On Thu, 2004-01-29 at 13:45, Carl Cerecke wrote:
"I understand that this data may be sent over the internet unencrypted and therefore total security cannot be ensured."
1. Total security cannot be achieved; any machine can be broken into if the attacker is willing to use torture. [Muhahahahaha] 2. Sending information over the Internet unencrypted may be something that all institutions have to do in order to communicate with govt.nz. 3. I know you, Carl. You are boring, Carl. Why would people *care* about your student information? True, they could change your grades, but it would look odd if Carl Cerecke Ph.D did *not* get strait As. They could add to your student loan, but would anyone notice? Ok, they could find out where you lived, which would help with (1), but you are listed so it is easier to check out whitepages.co.nz!
Haha.
Let's say my information dropped into the lap of some unscrupulous net-sniffer. They could use that to pretend to *be* me i.e. identity theft. The fact that I'm as boring as a rock in the Waimak makes no difference, and could even be an advantage.
BTW, I never had straight A's at university or high school. Having a PhD doesn't necessarily mean I'm intelligent - just that I decided to potter around at university instead of getting a real job. Surely you understand that, Michael PhD-student JasonSmith?
Cheers, Carl.
