Paying to access DOD electronic systems? Nate Martinez-Wayman 30 Nov 2006 14:31 EST
Greetings to the list ~ Question of the day: Has anyone else received the following email, or otherwise been informed about the pending requirement to purchase an electronic certificate to gain access to all DOD internet-based systems? We received this message from ONR, not from the DOD agency that has a grant relationship with our PIs, but it seems to suggest that anyone requiring access to any DOD system (to retrieve NGAs, request payments, etc.) will need to purchase a certificate beginning 1/4/2007. Before I over-react with indignation that we will be required to pay the federal government to access their publicly-funded computer systems, I thought I would ask my wise peers for any background information and/or insights into this. On- or off-line replies are welcome. Thank in advance, Nate ______________________________ Nate Martinez-Wayman Grants Officer Office of Grants and Contracts Nova Southeastern University 3301 College Avenue Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL 33314 ph: (954)262-5378 fax: (954)262-3977 xxxxxx@nova.edu www.nova.edu/ogc -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:37 AM Subject: ALL Users of the ONR AwardWeb, AdminWeb, and PayWeb Systems. This message applies to ALL Users of the ONR AwardWeb, AdminWeb, and PayWeb Systems. On September 26, 2006, the Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM) directed that all Naval Web Servers hosting applications accessed by external users must implement Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) electronic authentication of users. This was to be accomplished by October 4, 2006; however, we were able to obtain a 90 day delay in implementation until January 4, 2007. What this means is that the users of these systems will need to purchase a PKI certificate from an approved source in order to obtain access. These certificates cost between $99 and $115 per year for each user. The approved sources of these certificates are as follows: * ORC at http://eca.orc.com <http://eca.orc.com/> * VeriSign, Inc. at http://www.verisign.com/gov/ieca Beginning on January 4, 2007, all of the ONR web sites will be PKI enabled. We sincerely apologize for the short notice, but hope that you will understand that increased security is becoming a significant issue, and we are attempting to preserve/protect our ability to interchange information with you electronically. If you have questions or require technical assistance in implementing PKI, the following telephone numbers should prove helpful. PKI Technical Questions - Navy PKI Help Desk 1-800-304-4636 DAWN LEYMEISTER/CIV/NETWARCOM N33/LOC:NORFOLK VA /TEL:757-417-7929 Please do not delay in taking action to get your PKI certificates. The process entails face-to-face identification in front of either a Registration Authority or a Notary Public prior to the request being processed. It can potentially take several days from certificate request to certificate issuance, so please act early. ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================