Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch #2

2010-01-14 Thread Randy Bush
there are no data in the report, just OK lines with no numbers.  and
clicking the links on the lines gave me docs not numbers.  bring back
the old version!

macosx 10.6.2
firefox 3.5.7

randy



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch #2

2010-01-14 Thread Paul Ferguson
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On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Randy Bush ra...@psg.com wrote:

 there are no data in the report, just OK lines with no numbers.  and
 clicking the links on the lines gave me docs not numbers.  bring back
 the old version!

 macosx 10.6.2
 firefox 3.5.7


Works for me.

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Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch #2

2010-01-14 Thread Lucy Lynch

On Thu, 14 Jan 2010, Randy Bush wrote:


there are no data in the report, just OK lines with no numbers.  and
clicking the links on the lines gave me docs not numbers.  bring back
the old version!

macosx 10.6.2
firefox 3.5.7


still there, just hiding.
click the + sign at the top to expand all.


randy





Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch #2

2010-01-14 Thread Randy Bush
 there are no data in the report, just OK lines with no numbers.  and
 clicking the links on the lines gave me docs not numbers.  bring back
 the old version!
 still there, just hiding.
 click the + sign at the top to expand all.

aha!  thank you!

randy



ICSI Netalyzr launch #2

2010-01-13 Thread vern
Folks, you may recall that last June we released a beta version of Netalyzr,
a Java applet you can run by surfing to netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu (or to
netalyzr.com).  It measures a bunch of the properties of an end user's
network access, particularly looking for transparent modifications (e.g.,
hidden proxies or blocking), connectivity restrictions, DNS modifications,
and some security issues (e.g., whether the DNS resolver is vulnerable to
the Kaminsky attack).  You can see a sample report at:

http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/restore/id=example-session

That launch was fairly successful (~50K users).  Since then we've been
working on a bunch of improvements, and today we've gone out of beta with
an updated version, so you may be hearing about reports your customers
have gotten from it.

Also, as Netalyzr forms the foundation for a large-scale measurement
study of the Internet's edge, to the degree that you pass along the word
so that more people run it, that would be highly helpful with us gathering
comprehensive data for the project.

Thanks,

Vern

Vern Paxson
Associate Professor
EECS Department
737 Soda Hall - MC 1776
University of California
Berkeley, CA, USA  94720-1776
+1 510 643-4209
v...@eecs.berkeley.edu



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-12 Thread Randy Bush
 Why no privacy policy?  Or am I just partially blind?  Is an answer in
 a FAQ legally binding?

sure, we need a privacy policy that can be arbitrarily changed with no
notice just as we have for ...

randy



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-12 Thread Jorge Amodio
 sure, we need a privacy policy that can be arbitrarily changed with no

... previous ...

 notice just as we have for ...

... everything !!!



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-12 Thread Randy Bush
 sure, we need a privacy policy that can be arbitrarily changed with no
 ... previous ...
 notice just as we have for ...
 ... everything !!!

exactly.  so was the question a troll, a red herring, or just a rant?

randy



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-12 Thread Chris Grundemann
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 09:43, Randy Bushra...@psg.com wrote:
 sure, we need a privacy policy that can be arbitrarily changed with no
 ... previous ...
 notice just as we have for ...
 ... everything !!!

 exactly.  so was the question a troll, a red herring, or just a rant?

 randy



I guess it was just a rant, I like to know more specifically how folks
intend to use data before I hand it over - and I like that promise to
be at least theoretically enforceable.  I am far from a lawyer but it
is my understanding that an official pp is much more substantive and
binding than a single FAQ answer -- especially in the eyes of the FTC.
 Yes policies can be changed but I can follow those changes and stop
using the service/tool/etc if I don't like the changes.

If you are saying that the policy can be changed after the fact to
allow uses of the data for purposes or in manners other than those
originally stated, I think you are wrong, see the 2004 case between
the FTC and Gateway Learning as one example I know of off hand:

Howard Beales, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
“You can change the rules but not after the game has been played.”
(http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/07/gateway.shtm)

I will grant you that in this case the data being collected is
probably not that sensitive, but the access to my computer is - to me
at least.  I for one would have used the tool immediately had there
been an acceptable PP or other TOS in place but without it I
hesitate...  So I figured I would bring it up.

~Chris

PS - if you are interested in TOS related stuff, might be worthwhile
to check out http://www.tosback.org/timeline.php a new project
launched by the EFF (no affiliation, just fyi)



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-12 Thread Randy Bush
 sure, we need a privacy policy that can be arbitrarily changed with no
 ... previous ...
 notice just as we have for ...
 ... everything !!!
 exactly.  so was the question a troll, a red herring, or just a rant?
 If you are saying that the policy can be changed

i am saying all this is specious.

if you don't like it, don't use it.  i have been using vern's stuff for
15 years or so, and trust him vastly more than i trust 94.3% of all the
other services you trust.

randy



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-12 Thread Jorge Amodio
imho, I believe you are being a little bit paranoid with a tool released
by folks that have been trusted in the community for ages.

As Randy said, if you don't like it or don't feel comfortable with it,
don't use it.

BTW, have you ever notified or made public what do you do with
the response of each single ping you sent ?

You ICMP packets are invading my privacy !!! :-)

Cheers



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-12 Thread Michael Holstein



i am saying all this is specious.
  


What is really suspect is www.netalyzr.com is registered via GoDaddy and 
DomainsByProxy. The IP resolves in Berkeley's IP space, but the reverse 
DNS name is roland.icir.org.


Why the hidden registration? I realize Educause won't register a .com 
for you, but do you really need to be obtuse about who owns the domain? 
Also .. the Netalyzr project isn't even listed on the projects page at 
www.icir.org.


Cheers,

Michael Holstein
Cleveland State University



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-12 Thread Chris Grundemann
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:03, Randy Bushra...@psg.com wrote:
 sure, we need a privacy policy that can be arbitrarily changed with no
 ... previous ...
 notice just as we have for ...
 ... everything !!!
 exactly.  so was the question a troll, a red herring, or just a rant?
 If you are saying that the policy can be changed

 i am saying all this is specious.

 if you don't like it, don't use it.  i have been using vern's stuff for
 15 years or so, and trust him vastly more than i trust 94.3% of all the
 other services you trust.

 randy


Probably so and it was not my intention to attack Vern, Berkley, ICIR
nor infer that they were not trustworthy.  Just pointing out a
possible place for improvement from my view.

~Chris



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-10 Thread Nathan Ward

On 11/06/2009, at 2:16 PM, v...@ee.lbl.gov wrote:

didn't want to spring for a cert for that eh? www.startssl.com ...  
hey

lookie! free certs!


?  We bought a cert from Thawte specifically so people wouldn't find  
that
it's suspect.  Does it look funny when your browser presents it to  
you?



I had the same problem, I'm not sure Christopher correctly diagnosed it.

It looks like in Safari, when a Java applet asks for unrestricted  
access (as opposed to standard) it presents you with the security cert  
to confirm that you really want it. It says This certificate is  
valid, as opposed to invalid or untrusted or whatever normally  
comes up.


Screenshot of the GUI:
http://don.braintrust.co.nz/~nward/netalyzr.png

--
Nathan Ward




Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-10 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Nathan Wardna...@daork.net wrote:
 On 11/06/2009, at 2:16 PM, v...@ee.lbl.gov wrote:

 didn't want to spring for a cert for that eh? www.startssl.com ... hey
 lookie! free certs!

 ?  We bought a cert from Thawte specifically so people wouldn't find that
 it's suspect.  Does it look funny when your browser presents it to you?


 I had the same problem, I'm not sure Christopher correctly diagnosed it.

 It looks like in Safari, when a Java applet asks for unrestricted access (as
 opposed to standard) it presents you with the security cert to confirm that
 you really want it. It says This certificate is valid, as opposed to
 invalid or untrusted or whatever normally comes up.

http://img38.imageshack.us/i/picture1apq.png/

actually:
1) it's firefox
2) the error is from 'java' (looks like the same error as you get nathan)
3) it says: This applet was signed by the 'International Computer
Science Institute' , but Java canNOT verify the authenticity of the
signature's certificate. Do you trust this certificate?

So... java fail, my-reading-skills-fail...

-chris


 Screenshot of the GUI:
 http://don.braintrust.co.nz/~nward/netalyzr.png



Re: ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-10 Thread Chris Grundemann
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 16:51, v...@ee.lbl.gov wrote:
 Folks, you might be interested in checking out a network monitoring
 tool we launched today, Netalyzr.  It's a Java applet you can run by
 surfing to netalyzr.com.  It aims to measure a bunch of the properties of
 and end user's network access, particularly looking for transparent
 modifications (e.g., hidden proxies), connectivity restrictions, and some
 security issues (e.g., whether the DNS resolver is vulnerable to the
 Kaminsky attack).

 We've had several thousand users run it today so far, so you may be hearing
 about reports your customers have gotten from it.  You can see a sample
 report at:

        http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/restore/id=example-session

 - Vern




Why no privacy policy?  Or am I just partially blind?  Is an answer in
a FAQ legally binding?
~Chris


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weblog.chrisgrundemann.com
www.twitter.com/chrisgrundemann
www.coisoc.org



ICSI Netalyzr launch

2009-06-09 Thread vern
Folks, you might be interested in checking out a network monitoring
tool we launched today, Netalyzr.  It's a Java applet you can run by
surfing to netalyzr.com.  It aims to measure a bunch of the properties of
and end user's network access, particularly looking for transparent
modifications (e.g., hidden proxies), connectivity restrictions, and some
security issues (e.g., whether the DNS resolver is vulnerable to the
Kaminsky attack).

We've had several thousand users run it today so far, so you may be hearing
about reports your customers have gotten from it.  You can see a sample
report at:

http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/restore/id=example-session

- Vern