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As someone that actually used JPlag as a university TA, I think if the students are smart enough to implement this, they're probably smart enough to do whatever
by norswap 2y ago
As someone that actually used JPlag as a university TA, I think if the students are smart enough to implement this, they're probably smart enough to do whatever assignment we've asked of them (unless there's a easy peasy program to do the transformation, but I don't think it's the case here).
The usage of the tool is basically a deterrent against a very low-hanging cheating fruit for students (some still tried and thought changing the variable names would help them...)
- emeryberger 2y agoIf you read the paper, you'll see that the attack is entirely feasible to implement by hand (we did this ourselves but do not report on it in the paper). It's a pretty mechanical process. A bit of trial and error will get the job done; it's a hell of a lot easier than most assignments.
- emeryberger 2y agoHere's the relevant quote that speaks to your statement: Mossad thus defies the conventional wisdom that defeating plagiarism detection is difficult or requires significant programming ability. The techniques that underlie Mossad could be implemented manually, relying on only the most basic understanding of programming language principles, letting them evade detection by both plagiarism detectors and some degree of manual inspection...