[CentOS] Simple OCSP server ??

Sun Apr 16 15:40:47 UTC 2017
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>


On 04/14/2017 10:41 PM, Alice Wonder wrote:
> https://www.openca.org/ might fit my needs.

their Centos repo does not exist, it seems?

>
> On 04/14/2017 06:29 PM, Alice Wonder wrote:
>> Hello list,
>>
>> I'm contemplating running my own CA to implement the new proposed ISP
>> for validation of S/MIME certificates via DANE.
>>
>> I already use self-signed for my MX servers (with 3 1 1 dane records on
>> TCP port 25) but I don't want to use self-signed for S/MIME for user
>> specific x.509 certs because
>>
>> A) That's potentially a lot of DNS records
>> B) That requires a hash of the e-mail addresses in DNS
>>
>> Instead, I will be using a wildcard in DNS with an intermediary that
>> signs the user x.509 certificates.
>>
>> Using an intermediary to sign their certificates though means I can't
>> just revoke their certificates by removing the DNS certificate, I'll
>> need to provide an OCSP server for when one of their private keys gets
>> compromised.
>>
>> I found
>> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Certificate_System/8.1/html/Deploy_and_Install_Guide/install-oscp.html 
>>
>> but it looks like that is intended for enterprise, more complex than I
>> need.
>>
>> Anyone know of a good simple script for providing OCSP ??
>>
>> -=-
>>
>> Not relevant to question but just important for me to note, I will *not*
>> be asking people to install my root certificate in their e-mail clients.
>> I think it is a bad practice to get users in the habit of installing
>> root certificates.
>>
>> I think the PKI system has way way way to many root certificates as it
>> is. I want a world where DANE validates most certificates, and only a
>> few root certificates are needed for things like banks where EV
>> certificates are a must.
>>
>> DANE as a way to validate S/MIME I think will be a godsend to e-mail
>> security, I hope clients implement it.
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