WLCS - User contributions [en]

AJ McLennan

2009-05-07T15:55:55Z

Amclennan:

== First Quarter ==
=== Goals for First Quarter ===
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

=== First Quarter Goal Completion ===
[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|right|Our Network.]]
# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Second Quarter ==
=== Goals for Second Quarter ===
#Research Magnetic strip cards.
##Understand Low coercitivity and High coercitivity.
##Understand The difference between the three tracks and how they are separated.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
##Connect cat5 wire and db-15 connector
##Modify track reader to read the 3rd track, enabling multi-track reading.
#Find or create software to read and write code on magnetic cards.
#Swipe cards such as credit cards and drivers licenses to see what is stored on them
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Find out if metro cards are Low or High coercitivity.
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards

=== Goal Completion for Second Quarter ===
#I reasearched magnetic stipe cards
##Low coercitivity and High coercitivity is how hard it is to change the information on magnetic stripes
##The three tracks store different information on cards in different forms. For example on a credit card the information is all the same on each track, the difference is how they are stored, hex, binary, or ASCII. The tracks are separated by an unmagnetized portion of the card that on the stripe
#I built a card reader.

== Third Quarter ==

At first we wanted to make the magstripe reader actually work, then see if we couldn't build or modify it to write on the magstripe cards as well. After a bit of tinkering and research we realized that we couldn't build a writer in a quarter much less the rest of the year. So we took a different course and decided to try to attack a WEP encrypted wireless network

=== Goal Documentation for Third Quarter ===

#First we set up a wireless router and encryped it with a random WEP key.
#Next we tried to get one of the computers left over from our network to connect to the network with a wireless USB card. But drivers for Ubuntu and the wireless USB card were almost impossible to find, and when they were found the instructions on how to download and install were about as unclear as pond water. So we decided to dual-boot Willie's laptop. Which solved our problem of needing a computer with wireless capabilities
#Once we had our network set up we researched WEP security and programs that would help us crack the key.
#Willie found a program called Aircrack and then went about installing it on his laptop and configuring his wireless card so it could perform packet injection
#I brought my laptop in and connected to the wireless network while Willie did a client-present attack, which involved him collecting all the packets that my laptop and the router sent to each other.
#After Willie's laptop had collected over 100.000 packets the program tried to find the key and did so successfully.
[[Image:GOTKEY.png|thumb|right|Aircrack decrypting the WEP key of our network.]]
#After we had cracked the the key we both went our separate ways. I decided to try and create a project using a micro controller. I researched micro controllers and found [http://www.mstracey.btinternet.co.uk/pictutorial/picmain.htm this website] that contained a couple of tutorials about programing a micro controller.

==Fourth Quarter==

I was talking to a friend of mine about a game we used to play called murder, where one person was the murderer, one person was the detective, and everybody else were victims. When we used to play it we had to play in the dark and stay in one room (so the game wouldn't last all night). As we were talking we decided that we would like to play the game again, expect with a much bigger area, no time limit, and more people. So I thought of a way to replace the little pieces of paper that had "murderer", "detective", and "victim" written on them. I remembered reading somewhere that python could send e-mails, that coupled with the fact that e-mails can be sent to phones as text messages I figured I could write a code to randomly choose two people, one murderer and one detective, then send text messages(e-mails) to those two and send every body else a text message to tell them they're victims.

===Planning the code===

AJ McLennan

2009-04-02T14:54:52Z

Amclennan: /* Goal Documentation for Third Quarter */

AJ McLennan

2009-04-02T14:54:25Z

Amclennan: /* Goal Documentation for Third Quarter */

== First Quarter ==
=== Goals for First Quarter ===
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

=== First Quarter Goal Completion ===
[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|right|Our Network.]]
# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Second Quarter ==
=== Goals for Second Quarter ===
#Research Magnetic strip cards.
##Understand Low coercitivity and High coercitivity.
##Understand The difference between the three tracks and how they are separated.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
##Connect cat5 wire and db-15 connector
##Modify track reader to read the 3rd track, enabling multi-track reading.
#Find or create software to read and write code on magnetic cards.
#Swipe cards such as credit cards and drivers licenses to see what is stored on them
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Find out if metro cards are Low or High coercitivity.
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards

=== Goal Completion for Second Quarter ===
#I reasearched magnetic stipe cards
##Low coercitivity and High coercitivity is how hard it is to change the information on magnetic stripes
##The three tracks store different information on cards in different forms. For example on a credit card the information is all the same on each track, the difference is how they are stored, hex, binary, or ASCII. The tracks are separated by an unmagnetized portion of the card that on the stripe
#I built a card reader.

== Third Quarter ==

At first we wanted to make the magstripe reader actually work, then see if we couldn't build or modify it to write on the magstripe cards as well. After a bit of tinkering and research we realized that we couldn't build a writer in a quarter much less the rest of the year. So we took a different course and decided to try to attack a WEP encrypted wireless network

=== Goal Documentation for Third Quarter ===

#First we set up a wireless router and encryped it with a random WEP key.
#Next we tried to get one of the computers left over from our network to connect to the network with a wireless USB card. But drivers for Ubuntu and the wireless USB card were almost impossible to find, and when they were found the instructions on how to download and install were about as unclear as pond water. So we decided to dual-boot Willie's laptop. Which solved our problem of needing a computer with wireless capabilities
#Once we had our network set up we researched WEP security and programs that would help us crack the key.
#Willie found a program called Aircrack and then went about installing it on his laptop and configuring his wireless card so it could perform packet injection
#I brought my laptop in and connected to the wireless network while Willie did a client-present attack, which involved him collecting all the packets that my laptop and the router sent to each other.
#After Willie's laptop had collected over 100.000 packets the program tried to find the key and did so successfully.
[[Image:GOTKEY.png|thumb|right|Aircrack decrypting the WEP key of our network.]]
#After we had cracked the the key we both went our separate ways. I decided to try and create a project using a micro controller. I researched micro controllers and found [http://www.mstracey.btinternet.co.uk/pictutorial/picmain.htm|this website] that contained a couple of tutorials about programing a micro controller.

AJ McLennan

2009-04-02T14:53:56Z

Amclennan: /* Goals for Third Quarter */

== First Quarter ==
=== Goals for First Quarter ===
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

=== First Quarter Goal Completion ===
[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|right|Our Network.]]
# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Second Quarter ==
=== Goals for Second Quarter ===
#Research Magnetic strip cards.
##Understand Low coercitivity and High coercitivity.
##Understand The difference between the three tracks and how they are separated.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
##Connect cat5 wire and db-15 connector
##Modify track reader to read the 3rd track, enabling multi-track reading.
#Find or create software to read and write code on magnetic cards.
#Swipe cards such as credit cards and drivers licenses to see what is stored on them
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Find out if metro cards are Low or High coercitivity.
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards

=== Goal Completion for Second Quarter ===
#I reasearched magnetic stipe cards
##Low coercitivity and High coercitivity is how hard it is to change the information on magnetic stripes
##The three tracks store different information on cards in different forms. For example on a credit card the information is all the same on each track, the difference is how they are stored, hex, binary, or ASCII. The tracks are separated by an unmagnetized portion of the card that on the stripe
#I built a card reader.

== Third Quarter ==

At first we wanted to make the magstripe reader actually work, then see if we couldn't build or modify it to write on the magstripe cards as well. After a bit of tinkering and research we realized that we couldn't build a writer in a quarter much less the rest of the year. So we took a different course and decided to try to attack a WEP encrypted wireless network

=== Goal Documentation for Third Quarter ===

#First we set up a wireless router and encryped it with a random WEP key.
#Next we tried to get one of the computers left over from our network to connect to the network with a wireless USB card. But drivers for Ubuntu and the wireless USB card were almost impossible to find, and when they were found the instructions on how to download and install were about as unclear as pond water. So we decided to dual-boot Willie's laptop. Which solved our problem of needing a computer with wireless capabilities
#Once we had our network set up we researched WEP security and programs that would help us crack the key.
#Willie found a program called Aircrack and then went about installing it on his laptop and configuring his wireless card so it could perform packet injection
#I brought my laptop in and connected to the wireless network while Willie did a client-present attack, which involved him collecting all the packets that my laptop and the router sent to each other.
#After Willie's laptop had collected over 100.000 packets the program tried to find the key and did so successfully.
[[Image:GOTKEY.png|thumb|right|Aircrack decrypting the WEP key of our network.]]
#After we had cracked the the key we both went our separate ways. I decided to try and create a project using a micro controller. I researched micro controllers and found [[http://www.mstracey.btinternet.co.uk/pictutorial/picmain.htm|this website]] that contained a couple of tutorials about programing a micro controller.

Input devices

2009-03-06T18:13:13Z

Amclennan: New page: ==Definition== Technical: ==Examples==

==Definition==
Technical:
==Examples==

Information

2009-03-06T18:01:39Z

Amclennan:

==Definition==
Technical: Knowledge gained by experience or instruction<ref name="tech">[http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=0&oi=define&q=http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn%3Fs%3Dinformation&usg=AFQjCNGBB5LoUDo8qecRZRwKMj7V-A-cBg Princeton Dictionary]</ref>

Layman: Anything that is known
==Examples==
Traffic Reports

Weather Reports

News Reports

==References==
<references/>

Memory

2009-03-06T17:47:30Z

Amclennan:

==Definition==
Memory is a computer's capacity for doing work. If a computer has low memory, it may not be able to process much at all. Contrastly, if it has high memory, it can do plenty at once.

In laymans terms, memory measures how much a computer can do. If a computer were like a person lifting weights, a computer with lots of memory would be a like a bodybuilder lifting very heavy weights with little effort. A computer with low memory would be like a baby trying to lift 100 pounds; such a workload could not be done.

==Examples==
A computer with low memory might not be able to load this webpage.

Supercomputers have large amounts of memory and can process many intense workloads at once.

MHz

2009-03-06T17:46:40Z

Amclennan:

==Definiation==
1.0 x 10^6 aches = 1.0 Megahurts.

The frequency of a sound wave is measured in waves '''per second'''. This unit per second is called Hertz (Hz). MHz is the abbriviation for Megahertz in the metric system. The prefix Mega stands for one million, so 1 MHz is equal to one million hertz, or one million waves per second.

In laymans terms, how high or low a sound is called it's frequency. It is measured by taking the amount of waves during one second. If there are a million waves per second, it is called 1 Megahertz, or 1 MHz.

==Examples==
The signal in a telephone line is a wave with a frequency in the MHz range.

The sound we can hear, though, is only measured in Hz.

Bit

2009-03-06T17:45:38Z

Amclennan:

==Definition==
A bit is a single instance of information, and the simplest possible denomination in a computer. A bit holds either a 1 or a 0 value, depending on whether the corresponding transistor is on or off.

In laymans terms, a computer uses ones and zeroes to store information, and a bit is a single one or zero.

==Examples==
Each one of the letters I am typing takes a certain amount of bits to display it to your monitor.

Another example would be that the entire website here contains millions of bits, and together they make the page, telling the computer what to put where.

Information

2009-03-06T17:44:51Z

Amclennan: New page: ==Definition== ==Examples==

==Definition==

==Examples==

Data

2009-03-06T17:33:18Z

Amclennan: /* Examples */

==Definition==
Information; A collection of numbers, images, or characters to convert physical quantities into symbols

==Examples==
Movie box office sales

Stock market standings

Data

2009-03-06T17:32:39Z

Amclennan: New page: ==Definition== Information; A collection of numbers, images, or characters to convert physical quantities into symbols ==Examples== Movie box office sales Stock market standings [[Image:...

==Definition==
Information; A collection of numbers, images, or characters to convert physical quantities into symbols

==Examples==
Movie box office sales

Stock market standings [[Image:http://southofmarkethomes.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/stock-market-istock_000005068080xsmall.jpg]]

AJ McLennan

2009-03-04T15:55:04Z

Amclennan: /* Goals for Third Quarter */

== First Quarter ==
=== Goals for First Quarter ===
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

=== First Quarter Goal Completion ===
[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|right|Our Network.]]
# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Second Quarter ==
=== Goals for Second Quarter ===
#Research Magnetic strip cards.
##Understand Low coercitivity and High coercitivity.
##Understand The difference between the three tracks and how they are separated.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
##Connect cat5 wire and db-15 connector
##Modify track reader to read the 3rd track, enabling multi-track reading.
#Find or create software to read and write code on magnetic cards.
#Swipe cards such as credit cards and drivers licenses to see what is stored on them
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Find out if metro cards are Low or High coercitivity.
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards

=== Goal Completion for Second Quarter ===
#I reasearched magnetic stipe cards
##Low coercitivity and High coercitivity is how hard it is to change the information on magnetic stripes
##The three tracks store different information on cards in different forms. For example on a credit card the information is all the same on each track, the difference is how they are stored, hex, binary, or ASCII. The tracks are separated by an unmagnetized portion of the card that on the stripe
#I built a card reader.

== Third Quarter ==

At first we wanted to make the magstripe reader actually work, then see if we couldn't build or modify it to write on the magstripe cards as well. After a bit of tinkering and research we realized that we couldn't build a writer in a quarter much less the rest of the year. So we took a different course and decided to try to attack a WEP encrypted wireless network

=== Goals for Third Quarter ===

#First we set up a wireless router and encryped it with a random WEP key.
#Next we tried to get one of the computers left over from our network to connect to the network with a wireless USB card. But drivers for Ubuntu and the wireless USB card were almost impossible to find, and when they were found the instructions on how to download and install were about as unclear as pond water. So we decided to dual-boot Willie's laptop. Which solved our problem of needing a computer with wireless capabilities
#Once we had our network set up we researched WEP security and programs that would help us crack the key.
#Willie found a program called Aircrack and then went about installing it on his laptop and configuring his wireless card so it could perform packet injection
#I brought my laptop in and connected to the wireless network while Willie did a client-present attack, which involved him collecting all the packets that my laptop and the router sent to each other.
#After Willie's laptop had collected over 100.000 packets the program tried to find the key and did so successfully.
[[Image:GOTKEY.png|thumb|right|Aircrack decrypting the WEP key of our network.]]

AJ McLennan

2009-03-04T15:29:20Z

Amclennan:

== First Quarter ==
=== Goals for First Quarter ===
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

=== First Quarter Goal Completion ===
[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|right|Our Network.]]
# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Second Quarter ==
=== Goals for Second Quarter ===
#Research Magnetic strip cards.
##Understand Low coercitivity and High coercitivity.
##Understand The difference between the three tracks and how they are separated.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
##Connect cat5 wire and db-15 connector
##Modify track reader to read the 3rd track, enabling multi-track reading.
#Find or create software to read and write code on magnetic cards.
#Swipe cards such as credit cards and drivers licenses to see what is stored on them
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Find out if metro cards are Low or High coercitivity.
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards

=== Goal Completion for Second Quarter ===
#I reasearched magnetic stipe cards
##Low coercitivity and High coercitivity is how hard it is to change the information on magnetic stripes
##The three tracks store different information on cards in different forms. For example on a credit card the information is all the same on each track, the difference is how they are stored, hex, binary, or ASCII. The tracks are separated by an unmagnetized portion of the card that on the stripe
#I built a card reader.

== Third Quarter ==

At first we wanted to make the magstripe reader actually work, then see if we couldn't build or modify it to write on the magstripe cards as well. After a bit of tinkering and research we realized that we couldn't build a writer in a quarter much less the rest of the year. So we took a different course and decided to try to attack a WEP encrypted wireless network

=== Goals for Third Quarter ===

#First we set up a wireless router and encryped it with a random WEP key.
#Next we tried to get one of the computers left over from our network to connect to the network with a wireless USB card. But drivers for Ubuntu and the wireless USB card were almost impossible to find, and when they were found the instructions on how to download and install were about as unclear as pond water. So we decided to dual-boot Willie's laptop. Which solved our problem of needing a computer with wireless capabilities
#Once we had our network set up we researched WEP security and programs that would help us crack the key.
#Willie found a program and then went about installing it on his laptop and configuring his wireless card so it could perform packet injection
#I brought my laptop in and connected to the wireless network while Willie did a client-present attack, which involved him collecting all the packets that my laptop and the router sent to each other.
#After Willie's laptop had collected over 100.000 packets the program tried to find the key and did so successfully.
[[Image:GOTKEY.png|thumb|right|Aircrack decrypting the WEP key of our network.]]

AJ McLennan

2009-03-03T15:47:13Z

Amclennan:

AJ McLennan

2009-03-03T15:12:55Z

Amclennan:

[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|right|Our Network.]]
== First Quarter ==
=== Goals for First Quarter ===
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

=== First Quarter Goal Completion ===

# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Second Quarter ==
=== Goals for Second Quarter ===
#Research Magnetic strip cards.
##Understand Low coercitivity and High coercitivity.
##Understand The difference between the three tracks and how they are separated.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
##Connect cat5 wire and db-15 connector
##Modify track reader to read the 3rd track, enabling multi-track reading.
#Find or create software to read and write code on magnetic cards.
#Swipe cards such as credit cards and drivers licenses to see what is stored on them
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Find out if metro cards are Low or High coercitivity.
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards

=== Goal Completion for Second Quarter ===
#I reasearched magnetic stipe cards
##Low coercitivity and High coercitivity is how hard it is to change the information on magnetic stripes
##The three tracks store different information on cards in different forms. For example on a credit card the information is all the same on each track, the difference is how they are stored, hex, binary, or ASCII. The tracks are separated by an unmagnetized portion of the card that on the stripe
#I built a card reader.

== Third Quarter ==

At first we wanted to make the magstripe reader actually work, then see if we couldn't build or modify it to write on the magstripe cards as well. After a bit of tinkering and research we realized that we couldn't build a writer in a quarter much less the rest of the year. So we took a different course.

=== Goals for Third Quarter ===

AJ McLennan

2009-01-22T15:58:31Z

Amclennan:

[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|right|Our Network.]]
== Goals for First Quarter ==
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

== First Quarter Goal Completion ==

# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Goals for Second Quarter ==
#Research Magnetic strip cards.
##Understand Low coercitivity and High coercitivity.
##Understand The difference between the three tracks and how they are separated.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
##Connect cat5 wire and db-15 connector
##Modify track reader to read the 3rd track, enabling multi-track reading.
#Find or create software to read and write code on magnetic cards.
#Swipe cards such as credit cards and drivers licenses to see what is stored on them
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Find out if metro cards are Low or High coercitivity.
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards

== Goal Completion for Second Quarter ==
#I reasearched magnetic stipe cards
##Low coercitivity and High coercitivity is how hard it is to change the information on magnetic stripes
##The three tracks store different information on cards in different forms. For example on a credit card the information is all the same on each track, the difference is how they are stored, hex, binary, or ASCII. The tracks are separated by an unmagnetized portion of the card that on the stripe
#I built a card reader.

AJ McLennan

2009-01-22T15:51:37Z

Amclennan: /* Goals for Second Quarter */

AJ McLennan

2008-12-11T15:09:07Z

Amclennan: /* Goals for Second Quarter */

[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|right|Our Network.]]
== Goals for First Quarter ==
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

== First Quarter Goal Completion ==

# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Goals for Second Quarter ==
#Research Magnetic strip cards.
##Understand Low coercitivity and High coercitivity.
##Understand The difference between the three tracks and how they are separated.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
#Find or create software to read and write code on magnetic cards.
#Swipe cards such as credit cards and drivers licenses to see what is stored on them
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Find out if metro cards are Low or High coercitivity.
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards

AJ McLennan

2008-11-12T15:14:19Z

Amclennan: /* Goals for Second Quarter */

AJ McLennan

2008-10-21T14:57:51Z

Amclennan:

AJ McLennan

2008-10-21T14:55:20Z

Amclennan:

== Goals for First Quarter ==
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|right|Our Network.]]

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

=== Goal Completion ===

# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Goals for Second Quarter ==
#Research and Understand Magnetic strip cards.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards
#???
#Profit!

AJ McLennan

2008-10-21T14:54:32Z

Amclennan:

== Goals for First Quarter ==
#Set up a small network
[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|right|Our Network.]]
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

=== Goal Completion ===

# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Goals for Second Quarter ==
#Research and Understand Magnetic strip cards.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards
#???
#Profit!

AJ McLennan

2008-10-21T14:53:48Z

Amclennan:

== Goals for First Quarter ==
#Set up a small network
[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|left|Our Network.]]
##Install Server OS.
##Set up Mail Server.
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall.

#Experiment with Network Security.
##Research packet sniffing.
##Install talk, or some other commutation means.
##Find and install a program to sniff packets.
##Successfully intercept a packet.
##Try to reverse a password hash.
##Try to 'hack' into the firewall.

=== Goal Completion ===

# Setting up our Network
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.
## While my computer has the capiblity of being a mail server, it hasn't been set up yet.
## We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## We are still waiting on a Network card to set up our fire wall.

# Experimenting with Network Security
## We researched packet sniffing and found a program Wireshark that sniffs packets.
## We all had pidgin install already on our machines. Pidgin is an instant messaging service that can use AIM, MSN messenger or other hosts.
## We found Wireshark in our research and installed it on Willie's and Nick's computers.
## We successfully intercepted many packets. This long list included an e-mail, multiple g-mail chat messages, AIM messages, and a password hash.
## Once we intercepted a password hash we tried our best to reverse it. As of yet we are unable to reverse the hash.
## We have not tried an attack on a firewall yet.

== Goals for Second Quarter ==
#Research and Understand Magnetic strip cards.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards
#???
#Profit!

AJ McLennan

2008-10-08T14:59:01Z

Amclennan:

== Goals for First Quarter ==
#Set up a small network
[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|left|Our Network.]]
##Install Server OS ''Completed, My computer has xubuntu server edition installed on it''
##Set up Mail Server ''Semi-Completed, The server can be a mail server, but it has not been set up yet"
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating. ''Completed, Computers can ping each other and all can access the internet''
##Set up firewall ''Not Complete, still waiting on a NIC''
#Experiment with Network Security
##Research packet sniffing ''Complete, Found a program called Wireshark to sniff packets''
##Install talk, or some other commutation means ''Complete, although talk never worked, we got pidgin to work''
##Install Wireshark to sniff packets ''Complete, Nick's computer has Wireshark installed on it''
##Successfully intercept a packet ''Complete, We intercepted multiple IM's between each other, we also managed to get a password hash"
##Try to reverse a password hash ''In progress''
##Try to 'hack' into the mail server ''Not Complete''

=== Goal Completion ===

# We have Set up a Small network with three computers. Two running Xubuntu and my computer is running the server edition of ubuntu with an xubuntu GUI.
## I installed the server version of Ubuntu on my computer then got an xubuntu GUI to make it easier.

== Goals for Second Quarter ==
#Research and Understand Magnetic strip cards.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards
#???
#Profit!

AJ McLennan

2008-10-08T14:26:11Z

Amclennan:

== Goals for First Quarter ==
#Set up a small network
[[Image:1007081014.jpg|thumb|left|Our Network.]]
##Install Server OS ''Completed, My computer has xubuntu server edition installed on it''
##Set up Mail Server ''Semi-Completed, The server can be a mail server, but it has not been set up yet"
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating. ''Completed, Computers can ping each other and all can access the internet''
##Set up firewall ''Not Complete, still waiting on a NIC''
#Experiment with Network Security
##Research packet sniffing ''Complete, Found a program called Wireshark to sniff packets''
##Install talk, or some other commutation means ''Complete, although talk never worked, we got pidgin to work''
##Install Wireshark to sniff packets ''Complete, Nick's computer has Wireshark installed on it''
##Successfully intercept a packet ''Complete, We intercepted multiple IM's between each other, we also managed to get a password hash"
##Try to reverse a password hash ''In progress''
##Try to 'hack' into the mail server ''Not Complete''

== Goals for Second Quarter ==
#Research and Understand Magnetic strip cards.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards
#???
#Profit!

File:1007081014.jpg

2008-10-07T14:31:06Z

Amclennan:

Intellectual property

2008-10-03T17:15:00Z

Amclennan:

==Definitions==

===Technical Definition===
Intellectual property is a legal field that protects the creations of authors, such as musical, literature, symbols, images and designed used by the public.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property#Purpose
</ref> Some of the systems or tools used to achieve this are, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright Copyrights], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark Trademarks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent Patents], and other related rights.
Intellectual property is defined as an intangible property that has commercial value including copyrighted property such as literary or artistic works, and ideational property, such as patents, appellations of origin, business methods, and industrial processes<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=intellectual%20property</ref>.

===Laymen Definition===
Intellectual Property gives the author the right to protect his or her own ideas from being used with out their consent or fair payment.

==Different Ways to Protect Intellectual Property==

===Copyrights===
Copyright deals almost exclusively with authors protecting their publishing's. Copyright gives the author of a book or other published material the right to choose who can make money off of it, who can adapt the work (like making a movie from a book, or a tv show from a movie), who can act in said adaptions, and of course the copyright makes sure that the author is credited for their work.

===Trademarks===

===Patents===

==Social Significance==
It is extremely important that you patent, copyright, or trademark your ideas no matter what, because if you create something and you do not protect it, your work will be free for the public to exploit. They will use your ideas for their own gain and they will have no reason to give you any kind of compensation for using your idea. But if you were to protect your idea, and someone wants to use it, you are entitled to a royalty or you can reserve the right to deny them the ability to use your idea entirely.

== Current Event ==

Apple admitted that they did not create the iPod. The author was a British man named Kane Kramer, he invented it and patented it. But 30 years ago he did not have enough money to buy another patent for his creation which cost 60,000 Euros. Apple took advantage and used his designs to create the iPod. Kane Kramer does not get a cent for what he created because he did not have enough money to get a patent.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/articles/core-ipod-invented-by-furniture-salesman/2008/09/10/1220857618764.html</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Intellectual property

2008-10-03T17:03:47Z

Amclennan:

==Definitions==

===Technical Definition===
Intellectual property is a legal field that protects the creations of authors, such as musical, literature, symbols, images and designed used by the public.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property#Purpose
</ref> Some of the systems or tools used to achieve this are, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright Copyrights], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark Trademarks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent Patents], and other related rights.
Intellectual property is defined as an intangible property that has commercial value including copyrighted property such as literary or artistic works, and ideational property, such as patents, appellations of origin, business methods, and industrial processes<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=intellectual%20property</ref>.

===Laymen Definition===
Intellectual Property gives the author the right to protect his or her own ideas from being used with out their consent or fair payment.

==Different Ways to Protect Intellectual Property==

===Copyrights===

===Trademarks===

===Patents====

==Social Significance==
It is extremely important that you patent, copyright, or trademark your ideas no matter what, because if you create something and you do not protect it, your work will be free for the public to exploit. They will use your ideas for their own gain and they will have no reason to give you any kind of compensation for using your idea. But if you were to protect your idea, and someone wants to use it, you are entitled to a royalty or you can reserve the right to deny them the ability to use your idea entirely.

== Current Event ==

Apple admitted that they did not create the iPod. The author was a British man named Kane Kramer, he invented it and patented it. But 30 years ago he did not have enough money to buy another patent for his creation which cost 60,000 Euros. Apple took advantage and used his designs to create the iPod. Kane Kramer does not get a cent for what he created because he did not have enough money to get a patent.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/articles/core-ipod-invented-by-furniture-salesman/2008/09/10/1220857618764.html</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Intellectual property

2008-10-03T16:43:43Z

Amclennan:

==Definitions==

===Technical Definition===
Intellectual property is a legal field that protects the creations of authors, such as musical, literature, symbols, images and designed used by the public.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property#Purpose
</ref> Some of the systems or tools used to achieve this are, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright Copyrights], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark Trademarks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent Patents], and other related rights.
Intellectual property is defined as an intangible property that has commercial value including copyrighted property such as literary or artistic works, and ideational property, such as patents, appellations of origin, business methods, and industrial processes<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=intellectual%20property</ref>.

===Laymen Definition===
Intellectual Property gives the author the right to protect his or her own ideas from being used with out their consent or fair payment.

==Social Significance==
It is extremely important that you patent, copyright, or trademark your inventions no matter what because if you create something and you do not protect it, your work will be accessible to the public. They will steal your ideas and use them for their own gain and they will have no reason to give you any kind of profit for your idea. On the other hand if you do patent your idea and they use it, then by law they will have to give you money every time they use your idea.

== Current Event ==

Apple admitted that they did not create the iPod. The author was a British man named Kane Kramer, he invented it and patented it. But 30 years ago he did not have enough money to buy another patent for his creation which cost 60,000 Euros. Apple took advantage and used his designs to create the iPod. Kane Kramer does not get a cent for what he created because he did not have enough money to get a patent.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/articles/core-ipod-invented-by-furniture-salesman/2008/09/10/1220857618764.html</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Intellectual property

2008-10-03T16:43:23Z

Amclennan:

==Definitions==

===Technical Definition=== Intellectual property is a legal field that protects the creations of authors, such as musical, literature, symbols, images and designed used by the public.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property#Purpose
</ref> Some of the systems or tools used to achieve this are, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright Copyrights], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark Trademarks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent Patents], and other related rights.
Intellectual property is defined as an intangible property that has commercial value including copyrighted property such as literary or artistic works, and ideational property, such as patents, appellations of origin, business methods, and industrial processes<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=intellectual%20property</ref>.

===Laymen Definition===
Intellectual Property gives the author the right to protect his or her own ideas from being used with out their consent or fair payment.

==Social Significance==
It is extremely important that you patent, copyright, or trademark your inventions no matter what because if you create something and you do not protect it, your work will be accessible to the public. They will steal your ideas and use them for their own gain and they will have no reason to give you any kind of profit for your idea. On the other hand if you do patent your idea and they use it, then by law they will have to give you money every time they use your idea.

== Current Event ==

Apple admitted that they did not create the iPod. The author was a British man named Kane Kramer, he invented it and patented it. But 30 years ago he did not have enough money to buy another patent for his creation which cost 60,000 Euros. Apple took advantage and used his designs to create the iPod. Kane Kramer does not get a cent for what he created because he did not have enough money to get a patent.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/news/articles/core-ipod-invented-by-furniture-salesman/2008/09/10/1220857618764.html</ref>

==References==
<references/>

AJ McLennan

2008-10-02T14:10:35Z

Amclennan: /* Goals for First Quarter */

== Goals for First Quarter ==
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS ''Completed, My computer has xubuntu server edition installed on it''
##Set up Mail Server ''Semi-Completed, The server can be a mail server, but it has not been set up yet"
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating. ''Completed, Computers can ping each other and all can access the internet''
##Set up firewall ''Not Complete, still waiting on a NIC''
#Experiment with Network Security
##Research packet sniffing ''Complete, Found a program called Wireshark to sniff packets''
##Install talk, or some other commutation means ''Complete, although talk never worked, we got pidgin to work''
##Install Wireshark to sniff packets ''Complete, Nick's computer has Wireshark installed on it''
##Successfully intercept a packet ''Complete, We intercepted multiple IM's between each other, we also managed to get a password hash"
##Try to reverse a password hash ''In progress''
##Try to 'hack' into the mail server ''Not Complete''

== Goals for Second Quarter ==
#Research and Understand Magnetic strip cards.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards
#???
#Profit!

AJ McLennan

2008-09-24T14:25:47Z

Amclennan:

== Goals for First Quarter ==
#Set up a small network
##Install Server OS
##Set up Mail Server
##Make Network work, computers working together and commutating.
##Set up firewall
##Host simple website
#Research Network Security
##Packet sniffing
== Goals for Second Quarter ==
#Research and Understand Magnetic strip cards.
#Build Magnetic strip reader.
#Learn to Program Magnetic strips
#Research the code for metro cards.
#Put money on metro cards
#???
#Profit!