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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.
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.  
Open SSL provides all the tools required for creating a CA, they are 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.  


This step-by-step guide covers UniServer portable CA installation, how to use provided batch files for creating CA, server and personal (client) certificates. This is followed by a detailed description of command lines used and how they are integrated into these files to produce the portable CA. Concludes with some examples for using personal certificates with Apache.
This step-by-step guide covers UniServer portable CA installation, how to use provided batch files for creating CA, server and personal (client) certificates. This is followed by a detailed description of command lines used and how they are integrated into these files to produce the portable CA. Concludes with some examples for using personal certificates with Apache.