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- Path: sparky!uunet!think.com!cass.ma02.bull.com!minerva1!alexb
- From: alexb@minerva1.bull.it (Alessandro Bottonelli)
- Subject: Re: TALK (giving away passwords)
- Message-ID: <By6Etw.BF4@minerva1.bull.it>
- Organization: Bull Italia SpA
- References: <MAPPLER.92Nov15211149@titan.ucc.umass.edu> <1992Nov16.215542.5688@nosc.mil>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:53:55 GMT
- Lines: 31
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- wolfgang@nosc.mil (Lewis E. Wolfgang) writes:
-
- >In article 92Nov15211149@titan.ucc.umass.edu, mappler@titan.ucc.umass.edu (Matthew A Appler) writes:
- >>Well, for some there is no option, as telnet is the only way to enter
- >>some accounts. What is the reasoning behind losing ones account for
- >>allowing someone else access? The gain access only to your accuont,
- >>and you are responsible for waht occurs with your account. I'm not
- >>flaming, >I'm just curious about the reasoning behind this.
- >-----
-
- >I can't speak for other sites, but being a military facility we consider
- >giving out a password a security violation ...
-
- Another reason behind NOT GIVING AWAY your account/password is 'liability'.
- In other words if something happens with someone's account you want to
- be sure you can prosecute that someone and that someone is identified and
- identifiable beyound any doubt.
-
- For example a milestone of Italian Law System is that 'criminal responsibility'
- is personal, you can't be prosecuted for someone else's mishups even if those
- are a consequence of your own acts. I believe many other Law Systems have
- similar provisions, therefore YOU DON'T WANT YOUR USERS NOT TO BE UNIQUELY
- IDENTIFIABLE or you lose any chance to prosecute.
-
-
-
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