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Expired X509 certificate used on CAP alerts

Cody C made this Official Information request to Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited

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From: Cody C

Dear Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited,

This is a request under the Official Information Act. I am an NZ Citizen for the purposes of the Act. My request is as follows:

1) Was MetService aware, prior to this request, that you are signing CAP alerts with an expired X509 certificate?

2) Why was MetService issuing CAP alerts using an expired X509 certificate more than 6 months past the expiry? Is there a process to ensure that the CAP signing certificate is renewed on-time? If yes, why did that not happen in this instance?

3) What would have been the potential impact of having an invalid signature on the CAP alert? For example, the alert may have been discarded by a receiver. This may have caused [x] to not evacuate an area. This may have potentially caused loss of life, as an example.

Yours faithfully,

Cody C

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From: Nick Fagerlund
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited

Dear Cody,

 

MetService acknowledges receipt of your Official Information Act request
dated 25 October 2022. We will respond to your request as soon as
practicable, and in any event no later than 22 November 2022, being 20
working days after receipt of your request.

 

Please let us know if you have any questions about our processes.

 

Nga mihi,

 

Nick Fagerlund | Legal Counsel/Company Secretary | MetService

 

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Dear Cody,

 

Please find attached response in relation to your request for information
under the Official Information Act.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Nick Fagerlund

Legal Counsel & Company Secretary

MetService – Te Ratonga Tirorangi

 

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