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EXH161T A <br /> Acceptable Use Policy <br /> Definitions <br /> 1. Email "bombing" is characterized by abusers repeatedly sending an identical emai! message to a <br /> particular address. <br /> 2. Email "spamming" is a variant of bombing; it refers tn sending email to hundreds or thousands of <br /> users {ar to lists that expand to that many users)� 1#may also occur innocently, as a resuit af sending a <br /> message to mailing lists and not realizing that the list explodes to thausands of users, or as a result af an <br /> incorrectly setup responder rnessage. <br /> 3. "Flooding" occurs when a target machine is flaaded with TCP connectian requests.The target system <br /> host becomes extremely slaw,crashes ar hangs. Broadcast or"smurf"attacks causes network links ta <br /> became overloaded.The"smurf" attack sends a constant stream of echo requests "pings"to the <br /> broadcast actdress of a subnet. <br /> Accep#able Use Policy <br /> This Acceptable Use Policy(hereafter referred to as 'AUP')specifies certain actions prohibited by the <br /> CITY for users of the City Fiber Network. The GTY reserves the right to modify this Palicy at any time#o <br /> stay in compliance with all known laws, regulations, policies, and security requirements that may be <br /> established by appropriate legislative or regulatory authorities or enacted by ClTY management or Legal <br /> Counsel. Customer unconditionally accepts the terms of this policy. <br /> Authorized Use <br /> CITY Fiber services are for the use of authorized users only and are subject to routine network <br /> monitoring by CITY staff ta audit netwark security and performance. The city reserves the right to deny <br /> IP addresses or revoke IP addresses and/or deny service to any Custamer violating the AUP. <br /> Illegal Use <br /> The CITY Fiber may be used only for lawful purpases.Transmission,distribution ar storage af any <br /> material in violation of any applicable law or regulation coming through the City Fiber Network is <br /> prohibited. 1llegal use includes, but is not limited to, material protected by copyright,trademark,trade <br /> secret or other intellectual property rights which is being used without proper authorization; <br /> government and military data protected by law and appfica6le national security policies and concerns; <br /> Customer data protected by public palicy; and material that, in the CI7Y's sole discretion, is obscene, <br /> defamatory,constitutes an iflegal threat,ar viola#es export control laws ar any other laws or applicable <br /> regulations, or any use which compramises the integrity of the City Fiber Network or any other network <br /> connected to the Ci#y Fiber Network. <br /> System and Network Security <br /> Violatians of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in criminai and/or civil liability. <br /> Custamer use of CI7Y Fiber Network constitutes cpnsent to the CITY's routine network monitoring. <br /> Should any violatians of the law or this AUP be discovered during monitaring,the CITY will invalve and <br /> cooperate with lacal, Illinois, and Federal law enforcement authorities for resolution. Examples of <br /> unlawful acts and system or network security violations include, but are nat limited to,the following: <br /> 1. Unautharized access to or use of data,systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, damage, <br /> scan ar test fhe vulnerabili#y of a system or netwark ar to breach security or authentication measures <br />