Starting October 1, all government digital services (GDS) websites will be required to use HTTPS encryption, according to new security guidelines. All services will additionally have to publish a domain-based message authentication, reporting & conformance (DMARC) policy that will be applicable to their email systems. Dafydd Vaughan, a technical architect at the GDS, explained the government’s reasoning behind adopting HTTP encryption in a blog post, saying: "The service.gov.uk standards require all government services to run on secure connections, known as 'HTTPS'. This type of connection makes sure user data is encrypted and stays secure while users interact with your service.… [Continue Reading]