[kictanet] Why are lots of .go.ke websites not https://?

[Mark Elkins]

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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