North Idaho College Cardinal Review Vol 37 no 9, Mar 4, 1983

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, .icaRbtnal Review Volume 37, Namber 9

Friday, Marth 4, 1983

un<lown in the C' ity The llg hc s of Coe ur d 'A l ene ~hlo c brlghd) in che early CH olng as th l\

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Can the college computer code he cracked? by Cralg Johnson In April l>f 1980. tccn-ngen ,n n Ne" York preparatory school u, cd o do~~ room «1mputcr to rummage th rou~h the da~~ificd dnt a bonk~ of 21 Cona· d la n co mp n111C\. On t hnt OClihlOn noth inE( wo~ s tolen. but nn ltonnll y, lo" es from <vmputcr cnmc rnngc en the b111lo11~ annuallv. Could Mudc nb lnflllnitt' the sccurlt) ,y,1e m of th e NI C comp uter 11.nd chnngc tlte1r grade, . gr:i n1 pho n1 , choh1r~h tp~ or ha1·e the b u,lnc,~ deportment wn1c them n chcd,! ·· 1 ~no,, 1ha1 there arc :1 lo t of students who thinl 1hc1 ran , but l '") 1hc} c:in' I, •• NIC' Director of Compu ter Scl"·lre, Ray M1er5 ~aid. "Thl· po~, ibllity of , omcone compron11~tng ou r ~ccunt) t\ cxtrcrnell rcmo1c." Th e comput er . 11 n Hf' JOOO, is rurrcntl) 1:>eing used bv studenb en C<lmputer ~~1Cn\'c rou" es :1nd b, IC ~IOff "ho U~l' II for ad mint~tfOttlC p_urpo~c~·-anvth1ng from , 1oring financial atd record, lo rontputing pa) roll chcd .~. ~ cau~c b,.'t h ac1tv1ttc~ arc earned

out on the !>II.me camputer. 1hcre is 1he chan('(' 1ha1 :.tuden1 s could crack todcs Jnd p3,:," onh which would g11e 1hcm Q(tt'>I, IU higher lc!H:l atc\>UOI:, lhan 1hc:1r o"n For c umpl e 1( a ,t udcnl could log on o ws1em ma111ager', account. wh ic h b l'-·h er'\ accou nt lnel, he " ould have ·unhm1tcd 11ccess to &n\· 1h1og Mored tn 1hr rompu1cr·~ files." Thal " IIS a fear tha1 II-hers 11nd 1hc NIC Bo11rd of Tru~1ce:, , harcd \.he~ ,a,d " I \\ Ould be ronc-emcd 1f \\ C \\ ere no11akmg 1he :.1ep:, that " e art' no" ." he !>3td, indicaung 1h a1 the computer center LS going ll• 1ns1:ul a ~ nd c,,mputcr in M a) for bus1ne:,:, use onh With t\\ ll ..eparltc :>)Stem, . there " uuld be no p,h:,tbilit) for a :,tuden1 10 &l't l C'\". C:,:, 10 cl.i.!»ified mformatcon or romm11 :i 1hefl. he ~:i.,d.

studcnl per vear • ho h.as the abil~ to break dov.n the computer', SttUrity SHtcm:· Cums :-c\~,;.,n, ;in -;1 c l~SITUCIOf said. 'Thi" \t'V, I UlO" "f no onc "ho h:15 1h11 abtlu~ ; • " If <.ameonc dtd i:et llllO iOmt'thing 1ha1 1hc, shouldn' t ... :-. elson said , "1he) (computn ~ices) •oold mod· tf\ !he SHICT:l loO that II could De.I hippcn aga111. •· App.ucnth . th s luppened 1n lhe C3~ of S."OU Kurm,.sl.i. W SOD of~

Coeur d'Alene High School electronics and ph)•sic:s teacher. Last year, a high school student 'l<TOte a computer program that generated m mlinite number of cigh1-lctter code~ lha1 must be punched into the computer tenmnal 10 gain access 10 the compu ter. Allegedly. the progrnm then checked lhe passwords against valid ones recorded in the compu te r filo

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Sewllor gh es Broiu cheer to cbeerleaden ........ .. ...... . . ....... . ... . page 2 Rl'\ IC'"C'r l'1l,es, ri.'Nlmmends "Gudhl" •.•••••• . .••.•..• ... . . ..• ..... . pa.ge 6

At lht' present um~ th1: th n.-;it :>'ttll e.i.ist,. ho"c' ,r :,mall.

CampU$ •lUldaJ.ism confined to dorm .... .. ... . . . ....... .. . . ..... .. . . .. page 8

" On the a, c ...ge, lhcn- b :about one

Angel goes from clu1nl.; to bunk .. . ........ . .. . ....••.• . . . • ...•• . . .... page 11


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