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Version History

Version 3.1

  • Web application (servlet) interface
  • Improved command line interface

Version 3.0

  • Command line interface (see help pages for details)
  • Updated toolbar with new icons and search filter
  • Subject Alternative Name and Organisational Unit fields can now contain multiple values, separated by semi-colon
  • CA management dialog contains a new option to export CA identity to file
  • Certificate key length and algorithm settings are now an attribute of certificate type, not default settings
  • CA certificates no longer require cRLSign key usage to be set
  • Fixed bug where importing a PEM identity file for a user did not import the private key
  • Optimisations to support large numbers of users and certificates
  • Stability improvements and other minor bug fixes
  • Some features are restricted based on license type (for new licenses only, existing licenses are not limited)

Version 2.6

  • Windows 7 and Mac OS-X 10.6 support
  • Support for using SubjectAltName certificate extension with DNS Name, IP Address or URI content
  • Uses Java 1.6 or later for improved performance
  • Updated third party library dependencies
  • Fixed bug where user details were written to disk too often in some circumstances

Version 2.5

  • CA certificates can be re-signed using a third party CA, allowing better integration with an existing PKI
  • Certificate Signing Request file processing updated for increased flexibility in handling extension requests
  • New edit button for user details to prevent settings from accidentally being changed
  • Active users can be deleted without having to first make them inactive
  • New users that are accidentally created are automatically removed if no settings are updated
  • Importing a PKCS#12 identity file that contains multiple key/certificate pairs will import all pairs
  • Fixed problem on Vista where installer incorrectly reports that the program was not installed correctly
  • Minor UI improvements

Version 2.4

  • Custom certificate types, both for user and CA certificates
  • Improved compatibility of PKCS#12 files
  • Support for PKCS#7 (.p7b or .p7c) certificate encoding format
  • Support for generating CRL files with PEM encoding
  • User notes field for recording comments against user entries
  • Compliance with rfc5280 (the successor to rfc3280)
  • Fixed bug where certificates that expire in less than 1 day were incorrectly sorted
  • Fixed bug where changing data directory and creating a new CA creates the CA in the old directory
  • Other minor improvements

Version 2.3

  • Support for certificate revocation and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) issuing
  • Support for processing extension requests in Certificate Signing Request files
  • The CA certificate can be exported in PEM format or to a directory
  • PEM formatted identity files can optionally also include a copy of the certificate
  • Certificate validity can now include a fraction of a day
  • Improved performance for handling large numbers of users and certificates
  • Improved support for integration with an LDAP directory
  • Minor bug fixes and other improvements

Version 2.2

  • Integration with third party calendar applications for managing certificate expiry dates
  • Improved support for working with multiple CAs, including easy switching between CAs
  • Certificate details dialog includes new "Advanced" tab with detailed certificate information
  • Support for Linux and similar platforms
  • Improved compatibility for Certificate Signing Request (CSR) file processing
  • Certificate validity can be set to 0 days (useful for generating test certificates)
  • Support for all ISO-3166-1 country names in certificates
  • Minor UI improvements and bug fixes

Version 2.1.1

  • Windows version now comes bundled with Java
  • Updated help to reflect changes in OS-X Leopard
  • Fixed bug where user table was not refreshed following CSR file processing
  • Fixed bug where a self-signed certificate type could be selected for a CSR
  • Version checking is now more robust

Version 2.1

  • User details can be imported individually or in batch from LDIF and vCard files
  • User identity files (PKCS#12 and PEM) can be imported
  • Certificates can be dragged and dropped between the certificate table and file system
  • Certificate table allows multiple row selection for certificate viewing, export, deleting, etc.
  • New help information on using certificates in applications
  • Minor UI improvements
  • Fixed bug where non-numeric certificate validity causes freeze when issuing a new certificate
  • Fixed bug where directory publishing causes freeze if an active user exists with no certificates
  • Fixed toolbar UI bug on Windows with Java 1.6.0_02 or 1.6.0_03
  • Supports OS-X 10.5 (Leopard)

Version 2.0

  • User identity files can be automatically and securely backed up, for future recovery
  • Certificates can be published to an LDAP directory, such as for use by mail clients
  • Certificate Signing Request (CSR) files from other applications can be processed
  • Server certificates can now identify an IP address as an alternative to domain name
  • Improved sorting behaviour when selecting Days to Expiry column in the users table
  • Many UI improvements
  • Minor bug fixes

Version 1.2

  • CA certificate details can be viewed
  • Randomly generated passwords can be displayed in the confirmation dialog
  • A copy of subordinate CA identity files can be retained for working with CA hierarchies
  • Export format can be specified when exporting single certificate entries
  • Certificate details dialog now contains fingerprint field
  • Country setting is now an optional field, like email and organisation
  • The user name can now be left blank, in which case new certificates will not include a commonName
  • Publishing behaviour changed so that the most recently issued valid certificate from a user is the preferred certificate, instead of the last expiring certificate
  • Fixed bug where default country setting was not being applied properly
  • Fixed UI bug where the user table was not updated when the user's name is cleared
  • General code cleanup and improvements

Version 1.1

  • Optional toolbar for main window
  • Fixed Java policy files permissions on OS-X
  • Improved storage of options/preferences settings
  • Minor UI improvements and bug fixes

Version 1.0

  • General Purpose certificates (for secure email, document signing, VPN and/or client SSL use)
  • SSL server certificates
  • RSA 1024/2048/4096 key lengths, SHA-1/256/384/512 digest algorithms
  • PKCS#12/DER and PEM-encoding (with and without password) file formats
  • Supports random password generation for new identity files
  • Can be used to generate self-signed certificates, or multi-CA hierarchies
  • Includes detailed help pages