GT 4.0 Component Fact Sheet: Credential Management - SimpleCA

Table of Contents

1. Brief overview
2. Summary of features
3. Usability summary
4. Backward compatibility summary
5. Technology dependencies
6. Tested platforms
7. Associated standards
8. For More Information

1. Brief overview

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

2. Summary of features

Features new in GT 4.0

  • 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. Usability summary

This section does not apply for this component.

4. Backward compatibility summary

Protocol changes for SimpleCA since GT 3.2

  • Not applicable

API changes since GT 3.2

  • Not applicable

Exception changes since GT 3.2

  • Not applicable

Schema changes since GT 3.2

  • Not applicable

5. Technology dependencies

SimpleCA depends on the following GT components:

  • Pre-WS Authentication and Authorization

SimpleCA depends on the following 3rd party software:

  • OpenSSL

6. Tested platforms

No content is available at this time.

7. Associated standards

No content is available at this time.

8. For More Information

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