I would proceed with:
If it isn't yours or you do not have expressed permission to probe a
system in any way, shape or form, don't do it. A neighbor is one thing;
how would you react to a prefect stranger coming around looking in your
windows and checking door konbs... would you believe he was poking around
in you and your family's best interest?
Carric Dooley
COM2:Interactive Media
http://www.com2usa.com
On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Bill Stackpole wrote:
> Just curious what other think about the rattling door knobs question. Is it
> wrong to probe a system for security flaws if you have no evil intent? I
> check my neighbor's doors when they are on vacation to make sure no one has
> broken in, look in the windows to make sure everything is normal. Does that
> make me a criminal? I doubt it.
>
> Over the years, I've called many a company to inform them of potential
> security risks I have observed. Some have come to me in the mail, some as
> extraneous packets on my Internet connection and others as the result of my
> testing the effectiveness of certain security tools.
>
> I do such things to help people build more secure systems. I'm interested
> in what others think about the ethics or criminality of such conduct.
>
> Your comments.
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rabid Wombat [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 6:45 PM
> > To: Bill Stackpole
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Response to hack attempt?
> >
> >
> > This is why setting up a "bait" system with a chroot "jail" is a good
> > idea. If you can't nail them for probing, you get a chance to nail them
> > for hacking into the (deliberately weakened) system, and have logs to show
> > what they try to do from there. Probing may be akin to rattling the
> > doornob to see if it's locked, but hacking the bait system is B&E.
> >
> > -r.w.
> >
> >
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