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  51 <h2>OpenXPKI features and requirements</h2>
  52 <p>
  53   OpenXPKI makes a few assumptions about its operating environment. You
  54   will need some infrastructure components to make it work properly.
  55 </p>
  56
  57 <h3>Operating environment</h3>
  58 <h4>Supported operating systems</h4>
  59 <p>
  60   OpenXPKI runs on most Unix-like operating systems that use the Unix
  61   process model and provide a POSIX environment.
  62   It has been successfully tested on
  63   <ul>
  64     <li>FreeBSD</li>
  65     <li>Linux (tested on Debian GNU/Linux and SuSE SLES)</li>
  66     <li>Mac OS X (tested on 10.4 and 10.5)</li>
  67     <li>Sun Solaris and OpenSolaris (tested on version 10 of both)</li>
  68   </ul>
  69
  70   Because of some assumptions about the process environment it will
  71   <b>not</b> run natively under Microsoft Windows.
  72 </p>
  73
  74 <h4>Supported databases</h4>
  75 <p>
  76   OpenXPKI requires a relational database for operation. Drivers are
  77   included for
  78   <ul>
  79     <li>MySQL</li>
  80     <li>PostgreSQL</li>
  81     <li>Oracle</li>
  82     <li>DB2</li>
  83   </ul>
  84   (Adding support for databases not mentioned here should be possible if a
  85   Perl DBD driver module exists for this particular database.
  86   At a minimum, the database must support multiple concurrent
  87   connections (ruling out SQLite for production use) and transaction support.)
  88 </p>
  89
  90 <h4>Request tracking</h4>
  91 <p>
  92   OpenXPKI provides built-in integration with the
  93   <a href="http://bestpractical.com/rt/">RT Request Tracker</a>. It
  94   can automatically create and link tickets in the RT system for
  95   incoming certificate requests and thus allows Registration Officers
  96   to keep track of their workload.
  97 </p>
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  99
 100 <h3>Key features</h3>
 101
 102 <h4>Multiple CA instances</h4>
 103 <p>
 104   OpenXPKI supports the configuration of multiple independent logical PKIs
 105   ("PKI Realms") in one single application instance. This allows for
 106   configuration e. g. of a Root CA and one or more subordinate CAs within
 107   one single installation.
 108 </p>
 109
 110 <h4>Fully automatic CA rollover</h4>
 111 <p>
 112   Within a logical PKI (PKI Realm) OpenXPKI provides the possibility
 113   to configure multiple Issuing CAs with overlapping validity.
 114   Once a new Issuing CA becomes valid it takes over for issuing new
 115   certificates. This unique feature allows for a fully automatic
 116   CA rollover where administrators do not have to take down and
 117   reconfigure the whole PKI installation once a CA certificate is about
 118   to expire.
 119 </p>
 120
 121 <h4>Highly customizable</h4>
 122 <p>
 123   Instead of hard-wiring the interface and the PKI operations in a monolithic
 124   application, OpenXPKI utilizes a workflow engine that allows to
 125   easily modify and extend the basic operation of the PKI (e. g.
 126   certificate request and approval). Customizing the behaviour of the
 127   system is often accomplished by simply modifying the workflow description
 128   in XML format.
 129 </p>
 130 <p>
 131   In addition the workflow engine makes it possible to extend the
 132   system with customized workflows.
 133 </p>
 134
 135 <h4>Hardware Security Module support</h4>
 136 <p>
 137   Critical cryptographic operations such as Digital Signatures can be
 138   performed via a Hardware Security Module. Currently OpenXPKI supports
 139   nCipher nShield modules.
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