We shall present the basic software that have been chosen for the implementation of OpenCA. As it will become evident in the following lines, open–source software has been chosen.
This is the basic software used to implement OpenCA. The current versions are depicted after this list, in the table.
Compatible Operating system like Linux ®, available from http://www.linux.org
OpenSSL, available from http://www.openssl.org
Apache WWW Server, available from http://www.apache.org
mod–ssl Apache module, available from http://www.modssl.org
OpenLDAP, available from http://www.openldap.org
Subsequently, we need to install the OpenCA software. At the time of writing, the latest version is 0.2.0, available at http://www.openca.org/download.shtml
Table 5-1. Current Versions of OpenCA prerequisite software
| Software | Current version |
|---|---|
| RedHat®Linux | 6.1 |
| OpenSSL SSL/TLS software | 0.9.4 |
| Apache WWW Server | 1.3.11 |
| modssl SSL/TLS Apache module | 2.5.0 |
| OpenLDAP LDAP software | 1.2.9 |
| Perl interpreter | 5.005_03 |