SimpleCert

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SimpleCert consist of the implementation of a Certificate Authority and of a key store.

It is intended to learn about Public Key Infrastructures and OpenSSL. Therefore, it relies on the OpenSSL command line tool to operate and outputs all commands.

If you are interested, download SimpleCert here. In addition to the Perl source files, the package contains ActiveState Perl for Windows and OpenSSL for Windows to allow the Certificate Authority and the key store to be moved across machines without the need to install any software.

To run SimpleCert, use the SimeplCA.pl and SimpleStore.pl files. For Windows-based systems, the SimpleCA.cmd and SimpleStore.cmd files are provided to make use of the included Perl and OpenSSL binaries.

See also: A Practical Guide to Public Key Infrastructures