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Component Overview
SimpleCA provides a simple implementation of a certification authority which can issue X.509 certificates to Grid Community Toolkit users and services.
Feature Summary
Features new in GT 6
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Remove dependency on GPT to generate and use SimpleCA
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Support for generating native RPM and Debian packages for SimpleCA files.
Other Supported Features
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Easy creation of X.509 certificates for use with the Globus Toolkit
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Easy creation of GPT packages for the created SimpleCA
Deprecated Features
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GPT package distribution of CA data
Summary of Changes in SimpleCA
New Features: SimpleCA
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None.
Improvements: SimpleCA
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None.
Fixed Bugs for SimpleCA
Known Problems in SimpleCA
None.
Technology Dependencies
SimpleCA depends on the following GCT components:
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Non-WS Authentication and Authorization
SimpleCA depends on the following 3rd party software:
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OpenSSL
Tested Platforms
SimpleCA is tested on the following platforms:
Operating System | Distribution | Version(s) | Architecture(s) |
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Linux |
CentOS |
5, 6 |
i386, x86_64 |
7 |
x86_64 |
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Fedora |
20, 21, 22 |
i386, x86_64 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
5, 6 |
i386, x86_64 |
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7 |
x86_64 |
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Scientific Linux |
5, 6 |
i386, x86_64 |
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7 |
x86_64 |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
11SP3 |
x86_64 |
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Debian |
6, 7, 8 |
i386, amd64 |
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Ubuntu |
12.04LTS, 14.04LTS, 14.10, 15.04 |
i386, amd64 |
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Mac OS X |
10.6-10.10 |
i386, x86_64 |
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Solaris |
OmniOS |
r151006 |
x86_64 |
Windows 7 |
Cygwin |
i386, x86_64 |
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MingW64 |
i386, x86_64 |
Backward Compatibility Summary
Protocol changes for SimpleCA since GT 5.2
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Not applicable
API changes since GT 5.2
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Not applicable
Exception changes since GT 5.2
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Not applicable
Schema changes since GT 5.2
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Not applicable
Associated Standards
Globus SimpleCA generates X.509v3 certificates
For More Information
See Installing SimpleCA for more information about this component.