OpenXPKI

OpenXPKI
DeveloperThe OpenXPKI Foundation
Written inPerl
Operating systemUnix-like operating systems
TypePublic key infrastructure
LicenseApache License V 2.0
Websitehttp://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 systems[2] - a Workflow engine centered approach.[3]

The software has been mostly written in Perl[4] 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.[4][2]

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.[1][6]

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

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Schmeh 2016, Vorword (preface).
  2. ^ a b Bartosch 2005, p. 1.
  3. ^ Müller 2011, p. 546.
  4. ^ a b c d Mahnke, Leitner & Damm 2009, p. 240.
  5. ^ Bartosch 2005, pp. 1–2.
  6. ^ OpenXPKI 2021, p. 1.
  7. ^ 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.

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