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GCT → SimpleCA → GT 6.0 Release Notes: SimpleCA

Component Overview

SimpleCA provides a simple implementation of a certification authority which can issue X.509 certificates to Grid Community Toolkit users and services.

Feature Summary

Features new in GT 6

  • 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

Summary of Changes in SimpleCA

New Features: SimpleCA

  • None.

Improvements: SimpleCA

  • None.

Fixed Bugs for SimpleCA

  • GT-362: simple ca loses spaces in dn in signing policy

  • GT-405: Non-portable use of echo in shell script

Known Problems in SimpleCA

None.

Technology Dependencies

SimpleCA depends on the following GCT components:

  • Non-WS Authentication and Authorization

SimpleCA depends on the following 3rd party software:

  • OpenSSL

Tested Platforms

SimpleCA is tested on the following platforms:

Table 1. Tested Platforms
Operating System Distribution Version(s) Architecture(s)

Linux

CentOS

5, 6

i386, x86_64

7

x86_64

Fedora

20, 21, 22

i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

5, 6

i386, x86_64

7

x86_64

Scientific Linux

5, 6

i386, x86_64

7

x86_64

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

11SP3

x86_64

Debian

6, 7, 8

i386, amd64

Ubuntu

12.04LTS, 14.04LTS, 14.10, 15.04

i386, amd64

Mac OS X

10.6-10.10

i386, x86_64

Solaris

OmniOS

r151006

x86_64

Windows 7

Cygwin

i386, x86_64

MingW64

i386, x86_64

Backward Compatibility Summary

Protocol changes for SimpleCA since GT 5.2

  • Not applicable

API changes since GT 5.2

  • Not applicable

Exception changes since GT 5.2

  • Not applicable

Schema changes since GT 5.2

  • Not applicable

Associated Standards

Globus SimpleCA generates X.509v3 certificates

For More Information

See Installing SimpleCA for more information about this component.