Student Agreement Form

I agree to:

* examine only the special course accounts for privacy vulnerabilities (as applicable).
* report any security vulnerabilities discovered to the course instructor(s) immediately, and not disclose them to anyone else
* maintain the confidentiality of any private information I learn through the course exercise.
* actively use my course account with the understanding that its contents and actions may be discovered by others.
* hold harmless the course instructor(s) and my University for any consequences of this course.
* abide by the computing policies of Radford University and by all laws governing use of computer resources on campus. 
* Initial: ________ In addition, I have read Radford University's Acceptable Use Policy for University Computers and Information Technology Systems (about 2 pages) [1]



I agree to NOT:

* attempt to gain root access or any other increase in my privilege on any University computing resource or any other computing resource (for which explicit authorization isn’t given).

  This includes among other things, editing the virtual image that is being provided to you even if you install it on your own private USB disks or any other storage unit.

* disclose any private information that I may discover as a direct or indirect result of this course exercise.

* take actions that will modify or deny access to any data or service not owned by me.

* gain unauthorized access to information to other users on systems I help maintain for them, and keep them apprised of (with informed consent) what information I could encounter during maintenance.

  E.g. even if you own the WiFi router used by your housemates, and they use your computer (on an account you create for them), that doesn't entitle you to read their documents without their informed consent. If you (say) might review what external hosts try to connect to your router, inform your housemates of what this means, and that you might become aware of the URLs of sites they visit.

* attempt to perform any actions or use utilities presented in the lecture and lab laboratory outside the confines and structure of the laboratories and the course, without the express informed consent of all the owners and authorized users of the system in question.

* utilize any security vulnerabilities beyond the target accounts in the course or beyond the duration of the course exercise.

* pursue any legal action against the course instructor(s) or the University for consequences related to the course.

This agreement has been explained to me to my satisfaction. I agree to abide by the conditions of the Code of Ethics and White Hat Agreement.


Signed: ____________________________                       Date (YYYY.Mmm.dd): ________________

Printed name:  _____________________                                  

RU Username:   _____________________       



[1] The latest version of RU's document is maintained at www.radford.edu/content/it/home/it-policies.html, which also houses other IT policy standards.