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List:       nanog
Subject:    Re: Stanford Hack Exposes 10,000
From:       Bob Vaughan <techie () tantivy ! tantivy ! net>
Date:       2005-05-27 9:47:57
Message-ID: 200505270947.j4R9lvvM004628 () tantivy ! tantivy ! net
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> 
> * Jon Lewis:
> 
> > How hard is it for a university to generate their own student "serial
> > numbers" as students register?
> 
> It's probably hard to restructure your databases and rewrite most of
> your software. 8-(
> 
> Of course, any unique identifier will do, but it's hard to make the
> switch.
> 


Stanford's student/faculty/staff ID system is not based on SSN's, and
it has been in place for a number of years.  I don't think the previous
system was based on SSN's either.

Which brings up the question of why SSN's would be in the career center
database in the first place.



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