Hey guys, I wasn't sure in which category to put this.
But i'm looking to gain access to the 53000 USC Shoah Foundation WW2 testimonials, which appear to be only accessible via a limited amount of subscribing institutions, including universities.
I was wondering if I could somehow make that website think i'm at one of those universities, possibly via IP Address.
Perhaps set my browser to show i'm at that IP or my entire PC, i'm not sure how this goes.
Anybody know if this is possible, if it is, then what would be some ways to go about it? Also, would this be legal?
The site does say "To view video testimony from the Visual History Archive at USC, you will need to be on USC's secured network or VPN." I assume this might make it difficult or even impossible?
Thank you very much in advance!
I doubt very much that it just checks your source IP, either it's an internal resource and inaccessible from the internet or it requires some form of authentication (maybe both). Spoofing your IP won't help.
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And yeah, if you access stuff without authorisation then it's illegal.
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I see, so I pretty much need to be on location, logged into their network and maybe even have a personal login?
Which means i'm fucked, I guess i'll have to find a different way of accessing the archives.
And even then, as you say it would be illegal. Who knew it would be so hard to get a hold of testimonials which in reality should be available to the public anyway. And if I do find these testimonials, I will want to release them to the public, which probably also is highly illegal.
Anyway, tyvm for your reply, i'll try looking around for alternative ways to gain access, hopefully legally.
It's impossible to mimic an IP address if it's already in use, I won't tell you how to do this though as it's against the forum rules, have you tried the simplest way: Asking for access?