Int. No. 1154-A
By Council Members Koslowitz, Gjonaj, Holden, Kallos, Yeger, Vallone, Louis, Barron and Rivera
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to encrypting website exchanges or transfers
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 8 of title 23 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new section 23-805, to read as follows:
§ 23-805 Website encryption. Every website maintained by or on behalf of the city or a city agency shall encrypt all exchanges and transfers between a web server, maintained by or on behalf of the city or a city agency, and a web browser: (i) of hypertext; or (ii) of electronic information, and require web browsers to request such encrypted exchange or transfer at all times for such websites, provided that such encryption shall not be required if such exchanges or transfers are conducted in a manner that provides at least an equivalent level of confidentiality, data integrity and authentication.
§ 2. This local law takes effect six months after it becomes law.
BJR/IB
LS 7988
2/19/2020 at 6:44pm