Re: Logon Message

[Gary Dobbins <dobbins () ND EDU>]

I believe it's prudent to issue the "authorized use only" message
*prior* to prompting for logon/authentication credentials.

Steven R. Smith wrote:

> Greetings all!
>
> We are in the process of implementing a logon message that will appear
> each time a user logs on to our network.  The message consists of two
> parts: Security, which essentially says these resources are for
> authorized users, all activity may be monitored, and if you are not
> authorized, please leave;  Privacy, which essentially says the systems
> you are accessing may contain information that is protected by Federal
> and State law, so you must take all precautions to protect it.
>
> Clearly that's paraphrased, and obviously this is not a new idea.  The
> complete message has been approved by our Chief Counsel.
>
> I would like this message to be consistent through out the community
> (admin, faculty, and students) and to be presented in a consistent
> format.  We were leaning toward a pop-up which appears after
> authentication, and requires the user to click ok to continue to login.
> However, there is some discussion that it should presented to students
> through a different venue that will not be a pop-up.
>
> What have other institutions done regarding this matter?
>
> Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
>
> Steve.
>
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  Gary Dobbins, CISSP -- dobbins () nd edu
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  University of Notre Dame, Office of Information Technologies
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