Dashboard

The Dashboard is the main landing page when you log into STINGAR. It provides an overview of your honeypot attack data and quick access to key resources and tools.

Accessing the Dashboard

The Dashboard is automatically displayed when you first log into STINGAR. You can also access it at any time by clicking Dashboard in the left menu sidebar.

Dashboard Overview

Dashboard

The Dashboard page consists of an embedded Kibana dashboard showing your honeypot attack data. This dashboard:

  • Displays attack data from the last 30 days by default (you may select a different time range using the upper right '...' menu inside each visualiztion)
  • Shows visualizations and metrics about attacks detected by your honeypots
  • Updates automatically as new attack data is collected
  • Provides an at-a-glance view of your security posture

Each visualization an be customized and the entire Dashboard layout can be rearranged from within the Kibana console.

Note: The dashboard is read-only. To interact with the data, create custom visualizations, or perform advanced analysis, click the [Launch Kibana Console] button to open the full Kibana interface.

1. Kibana Console

  • Launch Kibana Console Button - Opens the full Kibana interface in a new browser tab for advanced data analysis

Using the Dashboard

Viewing Attack Data

The embedded Kibana dashboard provides a comprehensive view of your honeypot activity, including:

  • Attack volume over time
  • Attack types and sources
  • Geographic distribution of attacks
  • Honeypot performance metrics

The dashboard automatically refreshes to show the most recent data from your honeypots.

Accessing Full Kibana Console

For advanced data analysis and custom visualizations:

  1. Click the [Launch Kibana Console] button in the Dashboard header
  2. The full Kibana interface will open in a new browser tab
  3. From Kibana, you can:
  4. Create custom dashboards and visualizations
  5. Perform detailed queries on attack data
  6. Export data for external analysis
  7. Configure data retention policies

For more information about using Kibana with STINGAR, see the Kibana Dashboard Configuration documentation.

Dashboard Features

The Dashboard serves as your central hub for:

  • Monitoring - Quickly assess your honeypot security posture
  • Navigation - Access all STINGAR features through the sidebar menu
  • Resources - Quick links to documentation, support, and updates
  • Data Analysis - Visual overview of attack patterns and trends

Security Tools (Sidebar)

The left menu sidebar includes a Security Tools section with:

  • DNS Scanner - Scan .edu domains for known vulnerabilities. See DNS Vulnerability Scanner.
  • IDS Rules - Extract Suricata rules from honeypot signatures (HASSH, JA3) and export them for IDS deployment. See IDS Rules.

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