GoK Internet Exchange Point ( GIXP)
In today's paper's CCK is sourcing for supply, installation and commissioning GIXP, wonder why they are not working with private initiatiates such as KIXP? There are too many parallel and sometimes duplicate infrastructure initiatives in this country.
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You mean PPP kind of partnerships where government saves by using private sector's infrastructure, data centres and servers, KIXP, etc? Well, I think NOT. Imagine gova intranet data (for example, NSIS) passing through some private company's servers... And with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) the telcos /data centre owners reconstructing all of that data then using it to know EXACTLY what is going on in all of government's offices.... Let's be frank, that'd be a national disaster. In any case, who these companies? c'mon... On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Richard Bosire <richard.bosire@gmail.com>wrote:
In today's paper's CCK is sourcing for supply, installation and commissioning GIXP, wonder why they are not working with private initiatiates such as KIXP?
There are too many parallel and sometimes duplicate infrastructure initiatives in this country. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
A suggestion, .go.ke buys out the KIXP? Then it can maintain and control traffic... But given the history of parastatals and efficiency, I'm not too sure that's a good idea... On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
You mean PPP kind of partnerships where government saves by using private sector's infrastructure, data centres and servers, KIXP, etc? Well, I think NOT. Imagine gova intranet data (for example, NSIS) passing through some private company's servers... And with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) the telcos /data centre owners reconstructing all of that data then using it to know EXACTLY what is going on in all of government's offices.... Let's be frank, that'd be a national disaster. In any case, who these companies? c'mon...
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Richard Bosire <richard.bosire@gmail.com>wrote:
In today's paper's CCK is sourcing for supply, installation and commissioning GIXP, wonder why they are not working with private initiatiates such as KIXP?
There are too many parallel and sometimes duplicate infrastructure initiatives in this country. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
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There was a thread on this list where it was said that RIM stores ALL blackberry passwords for all users who have activated the internet service (which, BTW, costs 2k on safcom, damn!). Now, remember that Obama is rather fond of his crackberry, so does that mean somewhere in Canada are the passwords to The President of The United States of America? If the answer is yes, why can the NSIS trust KIXP with their heavily encrypted traffic? On 7/15/09, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
A suggestion, .go.ke buys out the KIXP? Then it can maintain and control traffic... But given the history of parastatals and efficiency, I'm not too sure that's a good idea...
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
You mean PPP kind of partnerships where government saves by using private sector's infrastructure, data centres and servers, KIXP, etc? Well, I think NOT. Imagine gova intranet data (for example, NSIS) passing through some private company's servers... And with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) the telcos /data centre owners reconstructing all of that data then using it to know EXACTLY what is going on in all of government's offices.... Let's be frank, that'd be a national disaster. In any case, who these companies? c'mon...
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Richard Bosire <richard.bosire@gmail.com>wrote:
In today's paper's CCK is sourcing for supply, installation and commissioning GIXP, wonder why they are not working with private initiatiates such as KIXP?
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Hi all, To the best of my understanding the Govt has concerns on security and privacy thus the reason for having this project. I think their concerns are well founded and since most of them are at the policy level as rightfully put by Alex the design and implementation has to appear to reflect the same. Therefore if this project will create this sense of control and security - its probably what we need to get e-govt going forward so i would advocate for speedy implementation. Having said that; 1) From my understanding its called GIXP - by definition of what an Internet Exchange Point is - are they going to have each Govt agency, ministry etc peering there? i.e using BGP, ASN fully meshed peering point and invite others (ISPs, Telco's etc) to come and peer?. 2) Quote "The internet was never designed with security in mind" therefore its best Govt took time to understand that security is built on-top of the infrastructure, Services and Human Resource. Failure to do so having a peering point will not shield them from any potential security problems. Am sorry Alex but the reason encryption was built was to ensure that DPI cannot do anything and depending on what kind of encryption you use determines the number of years you will be spending trying to decipher encrypted packets. So if i was Govt, i would develop my own type of encryption like the the Russian Govt did. Heck even using a SHA-1 256 bit key would suffice :) Regards, Michuki. Phares Kariuki wrote:
A suggestion, .go.ke buys out the KIXP? Then it can maintain and control traffic... But given the history of parastatals and efficiency, I'm not too sure that's a good idea...
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
You mean PPP kind of partnerships where government saves by using private sector's infrastructure, data centres and servers, KIXP, etc? Well, I think NOT. Imagine gova intranet data (for example, NSIS) passing through some private company's servers... And with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) the telcos /data centre owners reconstructing all of that data then using it to know EXACTLY what is going on in all of government's offices.... Let's be frank, that'd be a national disaster. In any case, who these companies? c'mon...
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Richard Bosire <richard.bosire@gmail.com>wrote:
In today's paper's CCK is sourcing for supply, installation and commissioning GIXP, wonder why they are not working with private initiatiates such as KIXP?
There are too many parallel and sometimes duplicate infrastructure initiatives in this country. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
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On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com> wrote:
To the best of my understanding the Govt has concerns on security and privacy thus the reason for having this project. I think their concerns are well founded and since most of them are at the policy level as rightfully put by Alex the design and implementation has to appear to reflect the same. Therefore if this project will create this sense of control and security - its probably what we need to get e-govt going forward so i would advocate for speedy implementation.
Agreed, we often omit to practically consider and address local concerns preventing wider internet usage. @Karunyu, I wonder if the Blackberry example equates to CIA, FBI, Public Health data, and all other sensitive USG data passing right under private noses? The other problem I can foresee is that if KIXP were to handle such data and one of the boys in suits (or in blue) stood by Wambugu all day... guys ( including me) would start screaming "censorship" or "gova is monitoring all our private communications." So I argue as Michuki below, let them have their own and BGP/ASN announce what's publicly necessary. That's ok for all of us - them, us and public interest.
Having said that;
1) From my understanding its called GIXP - by definition of what an Internet Exchange Point is - are they going to have each Govt agency, ministry etc peering there? i.e using BGP, ASN fully meshed peering point and invite others (ISPs, Telco's etc) to come and peer?.
You beat be at this:-) I was to respond exactly the same way...
2) Quote "The internet was never designed with security in mind" therefore its best Govt took time to understand that security is built on-top of the infrastructure, Services and Human Resource. Failure to do so having a peering point will not shield them from any potential security problems.
Am sorry Alex but the reason encryption was built was to ensure that DPI cannot do anything and depending on what kind of encryption you use determines the number of years you will be spending trying to decipher encrypted packets.
But look at it from a cost-benefit analysis angle. The cost of educating every Civil Servant to ensure all their communications are encrypted. Or (lesser?) costs of implementing the same on every government servers versus the putting of up "GoK-Intranet" GIXP costs. I would bet on GIXP costs being way much lower (and lesser maintenance costs)
So if i was Govt, i would develop my own type of encryption like the the Russian Govt did. Heck even using a SHA-1 256 bit key would suffice :)
It's mobile stories like "Death muddies Greek spy probe" that don't help much to re-assure. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4838552.stm> Bear in mind foreign majority ownership of Kenya's communications infrastructure -courtesy of privatisation and the need to attract foreign communication investments.. See it simply as a middle-ground "the best of both worlds:)" position advocacy. regards, Alex
Phares Kariuki wrote:
A suggestion, .go.ke buys out the KIXP? Then it can maintain and control traffic... But given the history of parastatals and efficiency, I'm not too sure that's a good idea...
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
You mean PPP kind of partnerships where government saves by using private sector's infrastructure, data centres and servers, KIXP, etc? Well, I think NOT. Imagine gova intranet data (for example, NSIS) passing through some private company's servers... And with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) the telcos /data centre owners reconstructing all of that data then using it to know EXACTLY what is going on in all of government's offices.... Let's be frank, that'd be a national disaster. In any case, who these companies? c'mon...
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Richard Bosire <richard.bosire@gmail.com>wrote:
In today's paper's CCK is sourcing for supply, installation and commissioning GIXP, wonder why they are not working with private initiatiates such as KIXP?
There are too many parallel and sometimes duplicate infrastructure initiatives in this country. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
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Gakuru Alex wrote:
But look at it from a cost-benefit analysis angle. The cost of educating every Civil Servant to ensure all their communications are encrypted. Or (lesser?) costs of implementing the same on every government servers versus the putting of up "GoK-Intranet" GIXP costs. I would bet on GIXP costs being way much lower (and lesser maintenance costs)
What you seem to imply is security through obscurity. Security will have to be built regardless - if you watch whats happening now in most govts you will realise this is not an option. For the same reasons .gov is now a signed zone even before the root is signed goes to tell where everyones thinking is. Regards, Michuki.
Security by design and security by obscurity are not necessary "either-or" options. But, on below paragraph, my emphasis was wholesale cost-benefit analysis not on the best security techniques that the industry currently offers and was needed ages ago on all local privately-owned infrastructure. Past threads reveal how missing-in-implementation that has been.We could find ourselves lame ducks immediately the fibres are lit, Yes/No? On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Michuki Mwangi<michuki@swiftkenya.com> wrote:
Gakuru Alex wrote:
But look at it from a cost-benefit analysis angle. The cost of educating every Civil Servant to ensure all their communications are encrypted. Or (lesser?) costs of implementing the same on every government servers versus the putting of up "GoK-Intranet" GIXP costs. I would bet on GIXP costs being way much lower (and lesser maintenance costs)
What you seem to imply is security through obscurity. Security will have to be built regardless - if you watch whats happening now in most govts you will realise this is not an option. For the same reasons .gov is now a signed zone even before the root is signed goes to tell where everyones thinking is.
Regards,
Michuki.
Hallo All Alex what you say is very interesting however even for the Ministries and all government parastatals to reach their IXP they shall need to make use of private sector infrastructure providers to get them connected. So their data still has to go through private networks unless government also wants to put up their own Internet service Provider and infrastructure company whom they should license (in the interest of fair play) like all others to provide the connectivity to all their ministries. I am definitely supportive of the Government intranet initiative and look forward to seeing how it all unfolds. Kind Regards, Fiona -----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Michuki Mwangi Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:39 PM To: Gakuru Alex Cc: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] GoK Internet Exchange Point ( GIXP) Gakuru Alex wrote:
But look at it from a cost-benefit analysis angle. The cost of educating every Civil Servant to ensure all their communications are encrypted. Or (lesser?) costs of implementing the same on every government servers versus the putting of up "GoK-Intranet" GIXP costs. I would bet on GIXP costs being way much lower (and lesser maintenance costs)
What you seem to imply is security through obscurity. Security will have to be built regardless - if you watch whats happening now in most govts you will realise this is not an option. For the same reasons .gov is now a signed zone even before the root is signed goes to tell where everyones thinking is. Regards, Michuki. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Dear Fiona, (in the interest of fair play) ....How I wish telecommunications service providers believed in it or held it half as close to their hearts and practised it in their dealing with consumers of their services. We would have very few, if any, of the shoddy-yet-so-costly services complaints on this list archives - voice, data, Internet, mobile, ..you-name-it. I trust that are aware that from where I stand, one finds it government better when with more "duty bearer role" to communication "rights holders" (a.k.a. consumers). Try out with calls for the protection of users privacy rights, reduced costs (or reduced projected data services revenues?) or try demanding expanded democratic spaces in private telecoms entities, etc... what would you get? Certainly not a pay rise! Your 'forward-outlook' questions border on government policy issues. I am afraid I cannot answer them since I am not in government. Please direct them to the relevant government institutions. This was a generic discussion thread but since it has assumed business predictive twists, excuse me for not commenting any further under it. regards, Alex On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Fiona Asonga<tespok@tespok.co.ke> wrote:
Hallo All
Alex what you say is very interesting however even for the Ministries and all government parastatals to reach their IXP they shall need to make use of private sector infrastructure providers to get them connected. So their data still has to go through private networks unless government also wants to put up their own Internet service Provider and infrastructure company whom they should license (in the interest of fair play) like all others to provide the connectivity to all their ministries.
I am definitely supportive of the Government intranet initiative and look forward to seeing how it all unfolds.
Kind Regards,
Fiona
-----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Michuki Mwangi Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:39 PM To: Gakuru Alex Cc: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] GoK Internet Exchange Point ( GIXP)
Gakuru Alex wrote:
But look at it from a cost-benefit analysis angle. The cost of educating every Civil Servant to ensure all their communications are encrypted. Or (lesser?) costs of implementing the same on every government servers versus the putting of up "GoK-Intranet" GIXP costs. I would bet on GIXP costs being way much lower (and lesser maintenance costs)
What you seem to imply is security through obscurity. Security will have to be built regardless - if you watch whats happening now in most govts you will realise this is not an option. For the same reasons .gov is now a signed zone even before the root is signed goes to tell where everyones thinking is.
Regards,
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Hi All Like I said I am supportive of this government intranet initiative and look forward to seeing how it unfolds. Kind Regards, Fiona -----Original Message----- From: Gakuru Alex [mailto:alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:25 PM To: Fiona Asonga Cc: michuki@swiftkenya.com; Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] GoK Internet Exchange Point ( GIXP) Dear Fiona, (in the interest of fair play) ....How I wish telecommunications service providers believed in it or held it half as close to their hearts and practised it in their dealing with consumers of their services. We would have very few, if any, of the shoddy-yet-so-costly services complaints on this list archives - voice, data, Internet, mobile, ..you-name-it. I trust that are aware that from where I stand, one finds it government better when with more "duty bearer role" to communication "rights holders" (a.k.a. consumers). Try out with calls for the protection of users privacy rights, reduced costs (or reduced projected data services revenues?) or try demanding expanded democratic spaces in private telecoms entities, etc... what would you get? Certainly not a pay rise! Your 'forward-outlook' questions border on government policy issues. I am afraid I cannot answer them since I am not in government. Please direct them to the relevant government institutions. This was a generic discussion thread but since it has assumed business predictive twists, excuse me for not commenting any further under it. regards, Alex On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Fiona Asonga<tespok@tespok.co.ke> wrote:
Hallo All
Alex what you say is very interesting however even for the Ministries and all government parastatals to reach their IXP they shall need to make use of private sector infrastructure providers to get them connected. So their data still has to go through private networks unless government also wants to put up their own Internet service Provider and infrastructure company whom they should license (in the interest of fair play) like all others to provide the connectivity to all their ministries.
I am definitely supportive of the Government intranet initiative and look forward to seeing how it all unfolds.
Kind Regards,
Fiona
-----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Michuki Mwangi Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:39 PM To: Gakuru Alex Cc: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] GoK Internet Exchange Point ( GIXP)
Gakuru Alex wrote:
But look at it from a cost-benefit analysis angle. The cost of educating every Civil Servant to ensure all their communications are encrypted. Or (lesser?) costs of implementing the same on every government servers versus the putting of up "GoK-Intranet" GIXP costs. I would bet on GIXP costs being way much lower (and lesser maintenance costs)
What you seem to imply is security through obscurity. Security will have to be built regardless - if you watch whats happening now in most govts you will realise this is not an option. For the same reasons .gov is now a signed zone even before the root is signed goes to tell where everyones thinking is.
Regards,
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Well there is no harm in having more than one IXP, the reasons for having GIXP are valid though, i agree with Mich and Alex Regards On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Fiona Asonga <tespok@tespok.co.ke> wrote:
Hi All
Like I said I am supportive of this government intranet initiative and look forward to seeing how it unfolds.
Kind Regards,
Fiona
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Dear Fiona,
(in the interest of fair play) ....How I wish telecommunications service providers believed in it or held it half as close to their hearts and practised it in their dealing with consumers of their services. We would have very few, if any, of the shoddy-yet-so-costly services complaints on this list archives - voice, data, Internet, mobile, ..you-name-it.
I trust that are aware that from where I stand, one finds it government better when with more "duty bearer role" to communication "rights holders" (a.k.a. consumers).
Try out with calls for the protection of users privacy rights, reduced costs (or reduced projected data services revenues?) or try demanding expanded democratic spaces in private telecoms entities, etc... what would you get? Certainly not a pay rise!
Your 'forward-outlook' questions border on government policy issues. I am afraid I cannot answer them since I am not in government. Please direct them to the relevant government institutions.
This was a generic discussion thread but since it has assumed business predictive twists, excuse me for not commenting any further under it.
regards,
Alex
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Fiona Asonga<tespok@tespok.co.ke> wrote:
Hallo All
Alex what you say is very interesting however even for the Ministries and all government parastatals to reach their IXP they shall need to make use of private sector infrastructure providers to get them connected. So their data still has to go through private networks unless government also wants to put up their own Internet service Provider and infrastructure company whom they should license (in the interest of fair play) like all others to provide the connectivity to all their ministries.
I am definitely supportive of the Government intranet initiative and look forward to seeing how it all unfolds.
Kind Regards,
Fiona
-----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Michuki Mwangi Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:39 PM To: Gakuru Alex Cc: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] GoK Internet Exchange Point ( GIXP)
Gakuru Alex wrote:
But look at it from a cost-benefit analysis angle. The cost of educating every Civil Servant to ensure all their communications are encrypted. Or (lesser?) costs of implementing the same on every government servers versus the putting of up "GoK-Intranet" GIXP costs. I would bet on GIXP costs being way much lower (and lesser maintenance costs)
What you seem to imply is security through obscurity. Security will have to be built regardless - if you watch whats happening now in most govts you will realise this is not an option. For the same reasons .gov is now a signed zone even before the root is signed goes to tell where everyones thinking is.
Regards,
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Barrack Otieno -
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Gakuru Alex -
Michuki Mwangi -
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Phares Kariuki -
Richard Bosire