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Students' computers... Geir Holmavatn 09-30-2005
Posted by Unruh on September 30, 2005, 5:15 pm
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>Hi,

>On a relatively small campus students will be allowed to user their
>notebooks in the dorms area.

>They will have access to file- and print server (Linux / samba) and also to
>the internet.

>We cannot check their anitvirus maintenance etc centrally.

>What tips do you give as of security measurements in this scenario?

Scream and hide your head under a pillow.

a) Put them all behind a firewall and let through only ports like ssh and
http/https
b) tell them that if they get a virus which harms others, they will be
immediately blackballed from the net. (mac address blackballing for
example)


>regards

>Geir




Posted by Torch on September 30, 2005, 8:14 pm
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On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:07:12 +0200, Geir Holmavatn wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On a relatively small campus students will be allowed to user their
> notebooks in the dorms area.
>
> They will have access to file- and print server (Linux / samba) and also to
> the internet.
>
> We cannot check their anitvirus maintenance etc centrally.
>
> What tips do you give as of security measurements in this scenario?
>
> regards
>
> Geir

I wouldn't advise letting them have access to the main network. At least
have them on a separate network with a central router. If they have a
security vulnerability, you have a security vulnerability as well.


Posted by Geir Holmavatn on September 30, 2005, 10:24 pm
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> I wouldn't advise letting them have access to the main network. At least
> have them on a separate network with a central router. If they have a
> security vulnerability, you have a security vulnerability as well.

In the dorm area there will be an internet-only wireless net.

However in the classrooms they will need to connect to the campus student
LAN (which of course is separated from the teachers / admin network).

The student LAN should consist of internet connection, intranet server, file
servers and print servers. We're around 300 users.

Does it exist case studies with useful info for implementing such
networks..?

Geir




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