RE: Government of Mauritius website allows weak security

From: Irshaad Abdool <irshaad_abd_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:43:56 +0400

Hi Logan,
I got your point about the Ranking but do Mauritians use the govmu.org portal for sensitive works as such, spare applying for a Learner's Driving Licence.
Regards

M Irshaad Abdoolwww.irshaad.me | www.blog.irshaad.mefacebook.com/abdoolirshaad

> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:41:09 +0400
> Subject: Re: Government of Mauritius website allows weak security
> From: loganaden_at_gmail.com
> To: irshaad_abd_at_hotmail.com
> CC: saisruti1501_at_gmail.com; mauritius-internet-users_at_lists.elandnews.com
>
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 3:18 AM, Irshaad Abdool <irshaad_abd_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Logan;
> >
> > According to your article which by the way is very interesting, the website
> > is a threat to citizens and their data. I agree that it is true but do
> > citizens use the portal that much? Are there any such sensitive information
> > that can be compromised?
> >
>
> According to alexa: govmu.org is at the 20th place:
> http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries;0/MU
>
> (It is ahead of blogspot.com and twitter.com).
>
> Someone could impersonate you.
>
>
> > Regards
> >
> >
> > M Irshaad Abdool
> > www.irshaad.me | www.blog.irshaad.me
> > facebook.com/abdoolirshaad
> >
> >
> >> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:33:27 +0000
> >> Subject: Government of Mauritius website allows weak security
> >> From: loganaden_at_gmail.com
> >> To: saisruti1501_at_gmail.com
> >> CC: mauritius-internet-users_at_lists.elandnews.com
> >
> >>
> >> Hi Sruti,
> >>
> >> Following your mail:
> >>
> >> http://lists.elandnews.com/archive/mauritius/internet-users/2015/06/2620.html
> >>
> >> I decided to check why you could not login.
> >>
> >> While doing so, I made an interesting discovery:
> >>
> >> http://logan.hackers.mu/2015/06/govmu-weak-security
> >>
> >> Kind regards,
> >> //Logan
> >> C-x-C-c
> >>
                                               
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