GT 4.1.1 Release Notes: SimpleCA

1. Component Overview

SimpleCA is a package that provides a simplified certification authority for the purpose of issuing credentials to Globus Toolkit users and services.

2. Feature Summary

Features new in GT 4.1.1

  • None

Other Supported Features

  • Easy creation of X.509 certificates for use with the Globus Toolkit
  • Easy creation of GPT packages for the created SimpleCA

Deprecated Features

  • None

3. Changes Summary

The following changes have occurred for SimpleCA since the last stable release, 4.0.4:

[summarize changes]

4. Bug Fixes

  • Bug 1866: setup-simple-ca fails on Solaris due to nonportable I/O r...
  • Bug 1878: Allow -passin options to be used when creating a CA/signi...
  • Bug 2100: grid-ca-sign fails with message mandatory organizationNam...
  • Bug 2212: Security Risk when running grid-ca-sign; possibly others
  • Bug 2888: Problems with non-root SimplCA install

5. Known Problems

The following problems and limitations are known to exist for SimpleCA at the time of the 4.1.1 release:

5.1. Limitations

  • No known limitations exist.

5.2. Known Bugs

No bugs are known to exist for Pre-WS Authentication & Authorization.

6. Technology Dependencies

SimpleCA depends on the following GT components:

  • Pre-WS Authentication and Authorization

SimpleCA depends on the following 3rd party software:

  • OpenSSL

7. Tested Platforms

No content is available at this time.

8. Backward Compatibility Summary

Protocol changes for SimpleCA since GT 4.0.4

  • Not applicable

API changes since GT 4.0.4

  • Not applicable

Exception changes since GT 4.0.4

  • Not applicable

Schema changes since GT 4.0.4

  • Not applicable

9. Associated Standards

No content is available at this time.

10. For More Information

See Installing SimpleCA for more information about this component.