Also known as a metasite , portal or umbrella site . An example is the Information Management Website , administered jointly by the Office of Government Online and the National Archives of Australia. Intranet A site, internal to an organisation, which uses the same network technology and protocols as a public website, but is for internal or restricted external use only. A collection of electronic files, usually under common administrative control, linked together and made accessible to the public via the World Wide web. Publication noun Something that is published.
Privacy is maintained by employing secure protocols and security procedures such as data encryption.
Organisations can choose to use VPNs as extranets or wide-area intranets. For example, FedLink is a Commonwealth VPN that will be used as a wide-area intranet, linking all Commonwealth departments and agencies together in a secure online environment. In this document, a generic term that refers to all types of web-based sites, including public websites, VPNs, extranets and intranets.