Acceptable Use Policy

• You are personally responsible for all use of your computer and the network connection while you are attached to USF's network. You will be held accountable for any violations that occur involving your computer and/or network connection.
• You are responsible for taking reasonable measures to secure your computer against viruses, worms and other attacks. You will be held responsible for consequences resulting from unpatched systems or default/unset passwords.
• You will not use your network connection to send unsolicited mail (SPAM) or other unsolicited mass notices (pop-ups, instant messages etc.)
• You must not use USF resources and/or facilities to gain or attempt to gain unauthorized access to remote computers or network.
• Granting access to USF resources to individuals external to the University through your network connection is prohibited.
• You must not deliberately perform an act which will seriously impact the operation of computers, peripherals, or networks. This includes, but is not limited to, tampering with components of a network or otherwise blocking communication lines (Denial of Service Attacks), or interfering with the operational readiness of a computer.
• You will not generate excessive network traffic in so much that it interferes with another user's ability to utilize the network.
• You are authorized to connect a single computer to a single wall jack. Wiring and/or wall jacks may not be altered or extended beyond the location of their intended use. You may not connect hubs, switches, wireless access points or any other network equipment to the wall jack. If you have a real need for multiple simultaneous computers, please contact Information Technology Communications.
• You will not attempt to masquerade as another user, hide your identity, or attempt to monitor network traffic.
• It is required that you use DHCP for IP address assignment. You will not use any IP address except that which has been automatically assigned to you via DHCP.
• You will not register any domain name pointing to a USF IP address.
• You will not download or share unauthorized copyrighted materials.
• Servers (FTP, WWW, IRC, etc) are not permitted on the USF open-use network.
• Any traffic traversing USF's network is subject to monitoring and inspection.
• Failure to comply with applicable acceptable use policies may be a violation of state or even federal laws and could result in criminal prosecution. If you are in doubt as to whether or not to do something either don't do it or first contact USF Information Technology Communications staff to ensure that no laws are broken.
• By registering your computer with our server and using USF's open-use network connections, you are consenting to this acceptable use policy. If you do not agree with all of these requirements, do not use or register to use the network connections provided.