This site makes use of the following free and open source software.
Not much needs to be said about Apache, one of the world's most popular web servers. Apache delivers top performance and makes development and maintenance easy.
The mod_ssl Apache module uses OpenSSL to provide strong encryption of our pages over the network. When you connect to our site using a URL that begins with https:, it's fairly difficult for attackers to steal information you submit to us or change information we give to you. Take certificate warnings seriously. If your browser ever pops up an error or warning when visiting an https: site, an attacker may be eavesdropping on you.
Mason is a component architecture based on mod_perl, a module which embeds a Perl interpreter right inside of Apache. Each page of this site is made up of modular Mason components that can be pieced together any way we like. The components are cached so the dynamic pages are generated as quickly as possible.
The informational documents on our site are managed by Kwiki, which is a kind of Wiki. We made our own modifications to Kwiki to suit our needs. Wiki is useful to us because it makes it easy for ITSO staff to create and edit content on the site. The easier it is for us to write and make changes to our pages, the more useful and up-to-date information you get.