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Introduction to OpenCA LABS

The OpenCA PKI Research Labs, born from the former OpenCA Project, is an open organization aimed to provide a framework for PKI studying and development of related projects. As the PKIs standards, interests and projects are growing fast, it has been decided to split the original project into smaller ones to speed up and reorganize efforts. Some projects have already started and received (whenever possible) funds, while others are finding their way to the final decisional stage.

We strongly encourage everyone to contribute to our initiatives and projects. We welcome contributions in many forms. Our members are those individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to collaborative open-source software development through sustained participation and contributions within the Foundation's projects.

OpenCA.org News
  • 14.10.2008 The new OpenCA PKI v1.0.2 (ten-ten2) package is available here. This version fixes a couple of minor bugs in the ten-ten release. In particular it fixes ECDSA support, mis-handled file permissions in binary packages, and a missing configuration option in ca.conf.template. Please check out the ChangeLog link from the downloads page.
  • 10.10.2008 The OpenCA PKI v.1.0.1 (codename ten-ten) is out! After almost two years, the OpenCA team is proud to present you the new release. The changes are too long to list here, please check out the ChangeLog link from the downloads page.
  • 19.09.2008 The OpenCA PKI v.1.0.1 is finally on its way. Newly added features are: support for Elliptic Curves (ECDSA), improved dynamic menu system, on-line engines (to automatically issue certificates and CRLs), and a new and simple graphical installer (for binary distributions only - thanks to BitRock for its Install Builder).
  • 09.04.2008 The OpenCA Labs will soon launch a new project Personal CA Service. More details will be posted as soon as the they are finalized.
  • 09.04.2008 The OpenCA PKI new version is almost ready. New features will include support for Vista, DSA, Safari and a security patch.
  • 20.03.2008 A new version (v0.1.9) of LibPKI is available for download. Many changes to the library, bug fixing and added support for advanced algorithms (RSA-SHA224, RSA-SHA256, RSA-SHA384, RSA-SHA512, ECDSA-SHA224, ECDSA-SHA256, ECDSA-SHA384, ECDSA-SHA512, DSA-SHA224, DSA-SHA256).
  • 31.10.2007 Updated LibPKI documentation (v0.1.8) is now available.
  • 26.10.2007 A new version (v0.1.8) of LibPKI is available for download. Many changes to the library, among these: included support for PRQP, enhanced HSM support, allowing for token configurations in user's home directory under the .libpki/ dir.
  • 26.10.2007 First version (v0.1.1) of the PRQP server is available for download.
  • 25.10.2007 The former LibPRQP project has been split into two different parts. The PRQP API has been included into LibPKI while the server/client implementation has become a separate project PRQPD.
  • 24.08.2007 New mailing lists for the LibPKI project have been setup, you can subscribe them here.
  • 22.08.2007 A new version of LibPKI (v0.1.6)has been released. Many new features have been added. Code examples on how to use the library can be found in the related OpenCA's Wiki Pages.
  • 22.07.2007 The PRQP has been published as a new I-D and it is now available from IETF.
  • 18.07.2007 The PKI Resource Discovery Protocol (PRQP) will be presented at the 69th IETF Meeting in Chicago during the PKIX WG session. The proposal is to have the PKIX WG to take PRQP as a new working item.
  • 28.06.2007 Internet Draft Proposal for PKI Resource Discovery Protocol has been published here.
  • 02.05.2007 New OpenCA WiKi is available to share experiences, tips and documentation between users and developers. Everybody is welcome to contribute and help in providing contents for the OpenCA's community.
  • 13.04.2007 A Demo CA is available to request certificates from. It is currently based on v0.9.3-rc2 (soon to appear). You are welcome to request certificates for your personal usage or webserver (for testing purposes only).
  • 03.04.2007 A new project LibPRQP is available from the projects section.
  • 02.04.2007 First LibPKI documentation is available from the Docs section.
  • 23.03.2007 First LibPKI code is available from the download section.
  • 21.10.2006 New OCSPD package release candidate (rc1) is now available for download.
  • 10.10.2006 New Release Candidate version of OpenCA PKI (v0.9.3-rc1) is available for download
  • 04.10.2006 New OpenCA.org website available for testing.
  • 30.03.2006 Fosdem slides are available here
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