Chapter 1. Red Hat Certificate System 11
This section contains general information about Red Hat Certificate System 11, such as the supported platforms and system requirements, installation notes, and deprecations.
1.1. Prerequisites
Installing Red Hat Certificate System 11 requires Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. For details on how to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, see Interactively installing RHEL from installation media.
1.2. Hardware Requirements
This section describes the minimal and recommended hardware for Red Hat Certificate System 11. Note that, depending on your environment, more resources might be required.
1.2.1. Minimal Requirements
- CPU: 2 threads
- RAM: 2 GB
- Disk space: 20 GB
The minimal requirements are based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 minimal requirements. For details, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux technology capabilities and limits.
1.2.2. Recommended Requirements
- CPU: 4 or more threads, AES-NI support
- RAM: 4 GB or more
- Disk space: 80 GB or more
1.3. Supported platforms
This section describes the different server platforms, hardware, tokens, and software supported by Red Hat Certificate System 11.
1.3.1. Server Support
Running the Certificate Authority (CA), Key Recovery Authority (KRA), Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP), Token Key Service (TKS), Token Processing System (TPS), Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME), and Enrollment over Secure Transport (EST) subsystems of Red Hat Certificate System 11 is supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Each Red Hat Certificate System 11 minor release is tested and released on a specific Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 minor version. Additionally, each minor version of Red Hat Certificate System is also tested against a specific version of Red Hat Directory Server. The following table shows the minor versions tested and supported with Red Hat Certificate System.
| Red Hat Certificate System version | Red Hat Enterprise Linux version | Red Hat Directory Server version |
|---|---|---|
| 11.0 | 10.2 | 13.2 |
Red Hat Certificate System 11 is supported running on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 virtual guest on a certified hypervisor. For details, see the Which hypervisors are certified to run RHEL? solution article.
1.3.2. Client Support
The Enterprise Security Client (ESC) is supported on:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9.
Although these platforms do not support Red Hat Certificate System 11, those clients can be used with the Token Management System (TMS) system in Red Hat Certificate System 11.
1.3.3. Supported Web Browsers
Red Hat Certificate System 11 supports the following browsers:
| Platform | Agent Services | End User Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Firefox 60 and later [a] | Firefox 60 and later |
[a]
This Firefox version no longer supports the crypto web object used to generate and archive keys from the browser. As a result, expect limited functionality in this area.
| ||
The only fully-supported browser for the HTML-based instance configuration is Mozilla Firefox.
1.3.4. Supported Smart Cards
The Enterprise Security Client (ESC) supports Global Platform 2.0.1 compliant smart cards and JavaCard 2.1 or higher.
The Certificate System token management subsystems have been tested using the following tokens:
- Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) SmartCafe Expert 7.0 (SCP03)
- Thales SC230-Dev (SCP03)
The only card manager applet supported with Certificate System is the CoolKey applet, which is part of the redhat-pki-tps package in Red Hat Certificate System.
1.3.5. Supported Hardware Security Modules
The following table lists Hardware Security Modules (HSM) supported by Red Hat Certificate System.
| HSM | Firmware | Client Software |
|---|---|---|
| nCipher nShield Connect XC (High) | 12.72.1 | 12.71.0 |
| Thales TCT Luna T-Series HSM product family | 7.15.5 | 7.15.1-2 |
Currently, only the Thales TCT Luna T-Series HSM product family has been validated for use with ML-DSA. This table will be updated as additional HSMs are validated. Testing for ML-KEM key archival and recovery with selected HSMs is currently being pursued.
1.4. Quickstart for installing RHCS subsystems
The following procedure describes the prerequisites and the basic installation process for Red Hat Certificate System 11.
Prerequisites
- The latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 version is installed with an active network connection. For the latest iso image, see Download Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Procedure
Register the system to a Customer Portal account using Red Hat Subscription Manager (RHSM), then list the subscriptions available on this account for the system you registered:
$ subscription-manager register $ subscription-manager list --available --allAttach the required subscriptions for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server and Red Hat Certificate System using the corresponding pool IDs obtained in the previous step:
$ subscription-manager attach --pool=POOL_ID_RHEL_SERVER $ subscription-manager attach --pool=POOL_ID_CERT_SYSTEMMake sure Red Hat Enterprise Linux has the latest updates:
$ dnf updateInstall the Directory Server module:
$ dnf install redhat-ds-
Ensure that a real domain name is specified is
/etc/resolv.confa host name is set within/etc/hosts. Run the Directory Server interactive installer and customize as required.
$ dscreate interactiveFor more information or for other installation methods, refer to the Red Hat Directory Server installation guide.
Install Certificate System packages and dependencies:
$ dnf install redhat-pkiRun the
pkispawnscript to create and configure the subsystem instances. You must install and fully configure at least one CA subsystem before you can configure any other type of subsystem. For details, see thepkispawnmanpage. Without options, pkispawn runs in interactive mode, prompting the user for basic information required for installation.$ pkispawn- Access the agent interface of various Red Hat Certificate System subsystems by using a properly configured local or remote Mozilla Firefox web browser.
Installing and configuring Red Hat Certificate System subsystems is described in more detail in the Planning, Installation, and Deployment Guide.
1.5. Deprecated and removed functionality
This section describes deprecated and removed functionality in Red Hat Certificate System 11.
pkiconsole has been removed in RHCS 11
Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) 11 no longer provides the pkiconsole utility. The functionality has been replaced by the command-line interface (CLI) and the Web user interface (UI).
Use the CLI or the Web UI to manage Certificate System operations previously handled by pkiconsole.
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