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SimpleCA provides a simple implementation of a certification authority which can issue X.509 certificates to Globus Toolkit users and services.
Features new in GT 5.2.1
- Remove dependency on GPT to generate and use SimpleCA
- Support for generating native RPM and Debian packages for SimpleCA files.
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
- GPT package distribution of CA data
The Globus Toolkit 5.2.1 version of SimpleCA significantly changes the procedure for creating and distributing CA packages. In particular, the GPT setup package method of creating a package is removed. In its place are the grid-ca-create and grid-ca-package tools.
This version also provides native RPM and Debian packages for a range of Linux systems, as well as support for creating native packages from CA configuration files to make it easier to manage a distribution of CAs.
The following problems and limitations are known to exist for SimpleCA at the time of the 5.2.1 release:
SimpleCA depends on the following GT components:
- Non-WS Authentication and Authorization
SimpleCA depends on the following 3rd party software:
- OpenSSL
Protocol changes for SimpleCA since GT 5.2.0
- Not applicable
API changes since GT 5.2.0
- Not applicable
Exception changes since GT 5.2.0
- Not applicable
Schema changes since GT 5.2.0
- Not applicable
See Installing SimpleCA for more information about this component.