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Dogtag Certificate System

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This document provides information regarding configuring the 
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﻿ HSM with the Dogtag Certificate System by using 
﻿ PKCS #11 libraries. For additional questions about your HSM, see the relevant user guide. 
About Dogtag Certificate System
The Dogtag Certificate System is an enterprise-class open-source Certificate Authority (CA). It is a full-featured system hardened by real-world deployments. It supports all aspects of certificate life cycle management, including key archival, OCSP and smartcard management, and much more. YOu can download the Dogtag Certificate System for free, and find extensive documentation in the Dogtag PKI GitHub Wiki.
Key features
Dogtag is a collection of technologies that enable enterprises to deploy a PKI at a large scale. It has features such as:
﻿Certificate issuance, revocation, and retrieval
﻿Certificate Revocation List (CRL) generation and publishing
﻿Certificate Profiles﻿
﻿Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP)﻿
Local Registration Authority (LRA) for organizational authentication and policies
Encryption key archival and recovery
Smartcard life cycle 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.
Guardian integration
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Updated 25 Aug 2024
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