Why are lots of .go.ke websites not https://?
Hi Listers, I visit lots of Kenya government websites and I notice that a good number are http:// (not secure) rather than https:// (secure). Especially sites where people are putting in their data for job applications and things like that (I had started tracking, but abandoned that project). This morning I'm getting lots of messages asking me if the Kazi Mtaani portal http://kms.go.ke being launched this afternoon is legit. Young Kenyans who want to apply are worried that it could be a malicious site since it is not https://. I'm explaining that yes, it is a legitimate government website (it has been shared by various government officials) but that it didn't attend to digital security, just like many other government agency sites. Should we be having government websites collecting people's details using http:// and not https:// in 2021? How is the security protocol not baked in during the building of the sites? - I wonder about this a lot. Regards, Felista Wangari Incurably curious Journalist/Editor (Health, gender, development, personal finance)
I just had this conversation this week even NTSA Tims which was recently relsunched falls in this category. I find it ludicrous that in this day and age with data privacy concerns and laws the http status quo remains. Lets not even get started on the cybersecurity risks therein. Can the tech experts highlight why the transition seems "impossible " as I'm curious too. On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 10:30 am felista wangari via KICTANet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Listers,
I visit lots of Kenya government websites and I notice that a good number are http:// (not secure) rather than https:// (secure). Especially sites where people are putting in their data for job applications and things like that (I had started tracking, but abandoned that project).
This morning I'm getting lots of messages asking me if the Kazi Mtaani portal http://kms.go.ke being launched this afternoon is legit. Young Kenyans who want to apply are worried that it could be a malicious site since it is not https://.
I'm explaining that yes, it is a legitimate government website (it has been shared by various government officials) but that it didn't attend to digital security, just like many other government agency sites.
Should we be having government websites collecting people's details using http:// and not https:// in 2021?
How is the security protocol not baked in during the building of the sites? - I wonder about this a lot.
Regards, Felista Wangari Incurably curious Journalist/Editor (Health, gender, development, personal finance)
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For what it's worth, as anyone can get "Let's Encrypt" certificates at no charge (they are free), I built a system around this. Now, my Virtual Web hosting customers can simply choose what form of SSL Certificate they want, from None, Their Own or Automatic&Free. If they choose Automatic&Free, then a certificate is created via the Let's Encrypt system and then automatically updated every two months. Yes - it cost me some development time - but now its completely automated. I did the same for DNSSEC signing of zones too - if fact, if your DNS is with me - its on by default (if the Parent supports it.) If the DNS is not with me - I poll the provided Nameservers and see if there are any CDS records and if they exist, import them to my system and then pass on the DS records (as appropriate) to the Parents. Totally automated. Both services help to make the Internet a safer place. This is the sort of thing we should be doing as a community. On 11/19/21 10:44 AM, Benson Muite via KICTANet wrote:
Can the tech experts highlight why the transition seems "impossible " as I'm curious too.
It is not a tech problem. It is a people and re-education problem. Kenya - "Nchi ya Kichwa ngumu!"
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Good Stuff Mark On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 12:29 pm Mark Elkins via KICTANet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
For what it's worth, as anyone can get "Let's Encrypt" certificates at no charge (they are free), I built a system around this. Now, my Virtual Web hosting customers can simply choose what form of SSL Certificate they want, from None, Their Own or Automatic&Free. If they choose Automatic&Free, then a certificate is created via the Let's Encrypt system and then automatically updated every two months.
Yes - it cost me some development time - but now its completely automated.
I did the same for DNSSEC signing of zones too - if fact, if your DNS is with me - its on by default (if the Parent supports it.) If the DNS is not with me - I poll the provided Nameservers and see if there are any CDS records and if they exist, import them to my system and then pass on the DS records (as appropriate) to the Parents.
Totally automated. Both services help to make the Internet a safer place. This is the sort of thing we should be doing as a community. On 11/19/21 10:44 AM, Benson Muite via KICTANet wrote:
Can the tech experts highlight why the transition seems "impossible " as I'm curious too.
It is not a tech problem. It is a people and re-education problem. Kenya - "Nchi ya Kichwa ngumu!"
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Hi Barrack, Is there data somewhere on all the .go.ke registered domains? Regards, David On Sat, 20 Nov 2021 at 08:30, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good Stuff Mark
On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 12:29 pm Mark Elkins via KICTANet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
For what it's worth, as anyone can get "Let's Encrypt" certificates at no charge (they are free), I built a system around this. Now, my Virtual Web hosting customers can simply choose what form of SSL Certificate they want, from None, Their Own or Automatic&Free. If they choose Automatic&Free, then a certificate is created via the Let's Encrypt system and then automatically updated every two months.
Yes - it cost me some development time - but now its completely automated.
I did the same for DNSSEC signing of zones too - if fact, if your DNS is with me - its on by default (if the Parent supports it.) If the DNS is not with me - I poll the provided Nameservers and see if there are any CDS records and if they exist, import them to my system and then pass on the DS records (as appropriate) to the Parents.
Totally automated. Both services help to make the Internet a safer place. This is the sort of thing we should be doing as a community. On 11/19/21 10:44 AM, Benson Muite via KICTANet wrote:
Can the tech experts highlight why the transition seems "impossible " as I'm curious too.
It is not a tech problem. It is a people and re-education problem. Kenya - "Nchi ya Kichwa ngumu!"
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Love that someone brought this up. You can't leave such things to chance. It's the same thing as CCing a blast email with everyone's email addresses visible to everyone. The procurers rarely know what to look out for. They just know they need a website. Or a social media page etc. No rules of engagement. No social media policy to guide them. No IT Policy either. Nothing. It's also amusing that for a government that's so keen on regulating behavior online charity does not begin at home. On Tue, Nov 23, 2021, 9:59 AM David Njuki via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Barrack,
Is there data somewhere on all the .go.ke registered domains?
Regards, David
On Sat, 20 Nov 2021 at 08:30, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good Stuff Mark
On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 12:29 pm Mark Elkins via KICTANet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
For what it's worth, as anyone can get "Let's Encrypt" certificates at no charge (they are free), I built a system around this. Now, my Virtual Web hosting customers can simply choose what form of SSL Certificate they want, from None, Their Own or Automatic&Free. If they choose Automatic&Free, then a certificate is created via the Let's Encrypt system and then automatically updated every two months.
Yes - it cost me some development time - but now its completely automated.
I did the same for DNSSEC signing of zones too - if fact, if your DNS is with me - its on by default (if the Parent supports it.) If the DNS is not with me - I poll the provided Nameservers and see if there are any CDS records and if they exist, import them to my system and then pass on the DS records (as appropriate) to the Parents.
Totally automated. Both services help to make the Internet a safer place. This is the sort of thing we should be doing as a community. On 11/19/21 10:44 AM, Benson Muite via KICTANet wrote:
Can the tech experts highlight why the transition seems "impossible " as I'm curious too.
It is not a tech problem. It is a people and re-education problem. Kenya - "Nchi ya Kichwa ngumu!"
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Hi @njukey@gmail.com <njukey@gmail.com> https://registry.kenic.or.ke/statistics.jsp Regards On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 9:49 AM David Njuki via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Barrack,
Is there data somewhere on all the .go.ke registered domains?
Regards, David
On Sat, 20 Nov 2021 at 08:30, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good Stuff Mark
On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 12:29 pm Mark Elkins via KICTANet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
For what it's worth, as anyone can get "Let's Encrypt" certificates at no charge (they are free), I built a system around this. Now, my Virtual Web hosting customers can simply choose what form of SSL Certificate they want, from None, Their Own or Automatic&Free. If they choose Automatic&Free, then a certificate is created via the Let's Encrypt system and then automatically updated every two months.
Yes - it cost me some development time - but now its completely automated.
I did the same for DNSSEC signing of zones too - if fact, if your DNS is with me - its on by default (if the Parent supports it.) If the DNS is not with me - I poll the provided Nameservers and see if there are any CDS records and if they exist, import them to my system and then pass on the DS records (as appropriate) to the Parents.
Totally automated. Both services help to make the Internet a safer place. This is the sort of thing we should be doing as a community. On 11/19/21 10:44 AM, Benson Muite via KICTANet wrote:
Can the tech experts highlight why the transition seems "impossible " as I'm curious too.
It is not a tech problem. It is a people and re-education problem. Kenya - "Nchi ya Kichwa ngumu!"
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ICTA is responsible for Government domain names. Best Regards On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 11:22 AM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi @njukey@gmail.com <njukey@gmail.com>
https://registry.kenic.or.ke/statistics.jsp
Regards
On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 9:49 AM David Njuki via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Barrack,
Is there data somewhere on all the .go.ke registered domains?
Regards, David
On Sat, 20 Nov 2021 at 08:30, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good Stuff Mark
On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 12:29 pm Mark Elkins via KICTANet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
For what it's worth, as anyone can get "Let's Encrypt" certificates at no charge (they are free), I built a system around this. Now, my Virtual Web hosting customers can simply choose what form of SSL Certificate they want, from None, Their Own or Automatic&Free. If they choose Automatic&Free, then a certificate is created via the Let's Encrypt system and then automatically updated every two months.
Yes - it cost me some development time - but now its completely automated.
I did the same for DNSSEC signing of zones too - if fact, if your DNS is with me - its on by default (if the Parent supports it.) If the DNS is not with me - I poll the provided Nameservers and see if there are any CDS records and if they exist, import them to my system and then pass on the DS records (as appropriate) to the Parents.
Totally automated. Both services help to make the Internet a safer place. This is the sort of thing we should be doing as a community. On 11/19/21 10:44 AM, Benson Muite via KICTANet wrote:
Can the tech experts highlight why the transition seems "impossible " as I'm curious too.
It is not a tech problem. It is a people and re-education problem. Kenya - "Nchi ya Kichwa ngumu!"
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Perhaps it's the calibre of those behind those systems. Oh, and I heard FKF purchased a _free_ letsencrypt SSL certificate for KES 700,000. At least they looked at the security bits :-) On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 11:45 AM Benson Muite via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Can the tech experts highlight why the transition seems "impossible " as I'm curious too.
It is not a tech problem. It is a people and re-education problem. Kenya - "Nchi ya Kichwa ngumu!"
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smh! _________________________ Sent from my mobile On Sat, 20 Nov 2021, 10:12 Odhiambo Washington via KICTANet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Perhaps it's the calibre of those behind those systems. > > Oh, and I heard FKF purchased a _free_ letsencrypt SSL certificate for KES > 700,000. At least they looked at the security bits :-) > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 11:45 AM Benson Muite via KICTANet < > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >> > Can the tech experts highlight why the transition seems "impossible " >> as >> > I'm curious too. >> It is not a tech problem. It is a people and re-education problem. Kenya >> - "Nchi ya Kichwa ngumu!" >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> KICTANet mailing list >> KICTANet@lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%40gmail.com >> >> >> KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and institutions >> interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. KICTANet is a >> catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector. >> Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building, >> Research, and Stakeholder Engagement. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >> KICTANet - The Power of Communities, is Kenya's premier ICT policy >> engagement platform. >> > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 > "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' :-) > _______________________________________________ > KICTANet mailing list > KICTANet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/awatila%40gmail.com > > > KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and institutions > interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. KICTANet is a > catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector. > Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building, > Research, and Stakeholder Engagement. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > KICTANet - The Power of Communities, is Kenya's premier ICT policy > engagement platform. >
Simple... Kusema na #KuTender ;-) Warm regards, Mutemi wa Kiama Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Intellectual, Social Justice & Social Accountability Entrepreneur, Strategic Planning & Organizational Development Facilitator, Strategic Communications, Movement Building Coach, Human Rights Defender, #DevolutionIsRevolution Champion. The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya) Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-mutemi-wa-kiama-1aa51615/ Sauti Ya Wanjiku Social Movement www.sautiyawanjiku.com https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt https://twitter.com/MutemiWaKiama http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead On Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 10:39 felista wangari via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Listers,
I visit lots of Kenya government websites and I notice that a good number are http:// (not secure) rather than https:// (secure). Especially sites where people are putting in their data for job applications and things like that (I had started tracking, but abandoned that project).
This morning I'm getting lots of messages asking me if the Kazi Mtaani portal http://kms.go.ke being launched this afternoon is legit. Young Kenyans who want to apply are worried that it could be a malicious site since it is not https://.
I'm explaining that yes, it is a legitimate government website (it has been shared by various government officials) but that it didn't attend to digital security, just like many other government agency sites.
Should we be having government websites collecting people's details using http:// and not https:// in 2021?
How is the security protocol not baked in during the building of the sites? - I wonder about this a lot.
Regards, Felista Wangari Incurably curious Journalist/Editor (Health, gender, development, personal finance)
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participants (10)
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A Mutheu -
Alex Watila -
Barrack Otieno -
Benson Muite -
David Njuki -
felista wangari -
kanini mutemi -
Mark Elkins -
Mutemi wa Kiama -
Odhiambo Washington