Randal L. Schwartz

Randal L. Schwartz (born November 22, 1961) is an American author, system administrator and programming consultant. Schwartz is the co-author of several widely used books about Perl, a programming language for computers, and has written regular columns about Perl for several computer magazines. He popularized the Just another Perl hacker signature programs. He is a founding board member of the Perl Mongers, the worldwide Perl grassroots advocacy organization.

State of Oregon vs. Randal Schwartz

In July 1995, Schwartz was brought to trial in the case of State of Oregon vs. Randal Schwartz. According to the prosecution, Schwartz illegally bypassed computer security in order to gain access to a password file while working as a consultant for Intel. According to Schwartz, he was only trying to show that management employees of Intel were selecting passwords that could be easily guessed by individuals who then could compromise computer security.

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July - 1995 - Intel

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Schwartz was convicted on three felony counts. On September 11, 1995, he was sentenced to several years probation, a fine of US$68,000, and left to pay about US$170,000 in personal legal bills.

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