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312-50V9 · Question #329
312-50V9 Question #329: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is A: Nothing, but suggest to him to change the network's SSID and password.. Accidentally overhearing network credentials does not grant any legal or ethical right to use them - the correct action is to ignore them and advise the owner to change them.
Question
Your next door neighbor, that you do not get along with, is having issues with their network, so he yells to his spouse the network's SSID and password and you hear them both clearly. What do you do with this information?
Options
- ANothing, but suggest to him to change the network's SSID and password.
- BSell his SSID and password to friends that come to your house, so it doesn't slow down your
- CLog onto to his network, after all it's his fault that you can get in.
- DOnly use his network when you have large downloads so you don't tax your own network.
Explanation
Accidentally overhearing network credentials does not grant any legal or ethical right to use them - the correct action is to ignore them and advise the owner to change them.
Common mistakes.
- B. Sharing or selling another person's network credentials without authorization constitutes unlawful distribution of stolen access information and is a criminal offense.
- C. Unauthorized access to a network is illegal under the CFAA regardless of whether the credential disclosure was accidental - negligence by the owner does not transfer authorization to a third party.
- D. Using a neighbor's network for large downloads still constitutes unauthorized access and is illegal even if the intent is to reduce impact on the owner's bandwidth.
Concept tested. Ethics and legal boundaries of network credential use
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