Re: Full-Disclosure Digest, Vol 83, Issue 21

[Benjamin Kreuter <ben.kreuter () gmail com>]

On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:28:11 -0500
Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> Basically, you use a flaw to extract secret info from a "protected
> computer", and you aren't an authorized pen tester with a signed "get
> out of jail free" card from the owner of the computer, you just
> bought yourself a felony rap.

Looking at that law, I am not even sure that you need to use a flaw to
extract secret info.  It looks like something as simple as transmitting
a message to each user that dictates what they are authorized to do is
enough to trigger the law.  If I tell you that you are only allowed to
access pages on my site by clicking on links from the index.html page,
and you try entering some other URL, it looks like that would be a
felony -- IANAL though, so perhaps a lawyer can weigh in on this?

-- Ben


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Benjamin R Kreuter
UVA Computer Science
brk7bx () virginia edu

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