This discussion has been locked.
You can no longer post new replies to this discussion. If you have a question you can start a new discussion

Reports and Log

In France the law requires us to have logs of all connections to the Internet, it should have a log per site with all MAC address  with the day and time and visited sites. These  log must be  only accesible by administrator in case of dispute..



This thread was automatically locked due to age.
  • Is this for all connections or only for hotspots? Can you point me to a (ideally english) reference so that we can provide a solution that complies with the laws correctly?

  • Hi ,

    Sorry for my English...  If you need some more informations perhaps you can call Sophos France for this i'm working a lot with Ludovic Peny (Sophos pre sales engeneer).

    OBLIGATIONS OF OPERATOR WiFi:

    The collection and storage of technical data for a year
    The law in January 2006 called Sarkozy Law
    1 introduced into the Code of Posts and Telecommunications
    2 provisions that require communications operators
    Electronic retain for a period of one year certain data
    technical data about their users.
    Indeed, the new bonds should enable the authorities to have sufficient evidence in the case of research evidence in the prevention of acts
    of terrorism...
    This requirement obviously concerns WiFi operators
    3 Categories of information whose conservation is mandatory

    The information to identify the user's data communication terminal equipment used

    The technical data as well as the date, time and duration of each call

    Data for additional services requested or used and their suppliers

    The data identifying the intended recipient of the communication

    The operators have no obligation of constitution of personal files
    users:
    organizations providing Wi-Fi can choose
    to offer this service without making the identification. They are then
    that required to hold the technical data created by the use of their services.
    Operators must keep only the technical data only.
    They should not keep information on the content of communications: the text of an SMS, the purpose and content of e-mail, etc.

    The National Commission for Control of Interceptions
    Security may at any time carry out inspections relating to technical communications operations.
    Failure to comply with this law carries criminal sanctions:
    up to 5 years imprisonment and a 300,000 euros fine.

    Hugues