Red Hat Certificate Server

A security infrastructure requires a scalable and manageable authentication system to ensure that only authorized users and applications have access to mission critical resources and data. Red Hat Certificate System, a component of the Open Source Architecture, provides a powerful security framework to guarantee the identity of users and ensure privacy of communications. Red Hat Certificate System handles all major functions of the certificate life cycle, and simplifies enterprise-wide deployment and adoption of a robust security architecture.

Formerly known as Netscape Certificate Management System, Red Hat extends the scalability, security, and ease of use provided by Netscape Security Solutions with the choice and value provided through the Open Source Architecture.

• Supports all aspects of deploying and maintaining a Public Key Infrastructure for managing user identities: issue, renew, suspend, revoke and manage single and dual-key certificates
• Integrates easily with third-party security software and existing applications through published APIs
• Enables clients and servers to communicate to the Certificate Management System via Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) for revocation checking
• Allows administrators to request and install certificates onto smart cards, in real time, with minimal interaction from end users
• Scales to manage millions of digital certificates
• Supports key recovery for retrieval in the case of corrupted encryption keys
• Supports distributed architecture for high availability
• Supports cross certification with other PKI deployments
• Supports use of Visa Open Platform compliant smart cards (tokens) to simplify key management.
• Certificate System is available for the following operating environments:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 (X86), 32-bit
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 (X86), 32-bit
  • Solaris 9 (SPARC), 32-bit
  • Solaris 9 (SPARC), 64-bi