[committee] Draft account locking guidelines

[Conrad Pogson]

So that everyone is aware, these guidelines are now in place. They are
also available on the website at:

http://www.ucc.asn.au/infobase/policies/lockguidelines.ucc


On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Daniel J. Axtens <danielax at gmail.com> wrote:
> So the final draft for the committee meeting toady:
>
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>
> UCC network accounts are a privilege of membership, not a right. This policy
> outlines the reasons for which a member's access to his or her account may be
> suspended (locking of account), and the procedure for reinstitution of access
> (unlocking).
>
> This policy is a guideline for those involved in managing UCC accounts and
> facilities.
>
> *Why may accounts be locked?*
> Accounts may be locked for 3 reasons:
>
>  - Disciplinary:
>      When a member's behaviour is unacceptable.
>      This may include, but is not limited to:
>          - Breach of the UCC UNIX/Network Account policy, and, by extension,
>            the UWA Network and Security Policy; or
>          - Abuse of the clubroom resources (e.g., not maintaining a
>            reasonable level of tidiness).
>
>  - Security:
>       When, in the opinion of a Wheel member, the account poses a serious
>       security risk to the member or the Club, for example, by having a weak
>       password.
>
>
>  - Expiration of Membership:
>      When a a member does not renew his or her account.
>
> *Procedure for Locking*
>  - Locking an account must be performed by a Wheel member.
>  - Members of Door group may request that a Wheel member lock an account for
>    disciplinary reasons.
>
> As well as disabling access to the account, the Wheel member responsible must:
>  - Notify the member, preferably via electronic mail to a non-UCC address.
>  - Notify the committee (committee-only at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au) and other members
>    of Wheel group (wheel at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au).
>
> The technical methods of locking an account are beyond the scope of this
> document; Wheel members should familiarise themselves with the procedure.
>
> *How may accounts be unlocked?*
> The procedure for unlocking an account depends on the reason for locking:
>
>  - Disciplinary:
>      The matter will be discussed at the next UCC Committee meeting. The
>      member with the locked account and the responsible Wheel/Door member
>      will be invited to present their point of view to committee.
>      The committee will decide if any further action is appropriate.
>      The account will remain locked until the committee passes a motion to
>      unlock it.
>
>  - Security:
>      The account will be unlocked once a Wheel member is satisfied that the
>      account no longer poses a significant security risk to the member and
>      the Club.
>
>  - Expiration of membership:
>      The account will be unlocked upon presentation of a current membership
>      card to a Wheel or Door member.
>
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Conrad Pogson