Host Systems
All host operating systems on campus (UNIX, Windows, etc.) keep a log of the
account numbers of the people or devices that connected to that host, their
connect and disconnect times, what programs they run, the amount of computer
resources consumed, etc. This information is used for system administration and
billing.
E-mail
BlitzMail and associated mail systems keep a log of the names of
the people who have connected to the mail system, their connect and disconnect
times, information about client machine capacities, and summary information
about (but not the text of) messages sent or received.
KeyServer
The KeyServer keeps a log of the names of people who have connected to the
server, their network addresses, their connect and disconnect times, and the
names of the KeyServer-controlled software that they used.
Network Integrity
Computing Services, with prior contact with specific users as appropriate,
may at its discretion run various network programs that help ensure network
integrity and security. Such programs may access various files, typically files
related to operating systems, on central or distributed computers on Dartmouth
College’s digital data network.
Blackboard
On occasion, Blackboard system administrators need to simulate users’ login
to Blackboard for troubleshooting purposes. By contacting Blackboard Support,
users agree to allow Blackboard system administrators to simulate users' access
to Blackboard in order to provide adequate support. This process involves
utilizing a user’s Dartmouth ID number (DID).
Other than when contacted for support by Blackboard users, and in accordance
with Dartmouth’s Information Technology Policy, Blackboard system
administrators will not use a person's DID without explicit permission of the
person.
Blackboard system administrators do not use, or have access to, users’
Dartmouth Name Directory (DND) passwords. Furthermore, Blackboard system
administrators never request a user's DND password. It is advised that users
should be extremely diligent in the protection of their DND password.
This information and access privileges are not shared with anyone other than
the Blackboard system administrators group.
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