Nigerian Government Goes Open Source

#Defense #Education and tonnes of others currently use #Roundcube for email, needless to say, they all embrace #Linux or #BSD.

And for their SSL certificate, a Nigerian agency is closer to being a CA provider and cert issuer. Currently leaning on #Sectigo for their wildcard multidomain certificate, she has taken a step toward reducing eavesdropping on interministerial communications and assuming digital sovereignty.

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The site is set up to allow only secure connections, but there’s a problem with the site’s certificate. It’s possible that a bad actor is trying to impersonate the site. Sites use certificates issued by a certificate authority to prove they’re really who they say they are. Firefox doesn’t trust this site because its certificate isn’t valid for mail.icpc.gov.ng. The certificate is only valid for: mail.govmail.gbb.com.ng, cp.lbrbda.gov.ng, cp.education.gov.ng, cp.3mtt.fmcide.gov.ng, cp.cdcfib.gov.ng, cp.nscc.gov.ng, cp.foreignaffairs.gov.ng, cp.fmld.gov.ng, cp.bnp.gov.ng, cp.fcda.gov.ng, cp.osgf.gov.ng, cp.msd.gov.ng, cp.fcta.gov.ng, cp.justice.gov.ng, cp.nsiwc.gov.ng, cp.fmhds.gov.ng, cp.academy.ohcsf.gov.ng, cp.litfcmb.gov.ng, cp.specialduties.gov.ng, cp.health.gov.ng, cp.youthdev.gov.ng, cp.ohcsf.gov.ng, cp.mpb.mil.ng, cp.cct.gov.ng, cp.nama.gov.ng, cp.nasrda.gov.ng, cp.boundarycommission.gov.ng, cp.ngsa.gov.ng, cp.pfscu.gov.ng, cp.nta.gov.ng, cp.govmail.gbb.com.ng, cp.crbda.gov.ng, cp.naic.gov.ng, cp.surcon.gov.ng, cp.precefi.gov.ng, cp.budgetoffice.gov.ng, cp.fmhud.gov.ng, cp.eyecenter.gov.ng, cp.ccpt.gov.ng, cp.fmactce.gov.ng, cp.oagf.gov.ng, cp.nigerdelta.gov.ng, cp.fedcivilservice.gov.ng, cp.nimasa.gov.ng, cp.chadrbda.gov.ng, cp.maritimeacademy.edu.ng, cp.von.gov.ng, cp.leep.gov.ng, cp.regionaldev.gov.ng, cp.scienceandtech.gov.ng, cp.nemsa.gov.ng, cp.fmsdiga.gov.ng, cp.ncaa.gov.ng, cp.worksandhousing.gov.ng, cp.womenaffairs.gov.ng, cp.maritimeacademy.gov.ng, cp.psc.gov.ng, cp.fmmsd.gov.ng, cp.steel.gov.ng, cp.icsc.ohcsf.gov.ng, cp.osgof.gov.ng, cp.fmacce.gov.ng, cp.neiti.gov.ng, cp.fedcs.gov.ng, cp.labour.gov.ng, cp.nationalplanning.gov.ng, cp.lawschool.gov.ng, cp.informationandculture.gov.ng, cp.agriculture.gov.ng, cp.waterresources.gov.ng, cp.cdarm.justice.gov.ng, cp.fmcide.gov.ng, cp.policeaffairs.gov.ng, cp.corrections.gov.ng, cp.defence.gov.ng, cp.nphcda.gov.ng, cp.sports.gov.ng, cp.finance.gov.ng, cp.transportation.gov.ng, cp.youthandsport.gov.ng, cp.swdc.gov.ng, cp.fmiti.gov.ng, cp.bpsr.gov.ng, cp.dufuth.gov.ng, cp.environment.gov.ng, cp.power.gov.ng, cp.aviation.gov.ng, cp.nigcomsat.gov.ng, cp.umth.gov.ng, cp.fgshlb.gov.ng, cp.fmw.gov.ng, cp.navy.mil.ng, cp.petroleumresources.gov.ng, cp.nadf.gov.ng, cp.interior.gov.ng, cp.tetfund.gov.ng, cp.nepza.gov.ng, cp.fmmbe.gov.ng, cp.pwh.gov.ng, cp.ntda.gov.ng, cp.msmd.gov.ng, cp.icpc.gov.ng, cp.fmino.gov.ng, cp.riversstate.gov.ng, cp.tawadang.com, cp.maritimeacademyofnigeria.org, govmail.gbb.com.ng, cp.nsib.gov.ng, cp.energy.gov.ng, cp.naddc.gov.ng, cp.shestco.gov.ng, cp.son.gov.ng, cp.nan.gov.ng, cp.federalcharacter.gov.ng, cp.nesrea.gov.ng, cp.nacgrab.gov.ng, cp.notn.gov.ng, cp.cltc.gov.ng, cp.nahcon.gov.ng, cp.airforce.mil.ng, cp.bcda.gov.ng, cp.cstp.nasrda.gov.ng, cp.nbma.gov.ng, cp.defencehq.mil.ng, cp.drdb.mil.ng, cp.nepc.gov.ng, cp.nema.gov.ng, cp.ncpc.gov.ng, cp.population.gov.ng, cp.nmec.gov.ng, cp.pidaccnb.gov.ng, cp.nils.gov.ng, cp.rrbn.gov.ng, cp.nasc.gov.ng, cp.nerdc.gov.ng, cp.naqs.gov.ng, cp.pebec.gov.ng, cp.ncmm.gov.ng, cp.aiic.fcta.gov.ng, cp.copyright.gov.ng, cp.dtca.gov.ng, cp.nwsrp.gov.ng, cp.nbc.gov.ng, cp.arcn.gov.ng, cp.dtechboard.gov.ng, cp.ubrbda.gov.ng, cp.npf.gov.ng, cp.nelmco.gov.ng, cp.comeg.gov.ng, cp.immigration.gov.ng, cp.nimet.gov.ng, cp.frin.gov.ng, cp.dmo.gov.ng, cp.paf.gov.ng, cp.ncfrmi.gov.ng, cp.nfvcb.gov.ng, cp.nnra.gov.ng, cp.frc.gov.ng, cp.narict.gov.ng, cp.fedfire.gov.ng, cp.pcc.gov.ng, cp.nrc.gov.ng, cp.niprd.gov.ng, cp.nmcp.gov.ng, cp.ccb.gov.ng, cp.cmd.gov.ng, cp.smdf.gov.ng, cp.niffr.gov.ng, cp.ehcon.gov.ng, cp.grid3.gov.ng, cp.ggwnigeria.gov.ng, cp.sdgs.gov.ng, cp.nln.gov.ng, cp.prisons.gov.ng, cp.cybersecurity.gov.ng, cp.nosdra.gov.ng, cp.police.gov.ng, cp.ebes.gov.ng, cp.fib.gov.ng, cp.dodc.fcta.gov.ng, cp.n-sip.gov.ng, cp.pci.gov.ng, cp.hrorbn.gov.ng, cp.nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng, cp.cbss.nasrda.gov.ng, cp.ammc.fcta.gov.ng, cp.advertcouncil.gov.ng, cp.uath.gov.ng, cp.nji.gov.ng, cp.nbti.gov.ng, cp.aacelab.nasrda.gov.ng, cp.iccon.gov.ng, cp.frcnigeria.gov.ng, cp.nmep.gov.ng, cp.npf.cybersecurity.gov.ng, cp.nascp.gov.ng, cp.ipan.gov.ng, cp.dsa.mil.ng, cp.nislt.gov.ng, cp.nicfost.gov.ng, cp.fccpc.gov.ng, cp.cstd.nasrda.gov.ng, cp.ictinnovation.gov.ng, cp.bhcpf.gov.ng, cp.jamb.gov.ng, cp.proda.gov.ng, cp.fjsc.gov.ng, cp.nde.gov.ng, cp.nohazarehawul.gov.ng, cp.niwrmc.gov.ng, cp.ncwd.gov.ng, cp.cpc.gov.ng, cp.notary.gov.ng, cp.nepad.gov.ng, cp.fmf.gov.ng, cp.abiastate.gov.ng, cp.nipc.gov.ng, cp.fmcabuja.gov.ng, cp.dtac.gov.ng, cp.fmtourism.gov.ng, cp.nlrc.gov.ng, cp.modhip.gov.ng, cp.nfc.gov.ng, cp.nnma.gov.ng, cp.productivity.gov.ng, cp.afcsc.mil.ng.
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The site/domain-wide verification and native name in her certificate are commendable. They can engage several open source communities for improved security (2FA/OTP), content/software localisation, IPS/IDS, AI-productivity tools and many more.

Their servers are currently on AWS and other cloud providers. In no time, they would embrace in-house hosting with these open-source packages as their banks do with proprietary software.


#Nigeria #Africa #OpenSource #Engineering

So, issuing a #Sectigo Business #SSL certificate via #IONOS requires you to lie about your country of residence because the order form has a mandatory "German Bundesland" field no matter which country you select. I'm sure that's fine. 🤷‍♂️