RE: login banners

I don't know if this helps at all, but here are some links:

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-043.shtmlhttp://lists.insecure.org/lists/security-basics/2002/Dec/0575.htmlhttp://www.usdoj.gov:80/criminal/cybercrime/s&sappendix2002.htmhttp://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1831&cid=19http://www.ouhsc.edu/it/security/policy/login-banner.asphttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/a-34.shtmlhttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/a-22.shtml

My opinion, which carries absolutely no legal weight, is that having the banners certainly doesn't hamper one's ability to undertake legal action. Not having them *might* hamper that ability. Since I don't think I have anything to lose by having a good banner, but I might have something to lose by not having them, I use and recommend them. Pretty simple, really.

Of course, to be more complex you always have the US 4th amendment which states:

Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Which some lawyer would need to speak on with any kind of authority, but as I understand it has been used as a basis for defense when people did not know that they were being monitored. IOW, not informing a defendant that they are being monitored could be considered a 4th amendment violation. Of course I am no lawyer and could be talking completely out of my @$$ on this point.

Of course, what discussion of legalities would be complete without...

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> -----Original Message-----

Do you know the base address of the Global Offset Table (GOT) on a Solaris 8 box?
CORE IMPACT does.
http://www.securityfocus.com/core Received on Wed Feb 19 18:23:36 2003