| OpenXPKI | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | The OpenXPKI Foundation |
| Written in | Perl |
| Operating system | Unix-like operating systems |
| Type | Public key infrastructure |
| License | Apache License V 2.0 |
| Website | http://www.openxpki.org/ |
The OpenXPKI project stewards an open-source Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) software.
History
The OpenXPKI project commenced c. 2005 and began to produce usable software from c. 2010 but choose to take a precautionary approach with the first production level release in 2015.1 The approach taken was to create a modular system with most modules capable of being re-utilised in other systems2 - a Workflow engine centered approach.3
The software has been mostly written in Perl4 and designed to run on Unix-like operating systems such as FreeBSD and Linux.4 Database backends have been created for MySQL, PostgreSQL, the Oracle Database and IBM Db2.4
Technical
After installation the software on the node is configured to act as a Certificate Authority (CA), Registration Authority (RA) or End-Entity Enrollment (EE) node.42
One client implementation is a web frontend that allows end-users to access the OpenXPKI system using a web browser, and a command line interface also available for system administrators.5 OpenXKPI also has a SCEP interface available.16
Reception
OpenXPKI has been used successfully in scenarios from performance testing up to enterprise level environments. Shortcomings are that it requires additional components to complete a certificate based authentication, including software for efficient certificate distribution.7
References
References
Footnotes
- Schmeh 2016, Vorword (preface).
- Bartosch 2005, p. 1.
- Müller 2011, p. 546.
- Mahnke, Leitner & Damm 2009, p. 240.
- Bartosch 2005, pp. 1–2.
- OpenXPKI 2021, p. 1.
- Raphaely 2021.
Sources
- Bartosch, Martin (19 November 2005). "White Paper - Architecture Overview" (PDF). openxpki.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2021.
- Raphaely, Eytan (25 February 2021). "What is OpenXPKI?". securew2. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- Mahnke, Wolfgang; Leitner, Stefan–Helmut; Damm, Matthias (2009). OPC Unified Architecture. Berlin: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-68899-0. ISBN 978-3-540-68899-0. OCLC 1259125048.
- Müller, Klaus-Rainer (2011). IT-Sicherheit mit System [Systematic IT security] (in German). Springer. ISBN 978-3-8348-8178-6. OCLC 7326304165.
- OpenXPKI (2021). "OpenXPKI feature overview". openxpki.org. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Schmeh, Klaus (2016). Kryptografie: Verfahren, Protokolle, Infrastrukturen [Cryptography: procedures, protocols, infrastructures] (in German). Heidelberg dpunkt Verlag. ISBN 9783864903564. OCLC 936174582.