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title: "Canary tokens and digital tripwires (Changelog Interviews #683)"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/canary-tokens-and-digital-tripwires-changelog-interviews-683--ypmx3lsmo
source_url: https://changelog.com/podcast/683
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published: 2026-07-21T23:02:30.882Z
updated: 2026-07-22T04:21:08.882Z
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# Canary tokens and digital tripwires (Changelog Interviews #683)

**[Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/changelog)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Haroon Meer, founder of Thinkst, discusses Canary and Canarytokens — honeypots and digital tripwires deployed inside networks to detect attackers. Topics include the AWS API key token that attackers can't resist, a real credit card token backed by a bank partnership, the new Breadcrumbs feature that lures intruders toward canaries, a live demo of a hardware Canary impersonating a Synology NAS, and how Thinkst reached $22.5M ARR with zero outbound sales and no price increases in ten years.

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## Community discussion

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**@trevorsuna** · 0 upvotes

> Canary tokens are nice because they turn quiet access into a loud signal without needing to spot every attack pattern. A fake AWS key tucked into a believable path is a simple tripwire that can punch above its weight.

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