Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3342 - Kent State University › Chapter 3342-9 - Administrative Policy on Technology › Section 3342-9-02.1 - Administrative policy regarding responsible use of information techology

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Purpose. To ensure compliance with the university
			 policy on responsible use of information technology, Kent state university
			 establishes the following administrative policy which supplements university
			 policy and any guidelines or regulations developed by individual units of the
			 university, as well as applicable federal and state laws.
(B)
								User
			 responsibilities.
(1)
									University assigned accounts ("UserID"), computer and
			 network access accounts are for the personal use of that individual only.
			 Accounts are to be used for the university-related activities for which they
			 are assigned.
(2)
									Sharing of access. Computer accounts, passwords, and
			 other types of authorization are assigned to individual users and should not be
			 shared with others. Individual users are responsible for the use of their
			 accounts. If an account is shared or the password divulged, the holder of the
			 account may lose all account privileges and be held personally responsible for
			 any actions that arise from the misuse of the account.
(3)
									Unauthorized
			 access. Individual users may not run or otherwise configure software or
			 hardware to intentionally allow access by unauthorized users.
(4)
									Termination of
			 access. When individual users cease being a member of the campus community
			 (i.e., withdraw, graduate, or terminate employment or otherwise leave the
			 university), or if an individual user is assigned a new position and/ or
			 responsibilities within Kent state university, access authorization may be
			 reviewed. Users must not use facilities, accounts, access codes, privileges or
			 information for which they are not authorized.
(5)
									Circumventing
			 security. Users are prohibited from attempting to circumvent or subvert any
			 system's security measures. Users are prohibited from using any computer
			 program or device to intercept or decode passwords or similar access control
			 information.
(6)
									Breaching security. Deliberate attempts to degrade the
			 performance of a computer system or network or to deprive authorized personnel
			 of resources or access to any Kent state university computer or network is
			 prohibited. Breach of security includes, but is not limited to, the
			 following:
(a)
										
			 Creating or knowingly propagating viruses;
(b)
										
			 Hacking;
(c)
										Password cracking;
(d)
										Unauthorized
			 viewing of others' files;
(e)
										Willful modification of hardware and software
			 installations.
(7)
									Abuse of campus computer resources is prohibited and
			 includes, but is not limited to:
(a)
										Unauthorized monitoring. A user may not use computer
			 resources for unauthorized monitoring of electronic
			 communications.
(b)
										Spamming. Posting a personal or private commercial
			 message to multiple list servers, distribution lists or news groups with the
			 intention of reaching as many users as possible is prohibited.
(c)
										Private
			 commercial purposes. The computing and networking resources of campus shall not
			 be used for personal or private commercial purposes or for financial
			 gain