On 21 Jul 99, at 18:04, Matthew G . Harrigan wrote:
> Last I checked, utilizing things such as port scanners, tcp fingerprinting
> tools, and the like are not illegal, because there is no way to
> disseminate legitimate system administration techniques (you'll notice that
> enterprise network management packages which do network discovery utilize
> all of the above.) from actual penetration attempts, unless the activity
> yields someone actually gaining user level access to a said networked
> device. I would find it hard to believe that someone could be prosecuted
> based on something like an nmap scan.
This is like saying that car theft can't be illegal because it would
prevent anyone from ever driving! [Clue: It becomes criminal when you don't
have the owner's permission....]
David G
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