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"No cleartext passwords over the network"
"No unprotected X servers"
"If you're not using it, turn it off"

Remote Windows Cycles — Remote access to Windows machines on the UW CSE network, from your a remote machine. (Having IP authentication problems? This is one workaround.)
Remote Unix Cycles — Remote access to Unix machines on the UW CSE network, from your a remote machine.
Paying for Home Connectivity — Primarily for faculty. Answers "Can my grant pay?"
Host Registration — Intended for folks attaching their laptops to our wireless network. Information on finding your MAC address.

Security for Remote Users

SSL certificates on some of our web servers (and many other UW servers) are signed by UW Computing and Communications Certificate Authority. Enhance your browsing experience by installing the UW Services CA root certificate.

SSH/SCP for Win32 — Windows-based clients for secure login and file transfer to Unix systems are available via PuTTY. Installation and configuration information can be found here
No unprotected X servers — Make sure your X-server is protected, so nobody can slip a keylogger onto your machine!
Secure Unix Login From Your Browser — An introduction to secure Unix login via the MindTerm applet.
Protect Your Computer! — Steps you should take to protect your home computer, yourself and others from viruses, spyware and other intrusions, as well as loss of laptops, senstive or private data, even your identity. This stuff is dreary, but critically important!

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Seattle, WA 98195-2350
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