Red Hat Certificate System

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.

Red Hat extends the scalability, security, and ease of use with the choice and value provided through the Open Source Architecture.

Red Hat Certificate System Capabilities:

• 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 4 (X86), 32-bit
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 (X86), 32-bit
  • Solaris 9 (SPARC), 32-bit
  • Solaris 9 (SPARC), 64-bit

Other Red Hat Solutions Available from August Schell:

• Directory Server
• Department of Defense Enterprise License