cert-auth

certificate authority managment

Pull docker image

please refer to Github Container Registry: cert-auth docker image

docker pull ghcr.io/ildug/cert-auth:<VERSION>

Run Certificate Authority

You can choose two solution:

• A. create a new root certificate and an empty PKI
• B. use an existing root Authority (crt and key), importing them.

A). Create New root and PKI

Create a folder named PKI. where the Infrastructure will be built.

In your folder run the container and execute the aplication.

# on MacOs
docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd)/PKI:/PKI ghcr.io/ildug/cert-auth:<VERSION>

# on Windows
docker run -it --rm -v ${pwd}/PKI:/PKI ghcr.io/ildug/cert-auth:<VERSION>

Below the common commands.

B). Import root certificate and crete PKI

• create a folder named PKI. where the Infrastructure will be built
• create a folder named import and place your existing root certificate (with .crt extension) and the related private key (with .key extension). Please no put other files into it.

run these command:

# on MacOs
docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd)/PKI:/PKI -v $(pwd)/import:/import ghcr.io/ildug/cert-auth:<VERSION>

Commands

By default application disply help message. In order to run properly, add selected command at previous one:

install

create the PKI infrastructure. All files into PKI directory will be removed.

import

create the PKI infrastructure and add your certificate and key. All files into PKI directory will be removed.

other commands

please, explore all possible command using --help option.