OpenSSL is a framework which implements the secure socket layer. It ships with a program/library which gives you access to all those functions.

There are many alternatives to SimpleAuthority for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is OpenSSL, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked six alternatives to SimpleAuthority and five of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to SimpleAuthority are xca - X Certificate and Key management, KeyStore Explorer, TinyCA and gnoMint.
OpenSSL is a framework which implements the secure socket layer. It ships with a program/library which gives you access to all those functions.

X Certificate and Key management is an interface for managing asymetric keys like RSA or DSA. It is intended as a small CA for creation and signing certificates. It uses the OpenSSL library for the cryptographic operations.




KeyStore Explorer is an open source, intuitive GUI replacement for the Java command-line utilities keytool and jarsigner. KeyStore Explorer supports creating, managing and examining keystores, keys, certificates, certificate requests, certificate revocation lists and more.


TinyCA is a simple graphical userinterface written in Perl/Gtk to manage a small CA (Certification Authority). TinyCA works as a frontend for openssl
gnoMint is an X.509 Certification Authority management tool ; an easy CA managing tool for graphical and command line environments. //