Security Incidents: Re: Odd identd behavior

["Levenglick, Jeff" <JLevenglick () fhlbatl com>]

You scanning someone else without their permission is not network trouble shooting.

The law is very open. Yes, there is nothing on nmap, but isp's have usage statements that target server and hacking 
tools.  (Ie: a home user is not supposed to use their line for a server....ect)
You can pretty much call any isp and complain about a scan and have them warn or suspend an account. Granted, it needs 
to be a valid scan, not a quick few second random scan.
Jeffrey Levenglick
Internet Systems Engineer
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Atlanta
404-888-5398


-----Original Message-----
From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>
To: incidents () securityfocus com <incidents () securityfocus com>
Sent: Wed Nov 16 08:14:07 2005
Subject: Re: Odd identd behavior

On 2005-11-14 Levenglick, Jeff wrote:
> I would not run nmap against someone else, you could find yourself in
> legal trouble.
Very doubtful. I'm not aware of any law that forbids even portscans,
much less network troubleshooting or the use of tools like nmap in
general.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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