ~8000 mV Temperature: ~30 C Current: ~74 mA Supports claim C1. 7.2. Experiment E1.2 - Realistic Passes Start: ./evaluation/experiment-1/run-experiment-csp.sh Web interface:http://localhost:80Username: adminPassword: admin Telnet interface: telnet localhost 24 activate Probe: 1: com_ping 10 Expected: Responses only during predicted pass Correct addressing: source 1, destination 10 Supports claim C1. 7.3. Experiment E1.3 - Interactive Capabilities Once satellite is reachable: 1: obc_system [shell command] Supports claim C1. 7.4. Experiment E1.4 - Logging Capabilities Run: python3 ./evaluation/experiment-1/python_dump_mongodb/dump_mongodb.py Expected output: Telecommands Telemetry Interaction metadata Timestamps Supports claim C1. 7.5. Experiment E2 - Customization and Extensibility Navigate: cd evaluation/experiment-2 Create configuration: python3 ./honeysat.py [csp|ccsds] "SAT_NAME" "LOCATION" Example: python3 ./honeysat.py csp "BEESAT" "Berlin" Start services: python3 ./honeysat.py start [csp|ccsds] "SAT_NAME" "LOCATION" Stop services: python3 ./honeysat.py stop [csp|ccsds] Supports claim C2.