Hi, >>>>> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> "Andrew Donnellan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Password cracking in itself has always been legal AFAIK.
> Using password crackers to crack other peoples systems without > permission (ie. illegally obtaining access) is definitely illegal. > There are legitimate uses for tools like djohn, eg. for security > testing, for data recovery, etc. A Japanese software developer was arrested recently because he developed a P2P file-sharing implementation called Winny. Winny can be used legally, but some (well, I should say many) people used Winny as a mean of copyright violation (file sharing of proprietary movies, music, and so on). And somehow the police arrested those violators as well as the developer. See: https://www.cpsr.org/act/global/japan/enews/Winny2006 So, at least in Japan, I think it can be dangerous to develop or distribute legal tools with some foreseen illegal use. I know it's almost insane(we Debian already distribute such software), and the trial is not yet concluded, but that's the situation nowadays. As usual, IANAL, btw. -- Masayuki Hatta Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
