Network Infrastructure:
Bureau d’etat Civil:
A local area network is set in this office; Hanae Talei was responsible of wiring and
configuring the network. This table contains all the necessary information about the material
that was used in the network installation: name of the material, description, number of units.
Electricity wiring was done in the office to provide the PCs and Server with
electricity. 8 PC were installed and configured for 7 employees and a civil state of icier. The 8
desktops PCs are connected to the network, to which a database server is also connected.
A DHCP, DNS was configured to handle the addressing in the LAN. The office was
provided also with an internet connection from IAM (Telephony Operator in Morocco). A
Sagem ADSL Modem/Router provided by IAM is used to assure connection to internet.
An ADSL connection of 1024 download/ 512 Upload. A Sagem ADSL
Modem/Router provided by IAM is used to assure connection to internet.
In addition to the DNS and DHCP server an ISA firewall was configured in the same
machine to protect the LAN from outside attacks and malicious code.
5.2.2 Arrondissement Agdal:
After assessing the existing infrastructure-refer to document EI_02.doc- the team decided to
make Local area network more secure and provide the Arrondissement with needed hardware
and software equipment to make the network secure more reliable and able to host the portal.
The old architecture is having many weaknesses:
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Cascade network architecture in case of the failure of a node all the nodes under it fail.
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Lack of email server (employees do not have professional emails where they can
receive citizens or officers mail).
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Lack secure connection to the internet and inside the intranet.
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Static IP addressing.
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Open environment.(the whole arrondissement with all its services and departments are
connected to the physical network)
In the past 3 months we were trying to improve the network and overcome the weaknesses by
eliminating them. The following sections describe the tasks done and the task in progress
concerning enhancing the network in the Arrondissement Agdal.
5.2.2.1 Mail Server:
To provide the employees with an easy and efficient way to receive and send emails, an email
server was configured using Windows 2003 server. Email addresses are created to all
employees as follow: the first letter of the first name dot the last name (eg
H.Chakiri@villedefes.ma ). The same server will work also as web server and contain the
static content of the portal.
5.2.2.2 DHCP / DNS Server :
A Domain Name server and a DHCP server were configured to assure dynamic IP addressing
in the local area network. In addition, 4 switches offered by Alakhawayn University that
support VLANs the Network is configured as to support three virtual LANs that separates the
IT department and Bureau d’etat civil where the portal will be hosted, the president
department and the other services. A detailed report about the configuration the VLAN and
the ISA firewall will be produced as soon as working in this part is finished.
5.2.2.3 Application, Web and Database Server :
As shown in the new architecture the IT department will contain two servers as a first phase
and three by the end of citizen data entry operation. At this first phase the application server
and web server will be located physically in the IT department, and the firewall will protect
the servers as well as the Network. The database server will be located in the Bureau d’etat
civil during the operation of citizen data entry. The two networks will be connected using
VPN. More details about the configuration of the firewall will be given in a separate
document. Communication between the web server and application server will be secured
using IPsec.