Dogtag Certificate System
This document provides information regarding configuring the Futurex Vectera Plus HSM with Dogtag Certificate System using Futurex PKCS #11 libraries. For additional questions related to your HSM, see the relevant user guide.
The Dogtag Certificate System is an enterprise-class open source Certificate Authority (CA). It is a full-featured system, and has been hardened by real-world deployments. It supports all aspects of certificate lifecycle management, including key archival, OCSP and smartcard management, and much more. The Dogtag Certificate System can be downloaded for free, and extensive documentation is available at the Dogtag PKI GitHub Wiki.
Dogtag is a collection of technologies that allow enterprises to deploy PKI on a large scale. It has features such as:
- Encryption key archival and recovery
- Smartcard lifecycle management
- Token profiles
- Token enrollment, on-hold, key recovery, and format
- Face-to-face enrollment with the security officer workstation interface
For more, see the Features page on the Dogtag PKI GitHub Wiki.
The Guardian Series 3 introduces mission-critical viability to core cryptographic infrastructure, including:
- Centralization of device management
- Elimination of points of failure
- Distribution of transaction loads
- Group-specific function blocking
- User-defined grouping systems
Please see the applicable guide in the Futurex Portal, which covers how to use the Guardian Series 3 to configure HSMs for PKCS #11 integrations.