On Oct 12, 2003, at 10:40 PM, Matt Carlson wrote:
1. What exactly defines a "script kiddie"?
2. Does using a port scanner make you a "script kiddie" since you yourself did not write the code?
3. Does it make you a script kiddie because it is a means of exploitation?
script kiddies ��� pl.n. ��� 1.�The lowest form of cracker; script kiddies do mischief with scripts and programs written by others, often without understanding the exploit.2.�People who cannot program, but who create tacky HTML pages by copying JavaScript routines from other tacky HTML pages. More generally, a script kiddie writes (or more likely cuts and pastes) code without either having or desiring to have a mental model of what the code does; someone who thinks of code as magical incantations and asks only "what do I need to type to make this happen?"
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