Technical information about "DigiGold"

The request was refused by Royal Mint.

Dear Royal Mint,

I would like to request a list of all major technologies used in the implementation of the "DigiGold" system, including programming languages, operating systems, databases used, SaaS providers used, and a list of all open-source libraries that are in use in the production systems.

I would additionally like to request any information available on the technical implementation of DigiGold - specifically, how the accounting and transaction data is stored, but any other information available on the system design would also be helpful.

Yours faithfully,
Jonty Wareing

FOI, Royal Mint

Many thanks for your email. By way of formality, your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days of the date of receipt.

FOI Team

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Dear Mr Wareing

Please find our response attached.

FOI Team

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Dear FOI,

I would like to amend this request to only ask for a list of open-source software & libraries in use in the DigiGold production systems.

Yours sincerely,

Jonty Wareing

FOI, Royal Mint

Mr Wareing

Many thanks for your email. By way of formality, your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days of the date of receipt.

FOI Team

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FOI, Royal Mint

Dear Mr Wareing

By follow up to your request we can confirm that the open source languages / tools that are utilised here are bootstrap, jquery, reactjs. Asp.net C#.

We trust this now concludes your freedom of information request. By way of formality, if you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:

Mr Huw Lewis
Chief Financial Officer
Royal Mint
Llantrisant
Pontyclun
CF72 8YT

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Please be aware that the Commissioner will be unlikely to make a decision until you have been through our internal complaints procedure first. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Kind regards

Yours sincerely

FOI Team
[Royal Mint request email]

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Dear FOI,

In addition, could you please list the database server software used in the DigiGold product?

Yours sincerely,
Jonty Wareing

FOI, Royal Mint

Dear Mr Wareing

We refer to you're email of 6 September.

We are withholding the information requested for the very same reasons as set out in our response to you of 3rd June.

Best wishes

FOI Team

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Dear Royal Mint,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Royal Mint's handling of my FOI request 'Technical information about "DigiGold"'.

My final request asking for a list of the database server software used in the DigiGold product was refused, citing section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act.

To quote the response referred to in the rejection:

> This information is both a trade secret of The Royal Mint – it being noted that as per ICO guidance a trade secret can include technical information – thereby engaging section 43(1) FOIA and it’s disclosure would also be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of The Royal Mint thereby engaging section 43(2) FOIA.
> The prejudice arises, of course, or at least is likely to arise, in that were this information as requested to be released into the public domain, it could compromise our security and alternatively provide competitors with a blueprint as to how to set up their own competing platform.

I do not believe revealing the names of database server software in use is a trade secret, would compromise security, or would provide any form of blueprint for setting up a competing platform. Database servers are usually general-purpose and substantially more information about the configuration or use of the server software would be required for any of these conditions to be true.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/t...

Yours faithfully,

Jonty Wareing

FOI, Royal Mint

Dear Mr Wareing,

Thank you for your request for information and your request for an internal review in relation to your previous request for 'Technical information about "DigiGold".

By way of formality, your requests are being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within 20 working days following the date of receipt.

Best Wishes,
FOI Team

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    Internal review of Freedom of Information request Technical information about DigiGold.pdf

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Dear Mr Wareing

Please find attached letter confirming outcome of internal review.

Best wishes

FOI Team

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