Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!mit-eddi!mit-vax!eagle!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!rlh@purdue.ARPA From: rlh@purdue.ARPA Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Security in General Message-ID: <2512@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Jun-83 09:51:08 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2512 Posted: Fri Jun 24 09:51:08 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Jun-83 22:16:05 EDT Lines: 19 From: Richard L HydeI agree with those who suggest that a hacker trying to break into systems is not always a bad thing. For a operating systems class I was the TA for a few years ago the first assignment was to get as many passwords and proofs of entry into the system as you could. This was a very eye opening assignment and taught alot about security. It also help me close alot of security holes because the class had to describe what they did to get credit. There was, of course, the rule that anyone who damaged or destroyed anything would FAIL the course and as a side effect not get their degree. Richard L. Hyde rlh@purdue PS This was done before I came to Purdue. ----------