LifeGuard Genesis — Biotechnology-Inspired Adaptive Deception Framework

Public Prototype • v1.2.0 (Hardened — December 30, 2025)

A bio-inspired adaptive security and high-interaction deception platform using protein folding authentication, enzyme kinetics rate limiting, circadian rhythm controls, and realistic honeypots — now significantly hardened for real-world use.

Major Updates in v1.2.0

• Proper challenge-response authentication (no more client-side guesswork)
• Automatic user quarantine after repeated failed attempts
• Global + per-user rate limiting (DoS resistant)
• Immediate system evolution on honeypot interaction
• SQLite persistence across restarts
• Enhanced sequence realism (optional BioPython GC balancing)
• No honeypot flag leaks to attackers

Features

• Bio-mimetic security: protein folding challenges, Michaelis-Menten rate limiting, circadian access controls
• High-interaction honeypots with fake CRISPR, cancer immunotherapy, Alzheimer’s projects
• Prometheus monitoring
• Docker + docker-compose ready
• MIT licensed — free to use, extend, deploy

Quick Start

docker compose up --build
### Quick Start
```bash
docker compose up --build
# API docs: http://localhost:8000/docs
# Prometheus: http://localhost:9090

@software{lifeguard_genesis_2025,
  author       = {Harrison, Cassandra},
  title        = {LifeGuard Genesis: A Biotechnology-Inspired Adaptive Deception Framework},
  month        = dec,
  year         = 2025,
  version      = {1.1.0},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17888291},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17888291}
}