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Is your campus ready for digital certificates?
Explore the basics about the CREN Root Certificate Authority.
You will find valuable pointers at this link to PKI basic information.

Why stand up a campus CA?
What benefits to running my own CA might my institution reap?
Read some excerpts from the Guidebook developed by the Digital Certificate Expanded Pilot Meeting sponsored by Mellon through CREN.

What resources are needed for a CA configuration?
Minimal requirements for one configuration of a Certificate Authority
This section from the Guidebook developed by the Digital Certificate Expanded Pilot Meeting sponsored by Mellon through CREN is just the beginning of a complete guide to the basics of PKI.