GT 4.0 Release Notes: SimpleCA

Table of Contents

1. Component Overview
2. Feature Summary
3. Bug Fixes
4. Known Problems
5. Technology Dependencies
6. Tested Platforms
7. Backward Compatibility Summary
8. For More Information

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 4.0

  • 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. 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

4. Known Problems

No content is available at this time.

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. 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

8. For More Information

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