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

[Barrack Otieno]

Good Stuff Mark

On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 12:29 pm Mark Elkins via KICTANet, <
kictanet at 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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