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- ==Phrack Inc.==
-
- Volume Three, Issue 27, File 7 of 12
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- <:> The Making Of A Hacker <:>
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- <:> by Framstag of West Germany <:>
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- <:> June 2, 1989 <:>
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- Prologue For None VMS Users
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- DECnet is the network for DEC machines, in most cases you can say VAXes.
- DECnet allows you to do: - e-mail
- - file transfer
- - remote login
- - remote command
- - remote job entry
- - PHONE
- PHONE is an interactive communication between users and is equal to TALK
- on UNIX or a "deluxe"-CHAT on VM/CMS.
-
- BELWUE, the university network of the state Baden-Wuerttemberg in
- West Germany contains (besides other networks) a DECnet with about 400 VAXes.
- On every VAX there is standard-account called DECNET with pw:= DECNET, which is
- not reachable via remote login. This account is provided for several
- DECnet-Utilities and as a pseudo-guest-account. The DECNET-account has very
- restricted privileges: You cannot edit a file or make another remote login.
-
- The HELP-menu is equipped by the system and is similar to the MAN command
- on UNIX.
-
- More information on DECnet can be found in "Looking Around In DECnet" by
- Deep Thought in this very issue of Phrack Inc.
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- Here, at the University of Ulm, we have an *incredibly* ignorant computer
- center staff, with an even bigger lack of system-literature (besides the 80 kg
- of VAX/VMS-manuals). The active may search for information by himself, which
- is over the level of "run," "FORTRAN," or "logout." My good luck that I have
- other accounts in the BELWUE-DECnet, where more information is offered for the
- users. I am a regular student in Ulm and all my accounts are completely legal
- and corresponding to the German laws. I don't call myself a "hacker," I feel
- more like a "user" (...it's more a defining-problem).
-
- In the HELP-menu in a host in Tuebingen I found the file netdcl.com and
- the corresponding explanation, which sends commands to the DECNET-Account of
- other VAXes and executes them there (remote command). The explanation in the
- HELP-menu was idiot-proof -- therefore for me, too :-)
-
- With the command "$ mcr ncp show known nodes" you can obtain a list of all
- netwide active VAXes, as is generally known, and so I pinged all these VAXes to
- look for more information for a knowledge-thirsty user. With "help", "dir" and
- other similar commands I look around on those DECnet accounts, always watching
- for topics related to the BELWUE-network. It's a pity, that 2/3 of all VAXes
- have locked the DECNET-Account for NETDCL.COM. Their system managers are
- probably afraid of unauthorized access, but I cannot imagine how there could be
- such an unauthorized access, because you cannot log on this account -- no
- chance for trojan horses, etc.
-
- Some system managers called me back after I visited their VAX to chat with
- me about the network and asked me if they could help me in any way. One sysop
- from Stuttgart even sent me a version of NETDCL.COM for the ULTRIX operation
- system.
-
- Then, after a month, the H O R R O R came over me in shape of a the
- following mail:
-
- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
- From: TUEBINGEN::SYSTEM 31-MAY-1989 15:31:11.38
- To: FRAMSTAG
- CC:
- Subj: don't make any crap, or you'll be kicked out!
-
- From: ITTGPX::SYSTEM 29-MAY-1989 16:46
- To: TUEBINGEN::SYSTEM
- Subj: System-breaking-in 01-May-1989
-
- To the system manager of the Computer TUEBINGEN,
-
- On May 1st 1989 we had a System-breaking-in in our DECNET-account, which
- started from your machine. By help of our accounting we ascertained your user
- FRAMSTAG to have emulated an interactive log-on on our backbone-node and on
- every machine of our VAX-cluster with the "trojan horse" NETDCL.COM. Give us
- this user's name and address and dear up the occurrence completely. We point
- out that the user is punishable. In case of repetition we would be forced to
- take corresponding measures. We will check whether our system got injured. If
- not, this time we will disregard any measure. Inform us via DECnet about your
- investigation results -- we are attainable by the nodenumber 1084::system
-
- Dipl.-Ing. Michael Hager
- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
-
- My system manager threatened me with the deleting of my account, if I
- would not immediately enlighten the affair. *Gulp*!
- I was conscious about my innocence, but how to tell it to the others? I
- explained, step by step, everything to my system manager. He then understood
- after a while, but the criminal procedure still hovered over me... so, I took
- quickly to my keyboard, to compose file of explanations and to send it to that
- angry system manager in Stuttgart (node 1084 is an institute there). But no
- way out: He had run out of disk quota and my explanation-mail sailed into the
- nirwana:
-
- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
- $ mail explanation
- To: 1084::system
- %MAIL-E, error sending to user SYSTEM at 1084
- %MAIL-E-OPENOUT, error opening SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]MAIL$00040092594FD194.MAI;
- as output
- -RMS-E-CRE, ACP file create failed
- -SYSTEM-F-EXDISKQUOTA, disk quota exceeded
- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
-
- Also the attempt of a connection with the PHONE-facilty failed: In his
- borderless hacker-paranoia, he cut off his PHONE... and nowhere is a list with
- the REAL-addresses of the virtual DECnet-addresses available (to prevent
- hacking). Now I stood there with the brand "DANGEROUS HACKER!" and I had no
- chance to vindicate myself. I poured out my troubles to an acquaintance of
- mine, who is a sysop in the computer-center in Freiburg. He asked other sysops
- and managers thru the whole BELWUE-network until someone gave him a telephone
- number after a few days -- and that was the right one!
-
- I phoned to this Hager and told him what I had done with his
- DECnet-account and also what NOT. I wanted to know which crime I had
- committed. He promptly cancelled all of his reproaches, but he did not excuse
- his defamous incriminations. I entreated him to inform my system manager in
- Tuebingen that I have done nothing illegal and to stop him from erasing my
- account. This happens already to a fellow student of mine (in this case, Hager
- was also guilty). He promised me that he would officially cancel his
- reproaches.
-
- After over a week this doesn't happen (I'm allowed to use my account
- further on). In return for it, I received a new mail from Hager on another
- account of mine:
-
- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
- From: 1084::HAGER 1-JUN-1989 12:51
- To: 50180::STUD_11
- Subj: System-breaking-in
-
- On June 1st 1989 you have committed a system-breaking-in on at least one of our
- VAXes. We were able to register this occurrence. We would be forced to take
- further measure if you did not dear up the occurrence completely until June
- 6th.
-
- Of course the expenses involved would be imposed on you. Hence enlightenment
- must be in your own interest.
-
- We are attainable via DECnet-mail with the address 1084::HAGER or via following
- address:
-
- Institut fuer Technische Thermodynamik und Thermische Verfahrenstechnik
- Dipl.-Ing. M. Hager Tel.: 0711/685-6109
- Dipl.-Ing. M. Mrzyglod Tel.: 0711/685-3398
- Pfaffenwaldring 9/10-1
- 7000 Stuttgart-80
-
- M. Hager
- M. Mrzyglod
- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
-
- This was the reaction of my attempt: "$ PHONE 1084::SYSTEM". I have not
- answered to this mail. I AM SICK OF IT!
-
-
- Framstag
- (FRAMSTAG@DTUPEV5A.BITNET)
-
- With Special Thanks For Translation Assistance To Schrulli B.
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