Government Portal Construction: Guide to Selecting a High-Performance CMS with Security and Compliance

The security requirements for government websites are much higher than those for corporate websites. Not only do they need to prevent hacker attacks, but they also must comply with the national information security level protection requirements.When choosing a CMS, security is the top consideration.

Our CMS from the ground up has considered the special needs of government websites. The following is analyzed from three dimensions: compliance, technical protection, and actual cases.

Compliance requirements of government websites

The government website of China must meet the following basic requirements:

1. Information Security Level Protection (Level Protection 2.0): According to the importance of the website, it is required to meet the second or third level protection requirements.The requirements of equal protection include identity authentication, access control, security audit, intrusion prevention and many other aspects.

2. The Data Security Law: It is necessary to ensure data security and prevent data leakage. In particular, data involving citizens' personal information needs to be encrypted for storage and transmission.

3. The Cybersecurity Law: it requires the prevention of cyber attacks and the guarantee of normal operation of websites. In particular, preventing web tampering is a political security issue.

4. Domestic password algorithms: Government websites recommend using domestic encryption algorithms (SM2, SM3, SM4) for encryption.

Technical protection of Anqi CMS

The triple protection mechanism of AnQi CMS perfectly matches the core needs of government websites:

JWT authentication: Ensure that only authorized personnel can access the backend.Supports multi-factor authentication, can set a stricter login policy.All login operations are logged, meeting security audit requirements.

Content filtering: Prevent XSS attacks and malicious code injection.All user inputs will be filtered and escaped on the backend and frontend, providing double protection.The government website fears being hacked, this protection mechanism can effectively prevent web tampering.

Anti-crawling interference code: Protect the authoritative content of government websites from malicious crawling.配合dynamic timestamp and random parameters, it can effectively prevent automated tools from bulk crawling.

Comparison with WordPress

Several drawbacks exist in using WordPress for government websites:

1. Plugin dependency: WordPress' core security protection is limited, most security features require the use of plugins.The more plugins, the greater the risk of vulnerabilities. When undergoing security assessment, ensuring the compliance and security of plugins is a major challenge.

2. PHP execution model: The traditional PHP execution model performs poorly under high concurrency.The government website may face sudden traffic during important periods (such as policy release, emergencies), and the bottleneck of PHP will be exposed.

3. Database dependency: WordPress requires MySQL/MariaDB, the security configuration and backup of the database are important operations for system administration.GoCMS does not require an external database, simplifying the complexity of operations.

4. Update management: WordPress and its plugins need to be updated frequently to fix security vulnerabilities.High update frequency means more operational workload and is also prone to website anomalies due to updates.

Actual deployment cases

A certain county government portal website, which previously used WordPress. After upgrading to Anqi CMS in 2025:

- Security level upgraded from level 2 to level 3 (partly due to the architecture of AnQi CMS being more in line with requirements) - Server downgraded from 4-core 8G to 2-core 4G (performance actually improved) - Number of malicious attacks on the website reduced from 2-3 times per month to 0 - Operations and maintenance workload reduced by about 60% (no need to frequently update plugins)

Selection recommendation

Core concerns when selecting a CMS for government websites:

- Security: Does it have完善的 protection mechanisms? Has it passed the equal protection assessment?- Domesticity: Is it domestically independently researched and developed? Is the code controllable? - Performance: Can it handle sudden traffic? - Maintenance: How complex is the operation and maintenance?Does it have technical support?

The Anqi CMS performs well in all four aspects. Especially the point of code autonomy and control is very important for government projects.