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Ultimate CA Manager - Wiki

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Welcome to the Ultimate CA Manager (UCM) documentation! This wiki provides comprehensive guides for all features.

🎉 v2.0.3 Released! Bug fixes for Docker deployments and input validation. View Release Notes

📸 Screenshots

Dashboard

Dashboard

Certificate Management with Detail Panel

Certificates

Certificate Toolbox

Toolbox

Mobile & Tablet Support

Mobile Tablet
Mobile Tablet

✨ Key Features

🔐 Complete PKI Infrastructure

  • Full CA Management - Create, import, manage Certificate Authorities with hierarchy support
  • Certificate Lifecycle - Generate, sign, revoke, renew, export certificates
  • CSR Management - Create, import, sign Certificate Signing Requests
  • Certificate Templates - Predefined configurations for server, client, code signing
  • CRL & CDP - Certificate Revocation Lists with HTTP/HTTPS distribution points
  • OCSP Responder - Real-time certificate status validation (RFC 6960)
  • Trust Store - Manage trusted root CA certificates

🧰 Certificate Toolbox

  • SSL Checker - Verify SSL certificates on any hostname (TLS version, cipher suite, expiry)
  • CSR Decoder - Parse and display CSR contents
  • Certificate Decoder - Analyze certificate details (extensions, SANs, key usage)
  • Key Matcher - Verify certificate and private key match
  • SSL Converter - Convert between PEM, DER, PKCS#12, PKCS#7 formats

📡 Industry Standard Protocols

  • SCEP Server - RFC 8894 compliant auto-enrollment for network devices
  • ACME Support - Let's Encrypt compatible (certbot, acme.sh) with account management
  • OCSP - Online Certificate Status Protocol responder
  • CRL/CDP - Certificate Revocation List distribution points

🔒 Advanced Security

  • WebAuthn/FIDO2 - Hardware security key support (YubiKey, Passkeys)
  • mTLS Authentication - Mutual TLS certificate-based authentication
  • TOTP Two-Factor - Time-based one-time passwords
  • Password Strength - Visual strength indicator with policy enforcement
  • Session Management - Timeout warning, force password change
  • Audit Logs - Full action logging with hash chain integrity verification
  • Rate Limiting - Brute force protection on login

👥 User & Group Management

  • User Groups - Organize users with role-based access
  • API Keys - Generate keys for automation and integrations
  • Session History - Track all login sessions

🎨 Modern Interface

  • 12 Theme Variants - 6 color themes × Light/Dark modes
  • Auto Dark Mode - Follow system preference
  • Command Palette - Ctrl+K global search with quick actions
  • Split-View Layout - Sidebar, explorer panel, details panel
  • Real-time Updates - WebSocket-based live refresh
  • Responsive Design - Mobile-first with adaptive layouts
  • Contextual Help - Help modals on every page

📚 Table of Contents

Getting Started

Core Features

User Interface

Advanced Topics

Administration

Development

🚀 Quick Links

Installation (v2.0.3)

  • Docker Hub: docker pull neyslim/ultimate-ca-manager:2.0.3
  • GHCR: docker pull ghcr.io/neyslim/ultimate-ca-manager:2.0.3
  • DEB: wget https://github.com/NeySlim/ultimate-ca-manager/releases/download/v2.0.3/ucm_2.0.3_all.deb
  • RPM: wget https://github.com/NeySlim/ultimate-ca-manager/releases/download/v2.0.3/ucm-2.0.3-1.fc43.noarch.rpm

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📖 What's New

v2.0.3 (Latest) 🔧 STABLE

  • 🐛 CA Creation Fix - Fixed crash with null validity/keySize values on Docker
  • 🔤 DN Validation - Country code auto-uppercased, CSR validation added
  • 🐳 Docker Path Unified - All data in /opt/ucm/data (same as DEB/RPM)
  • 🔄 Migration Support - Auto-migrate from old Docker path on upgrade

Read Full Release Notes

v2.0.0 ✅ STABLE

  • 🎨 Complete UI Redesign - New React 18 frontend with Radix UI
  • 🎭 12 Theme Variants - 6 color themes × Light/Dark modes
  • 📊 Enhanced Dashboard - Real-time stats, charts, activity feed
  • 🧰 Certificate Toolbox - SSL checker, decoders, key matcher, converter
  • 👥 User Groups - Organize users with permissions
  • 📋 Certificate Templates - Predefined configurations
  • 🔐 Trust Store - Manage trusted root CAs
  • 📝 Audit Trail - Complete action logging with hash chain verification
  • 🔒 Password Security - Strength indicator, forgot password flow
  • ⏰ Session Management - Timeout warning, force password change
  • 🔌 API v2 - RESTful JSON API with OpenAPI docs
  • 📦 Docker Hub - Now available on Docker Hub
  • ⬆️ Auto-migration - Seamless upgrade from v1.8.x

Read Full Release Notes

v1.8.3 ✅ STABLE

  • 🐛 Nginx Dependency Fixed
    • Nginx is now truly optional
    • UCM can run standalone with built-in HTTPS server
    • Fixed GitHub Actions workflow packaging bug
  • 📦 Deployment Flexibility
    • Standalone mode (no reverse proxy needed)
    • Reverse proxy mode (nginx/apache)
    • Docker deployment
  • 📝 Documentation Updates
    • All guides updated to v1.8.3
    • CHANGELOG with full history
    • Clear deployment options

Read Full Release Notes

v1.8.3

  • ✅ Export Authentication - All formats (PEM, DER, PKCS#12) with JWT
  • 🎨 Visual Theme Previews - 2×4 grid with live previews
  • 🐳 Docker/Native Compatibility - Dynamic path resolution
  • 🔒 Global PKCS#12 Modal - Available across all pages

Read Release Notes

v1.7.5

  • 🔄 Dependency Updates (Python 3.13 compatible)
  • 🔒 Security: cryptography 46.0.3, pyOpenSSL 25.3.0
  • 🔑 WebAuthn: Updated to 2.7.0 with FIDO2 improvements
  • 🐛 Bug Fixes: Certificate selector, Dockerfile improvements

v1.7.0

  • ✨ Collapsible sidebar submenus with smooth animations
  • 🎯 My Account section relocated to bottom of sidebar
  • 📏 Optimized sidebar width (220px uniform across all themes)
  • 🖼️ 14×14px submenu icons for better visual hierarchy
  • 💾 localStorage persistence for submenu states

v1.6.2

  • 🐛 Fixed OPNsense import JavaScript errors
  • 📊 Fixed import statistics display
  • 🔧 Improved toast notification system

v1.6.0

  • ✨ Complete Tailwind CSS removal (~827 classes)
  • 🎨 Custom themed scrollbars
  • 🔐 CRL Information pages (public & integrated)
  • 🎭 Modal system improvements
  • 📱 Full responsive design
  • 🌈 8 beautiful themes

See Full Changelog

📊 System Information

Property Value
Latest Stable 2.0.3
Previous Stable 2.0.0
Python 3.10+ (3.13 compatible)
Platform Linux, Docker (multi-arch)
License BSD-3-Clause
Repository GitHub
Docker Registry GHCR

🎯 Additional Resources

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Last Updated: 2026-02-10
Maintained By: NeySlim

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