Re: consequences for student hacking

[Bill Brinkley <wbbrinkley () GMAIL COM>]

A passive sniffer (Packet Capture) is simply capturing the data that comes
to the port or is transmitted in the air, and not should not be limited. Any
device that can legitimately connect to the network should be able to
capture any traffic destined for it. Actively scanning or manipulating the
network to receive more traffic than would normally occur may be a criminal
act, but the passive sniffing is not.

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Bill Brinkley
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wbbrinkley () gmail com


On Feb 19, 2008 4:38 PM, Bob Henry <bhenry () boisestate edu> wrote:

> Boise State has a policy restricting the use of network scanners, host
> scanners, sniffers, etc. to those approved by the Network Engineer.  The
> consequences for violating the policy are described with these words:
>
> Depending on the seriousness of an offense, violation of this policy
> can result in penalties ranging from reprimand, to loss of use, to
> referral to University authorities for disciplinary action, to criminal
> prosecution.
>
> That's the theory.  I'm looking for a reality check.  What do your
> institutions do when you catch a student sniffing the wired or wireless
> network for userID's and passwords?
>
> Thanks,

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