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 '''Portable CA (Certificate Authority)'''
-This proposed plugin is slightly unusual it starts off as a Uniform Server plugin where you can install a CA and server certificate including a server key to the Apache server. After completion the entire plugin is transferred to a USB memory stick enhancing security by removing the CA’s key from your PC.
+This plugin is slightly unusual it starts off as a Uniform Server plugin where you can install a CA and server certificate including a server key to the Apache server. After completion the entire plugin is transferred to a USB memory stick enhancing security by removing the CA’s key from your PC.
-The CA is portable once transferred to a USB memory stick you can generate personal (client) certificates as and when required. I must stress this is for use on a personal web server or intranet. Never use this for e-commerce, always use a commercial payment system and let the experts take the strain.
+Once transferred to a USB memory stick the CA is portable, you can generate personal (client) certificates as and when required. I must stress this is for use on a personal web server or intranet. Never use this for e-commerce, always use a commercial payment system and let the experts take the strain.
-Most write-ups are Unix/Linux oriented because they have been using secure servers since year dot. This write-up addresses the balance a little. UniServer portable CA is specifically designed for Windows.
+Most write-ups are Unix/Linux oriented they have been using secure servers since year dot. This write-up addresses the balance a little. UniServer portable CA is specifically designed for Windows.
 Open SSL provides all the tools required for creating a CA, they ate command line tool and inherently portable (Unix parentage) these factors make it ideal for batch file control allowing certificate and key generation to be semi-automated.
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-== Install ==
+== Download and Install ==
-Download [[UniServer CA: Download & Support | UniServer_CA.exe]] save to folder UniServer\udrive\'''plugins''' double click file to extract.
+'''''Options 1'':'''
+# Unpack a new copy of Uniform Server 4.1-Mona.
+# Download file '''UniServer_CA_1.0.exe''' from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53691&package_id=49448&release_id=677887 Sourceforge]
+# Save it to folder '''UniServer\udrive\plugins'''.
+# To extract files, double click on file UniServer_CA_1.0.exe, no need to change the path.
+# If you wish to save space delete UniServer_CA_1.0.exe
-This creates a new folder named '''UniServer_CA''' containing the following files and folders:
+'''''Options 2'':'''
+# Unpack a new copy of Uniform Server 4.1-Mona.
+# Download file '''UniServer_CA_1.0.zip''' from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53691&package_id=49448&release_id=677887 Sourceforge]
+# Save to any folder (e.g. '''''temp1''''')
+# Extract files, navigate to folder UniServer_CA
+# Copy UniServer_CA to the installed Uniform Server folder '''UniServer\udrive\plugins'''.
+# If you wish to save space delete '''''temp1'''''
+'''''Folders and files'''''
+Folder '''UniServer\udrive\plugins\UniServer_CA''' contains the following files and folders:
 * Clean.bat – Reverts back to a default installation
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 ** ssleay32.dll - Function libraries
 ** zlib1.dll - Function libraries
-If you wish to save space delete UniServer_CA.exe
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