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The German law has even given some U.S. researchers pause as well. ... Moore notes that most Linux distros are now illegal in Germany as well, because they include the open-source nmap security scanner tool -- and some include Metasploit as well.Aug 28, 2007
New German Hacking Law - Schneier on Security
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/08/new_german_hack.html
Legal Issues | Nmap Network Scanning
https://nmap.org/book/legal-issues.html
In 2007 and 2008, broad new cybercrime laws took effect in Germany and England. These laws are meant to ban the distribution, use, and even possession of “hacking tools”. For example, the UK amendment to the Computer Misuse Act makes it illegal to “supply or offer to supply [a program], believing that it is likely to be ...Germany enacts 'anti-hacker' law • The Register
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/13/german_anti-hacker_law/
Aug 13, 2007 - Possession of dual-use tools - port scanners such as nmap or security scanners like nessus - is punishable by imprisonment of up to 12 months and a fine. The changes in German computer hacking law are similar to measures proposed in the UK's Police and Justice Bill, which were dropped following ...New German Hacking Law 202(c) - Sites Close & Possible Backfire
https://www.darknet.org.uk/.../new-german-hacking-law-202c-sites-close-possible-bac...
Sep 9, 2015 - It means under strict enformencent the majority of Linux distributions are now illegal in Germany as they tend to include nmap by default! I also believe it could back-fire causing more problems that solutions. Germany's new antihacker law could open the door to more cybercrime and not less, security ...network scanners - Port scanning legal or not? - Information ...
https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/21167/port-scanning-legal-or-not
Oct 5, 2012 - Port scanning is more akin to taking a walk around the neighbourhood and trying every handle of a door and every window to see if it's open, to see if the neighbours have left anything available for future investigation or exploitation/New German Hacking Law - Schneier on Security
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/08/new_german_hack.html
Aug 28, 2007 - The German law has even given some U.S. researchers pause as well. ... Moore notes that most Linux distros are now illegal in Germany as well, because they include the open-source nmap security scanner tool -- and some include Metasploit as well.Cyber law in Germany. : hacking - Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/hacking/comments/3e2hwn/cyber_law_in_germany/
Jul 21, 2015 - 2 posts
Im not interested in going to jail, being prosecuted, i literally just want to learn about something i'm incredibly interested in. I was hearing certain Linux distros are illegal in Germany under this law, due to the tools they can contain - things like nmap etc... I also wonder what the law is on accessing systems on ...[PDF]Minimizing Legal Risk When Using Cybersecurity ... - SANS Institute
https://www.sans.org/.../legal/minimizing-legal-risk-cybersecurity-scanning-tools-375...
Jan 13, 2017 - how and when to use the scanning tools while minimizing the legal risk to themselves and their enterprises. ..... asking permission to use some of the Nmap source code to develop a tool called Nessus. Nine days later ..... In 2007 and 2008, broad new cybercrime legislation took effect in Germany and the.Hacking Germany's New Computer Crime Law - Dark Reading
https://www.darkreading.com/risk/hacking-germanys-new...crime-law/d/.../1128950?
Aug 22, 2007 - Moore notes that most Linux distros are now illegal in Germany as well, because they include the open-source nmap security scanner tool -- and some include Metasploit as well. The law basically leaves the door open to outlaw any software used in a crime, notes Sabre Security's Dullien. Zoller says the ...UK & German laws - illegal possession of tools - Digital Forensics ...
www.forensicfocus.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=1792/
Aug 14, 2007 - 7 posts - 3 authors
From those in Germany and UK, how is the new law impacting your plans to continue in this industry? According to the UK Computer Misuse Act Police and Justice Act and the German Section 202c StGB, posession of tools like John, Kismet, KisMAC, Nessus, nmap, and the ability to Google effectively a ...German anti-hacker law bites hard - O'Reilly Media
archive.oreilly.com/pub/post/german_antihacker_law_starts_t.html
The change in the law, which went into effect on August 10, criminalises the production, distribution, possession, and sale of tools that can be used to commit cybercrimes. Unfortunately, a strict interpretation of the changes would make possession of tools that could be used maliciously (such as nmap or Nessus for instance) ...