START: Improving Security Through Network Registration

Monday, June 06, 2005 | 9:30PM–9:30PM
Session Type: Resources
Georgia Tech recently developed START—Scanning Technology for Automated Registration, Repair, and Response Tasks—a custom registration system for its student housing networks. START forces unregistered users into a captive portal that scans for vulnerabilities prior to network admission, considerably improving security with minimal inconvenience to users.

Presenters

  • John Douglass

    Systems Support Specialist III, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Steve Hodges

    System Administrator, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Adrian Smith

    Chief Information Officer, Metropolitan College of New York