LGOLHub Secure E Mail

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LGOL-Hub Secure E Mail

• A secure email solution for Local Authorities and
  Partner Agencies
• Steve Laslett and Nick Horrigan,
• rol

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Background

• The LAWs National Project recognised the need for
  secure e mail at project commencement two years
  ago
• A solution based on the Criminal Justice system
  was anticipated but not forthcoming
• Tameside MBC designed and built LGOL-Hub as a
  proof of concept
• Time constraints prevented testing and take up by
  Local Authorities
• Priority Outcomes emphasised the need for a
  solution.

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The Need for a secure messaging sysem

• Two key areas of are ISA and Benefits
• ISA (Information Sharing and Assessment) builds
  on the IRT (identification, referral and
  Tracking) Trailblazers
• DFeS is defining a response to the Children Bill
  information sharing is central to the project
• Benefits processing involves sharing significant
  volumes of sensitive data between LAs, DWP and
  other agencies
• Priority Outcomes also points to the planning
  process as needing secure e mail

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LGOl-Hub Secure e mail

• A centrally hosted solution (currently with rol
  for testing)
• Users mail from their existing email server to
  the Hub
• Very easy to implement and use.
• Encryption is based on 4096 bit encryption
  (Amazon payment pages use 128 bit!)
• The Hub forwards the email and attachment over a
  secure channel to the recipient
• Currently in test phase
• Results of testing will be fed into the
  Government Connect Project

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How do you connect to the Hub?

• Very easily.
• Ensure your mail server redirects all emails to
  an lgolhub.net address are directed straight to
  the LGOL-Hub over a secure channel (TLS).
• Your mail server will have to be capable of
  sending and receiving TLS emails.

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The path of a secure email

• This diagram shows the path of a secure email to
  two recipients.

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Update on testing

• Test Scripts designed to test performance of
  messaging and attachments
• Scope for other authorities to participate
• Progress report, Nick Horrigan

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Progress

• LGOL-Hub successfully installed and setup in our
  data centre in London.
• Customised rols exchange server to use the
  LGOL-Hub took approx 15min!
• Installed virus checking software onto the MS
  Exchange server (integrated). All emails and
  their attachments are now checked against 4
  separate virus engines (updated hourly).
• An external authority was successfully configured
  to use the LGOL-Hub others are in the pipeline.

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Progress

• Sent secure emails via the LGOL-Hub to both
  internal and external recipients.
• 100 emails, each with various file types attached
  (7Mb in size) processed in under 50 seconds.
• Considerable performance gains with revised
  architecture and software (there is currently a
  bottleneck with the address rewriter software).
• Infrastructure would need to be redesigned as
  currently no redundancy.

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How do we join in the trial?

• If you would like to participate in the trial
  please come and see rol at our stand.