Show HN: Knock-Knock.net – Visualizing the bots knocking on my server's door
Published: (February 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM EST)
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Source: Hacker News
Source: Hacker News
Overview
Set up an unprotected server on the net, and the bots start swarming! This site shows bots attempting (unsuccessfully) to break into an ordinary internet server.
Background
The constant chatter of bots knocking on the doors of machines on the net has been referred to as “the background radiation of the Internet.”
Features
- Real‑time visualization of bot traffic.
- Historical statistics of bot attacks over time, including:
- Geographic origins.
- Most common usernames and passwords attempted.
- Worst offending ISPs.
- In some cases, reasons why a particular password or username was chosen.