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OpenCA Overview
Open Source Trustcenter System
Out-of-the-Box Certificate Authority
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Advantages
Tested model
Easy to set up
Easy to manage
Flexible
Inexpensive
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Model
PKI has a strong hierarchical organization, distributed database.
OpenCA has interfaces for CA, RA, …
Perl Web Interface
OpenSSL backend
Database stores
Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs)
Certificates
Certificate Revocation Requests (CRRs,)
Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs)
Node – interface that manages data exchange, manages the node in the hierarchy.
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OpenCA / SIS
CAN solution
Automated Certificate Creation
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
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