Hello, im in 8th grade, and i’d consider myself computer savvy for my age, and well i have a question, i go to a really small school (70 kids in a grade) 7-12 in the high school, and well… i found some security flaws in our computer system
like he allows us to use Command Prompt.. it’s not so bad, because were limited user, but still… bad idea
we are allowed to boot up into safe mode, which we can then change the pass if i wanted to…
we are aloud to boot up on a live CD, so then i could get the Hash, and just use rainbow tables to crack it… not a good idea
and we are aloud to type in “C:Documents and Settingsnameofperson” into a web browser, and view all their files… even the admin..
and a couple other things.. im taking algebra 1 + 2 online, and i would rather not have my computer privilages taken away, but i would like to get credit and would prefer if he new who i was (knowing that he wouldn’t get me in trouble) i also would like to suggest installing linux on all the systems, because im the only kid i know in the whole school (i know most of the 5-10 graders) that has ever even heard of linux, much less find security flaws in it, also we are going into budget cuts, so i think that it would help, not having to buy all the “updated” apps… but i would like to help install it if i could… I have thought about writing an email from some random email address… but like i said, i’d like to get credit for it. is there any high school admin’s out there? if so, what would you do if a student told you all this? would you bust them?
Go for it dude…
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I don’t think your school is going to like supporting their entire computer system with Linux on one 8th grader, no matter how good you are, sorry. In an idealistic word, perhaps.
I think it’s best to just leave it, and don’t tell anyone how to exploit any weaknesses if they ask you.
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I highly doubt you’d get busted for it, about as much as i doubt you’d get credit for it lol
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you can tell him , but you should ask him like , haven’t anyone hack the system on this school and then you should tell him that there r pretty much ways to hack into the system , if ur confident n know what ur gonna say go for it
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hi justrina, it is cool that you are that computer savyy but let’s look at this lodgically just to know that you can do something does that mean you should like juriasic park surely you saw that they could make a diansoure but should they have of course not but back to the logic your school could have all of those computers on a network and so they would look to see which student used that computer and they tracked it back to you now it would look bad on your school records that you messed with their computer so let’s say one day you decid to go to college when you get older and what would you say to the dean if he asked you about what you did when you were in the eighth grade. it would be emberassing not to mention that it could ruin your chances of getting a good job when you get old. no my dear price is too high go to your instructor and tell him what you want to do who know he might want to watch you do it and agree not all adults are against you but let’s put it this way keep up the good work computers are just getting started and if he sees the things that you can do he might want to advance you to something bigger and better. but it inlightens me to hear a younger person living up to his or her true potential and honesty is the best policy just keep computing and good luck hope i have been helpful to you and you make the right choice…
teachers are people too he might want you to come tyo him or her and show them that you can teach them something. that would be better right?
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go for it i would u shouldn’t get in trouble for protecting the skool heck u should get a medal or something
teachers are people too he might want you to come tyo him or her and show them that you can teach them something. that would be better right?
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