Implementing Canary Tokens for Network Intrusion Detection When to Use - When deploying deception-based tripwires across network infrastructure to detect intrusions - When building early warning systems that alert on unauthorized access to sensitive resources - When planting fake AWS credentials, DNS beacons, or HTTP tokens to catch attackers during lateral movement - When integrating canary token alerts with SOC workflows via Slack, Microsoft Teams, or SIEM webhooks - When complementing traditional IDS/IPS with zero-false-positive deception technology Prerequisites - Python 3.8+ with library…