ASSERT - University of Alaska Fairbanks

Users of the ASSERT lab facilities must agree to abide by the following usage policy: To obtain an account in the lab you must submit a signed copy of this policy to the ASSERT Lab manager (printable version).

No food or drink in the lab.
In order to ensure that the campus network is not jeopardized by the ASSERT lab activities, the network in the lab is completely isolated. Users may not connect any device to the ASSERT lab network (e.g. laptop computers), and no attempt should be made to connect any of the ASSERT lab machines to any external network.
Several of the lab components provide network and user management functions (i.e. all devices in the 172.16.0.0/24 subnet), and should not be subjected to any form of attack.
The workstation at the front of the lab is connected to the campus wireless network, and can be used for Internet access related to ASSERT lab work.
Users should understand that their activities in the lab may be monitored and recorded as a consequence of other lab projects or by lab administrators, and as a result should not use passwords in the ASSERT lab that they use for other system, or introduce any confidential information into the lab environment.
Users should understand that the lab network may be a hostile environment, and should take precautions to ensure that their work is not disrupted by the work of other lab users. Such precautions may include running their systems on an isolated subnet, or even within VMware virtual network.
Users may not attempt to disrupt the activity of other lab users without the specific consent of the users involved. This includes, but is not limited to, attempting to access the accounts of other lab users, or using other user's systems as targets for attack.
If you perform some activity that impacts the lab environment, clean up when your work is complete. For example, if you are studying the propagation technique of the latest worm, and infect several of the lab systems as a result, please clean the systems afterwards (in many cases this may just involve reverting to a VMware snapshot, or re-imaging a target system from the server).
You are welcome to install software on the white targets or within the workstation VMware environments provided you abide by the terms of any applicable license. Requests to purchase commercial software for lab use, or to have software added to the various disk images, should be made to the lab manager.
Several groups and classes use the lab each semester. Requests for dedicated access to lab resources or scheduled lab times should be coordinated through the lab manager.
If you have a justifiable reason to perform some activity in the lab, and are unsure if your activities will violate the lab usage policies, ask first!
If you are the last person to leave the lab, close the door.